Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 17, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 18, 2012, 3:58 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2012, 3:58 AM PDT (10:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County San Bernardino County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 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
- 1381 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
926 WWUS75 KVEF 181058 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 358 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TODAY... .A VERY COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TODAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN REGION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. CAZ523>525-181915- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.120318T1800Z-120319T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 358 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...INTERSTATE 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 395...58 AND 62. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LAS VEGAS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 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. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
4 follow-up statements
473 WWUS75 KVEF 181814 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1114 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS FOR PARTS OF THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TODAY... .A VERY COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TODAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN REGION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. CAZ523>525-190100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 1114 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...INTERSTATE 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 395...58 AND 62. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO\ BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$
042 WWUS75 KVEF 182251 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 351 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A VERY COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN GUSTY WEST WINDS. CAZ523>525-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 351 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...INTERSTATE 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 395...58 AND 62. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO\ BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$
653 WWUS75 KVEF 190321 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 821 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 CAZ524-525-190430- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- 821 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CAZ523-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 821 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE DECREASING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$
346 WWUS75 KVEF 190552 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1052 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 CAZ523-190700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1052 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL BE SEEN OVERNIGHT... WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 11 PM PDT. $$
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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.