Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Feb 25, 2012, 2:13 AM PST for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Feb 27, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2012, 2:13 AM PST (10:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2012, 2:12 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County San Bernardino County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
692 WWUS75 KVEF 251013 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 213 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT ON MONDAY. AZZ003-CAZ523>525-252300- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 213 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 /313 AM MST SAT FEB 25 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE DESERT AREAS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER...KINGMAN...TWENTYNINE PALMS...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 62 AND 93. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ MORGAN
3 follow-up statements
685 WWUS75 KVEF 252242 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 242 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON MONDAY. AZZ003-CAZ523>525-261200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 242 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 /342 PM MST SAT FEB 25 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE DESERT AREAS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...YUCCA... INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 62 AND 93. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SMALL TREES AND WEAK STRUCTURES COULD BE DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$
698 WWUS75 KVEF 261058 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 258 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON MONDAY. AZZ003-CAZ523>525-262300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 258 AM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 /358 AM MST SUN FEB 26 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE DESERT AREAS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE... TWENTYNINE PALMS...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...YUCCA... INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 62 AND 93. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. SMALL TREES AND WEAK STRUCTURES COULD BE DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ MORGAN
100 WWUS75 KVEF 262212 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 212 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. CAZ524-262315- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0800Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 212 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. $$ CAZ523-525-270600- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.120227T1800Z-120228T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 212 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ AZZ003-270600- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0003.120227T1800Z-120228T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.120227T1800Z-120228T0600Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 312 PM MST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ019-270600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.120227T1800Z-120228T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 212 PM PST SUN FEB 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND AND STATE ROUTE 159. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ JA
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.