Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 25, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 11, 2012, 3:42 AM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Apr 11, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2012, 3:42 AM MST (10:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2012, 9:00 PM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 5083 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
350 WWUS75 KVEF 111042 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 342 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... AZZ001-003-111900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.120411T1800Z-120412T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 342 AM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAUS OF MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...PEACH SPRINGS...COLORADO CITY...INTERSTATE 40. * 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... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG <INSERT DIRECTION HERE> ROADS. && $$ CAZ523-111900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.120411T2000Z-120412T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 342 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...FOUR CORNERS...INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAYS 395 AND 58. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG <INSERT DIRECTION HERE> ROADS. && $$ PIERCE
3 follow-up statements
642 WWUS75 KVEF 111819 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1119 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... AZZ001-003-120200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1119 AM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING OR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAUS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM THEN DECREASE EARLY IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...PEACH SPRINGS...COLORADO CITY...INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. * 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... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-120200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.120411T2000Z-120412T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1119 AM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN PEAK BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...FOUR CORNERS...INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAYS 395 AND 58. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
253 WWUS75 KVEF 112208 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 308 PM PDT WED APR 11 2012 AZZ001-003-112315- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120412T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- 308 PM MST WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. WIND GUSTS HAVE REMAINED LESS THAN 40 MPH ACROSS MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT REMOTE AREAS ACROSS THE PLATEAU. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. $$ CAZ523-120400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120412T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 308 PM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: PEAK WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 7 PM BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
734 WWUS75 KVEF 120338 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 838 PM PDT WED APR 11 2012 CAZ523-120445- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-120412T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 838 PM PDT WED APR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT WILL BE GENERALLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. $$
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.