Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 38, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jun 8, 2012, 2:37 PM PDT for Esmeralda County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 9, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2012, 2:37 PM PDT (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 9, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2012, 1:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 4655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
810 WWUS75 KVEF 082137 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 237 PM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT... .GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY EVENING AND LAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS ESMERALDA COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL PORTION OF NYE COUNTY. NVZ014-091145- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.120610T0000Z-120610T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 237 PM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA COUNTY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM SATURDAY...THEN DECREASE TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: DYER...SILVER PEAK...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN TONOPAH AND BEATTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ STACHELSKI
4 follow-up statements
261 WWUS75 KVEF 091004 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 304 AM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS ESMERALDA COUNTY...THE CENTRAL PORTION OF NYE COUNTY...AND LINCOLN COUNTY. NVZ015-091815- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.120610T0000Z-120610T0800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 304 AM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: RACHEL...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...HIKO. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAYS 93 AND 318. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ014-091815- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.120610T0000Z-120610T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 304 AM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM SATURDAY THIS EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: DYER...SILVER PEAK...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY AND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN TONOPAH AND BEATTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
237 WWUS75 KVEF 091809 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1109 AM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS ESMERALDA COUNTY...THE CENTRAL PORTION OF NYE COUNTY...AND LINCOLN COUNTY. NVZ014-015-100230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.120610T0000Z-120610T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1109 AM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: RACHEL...SILVER PEAK...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...CALIENTE...PIOCHE AND HIKO. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAYS 95...93...318 AND 375. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
261 WWUS75 KVEF 092335 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 435 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A COLD FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS ESMERALDA COUNTY...THE CENTRAL PORTION OF NYE COUNTY...AND LINCOLN COUNTY. NVZ014-015-100800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.120610T0000Z-120610T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 435 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: RACHEL...SILVER PEAK...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE... CALIENTE...PIOCHE AND HIKO. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAYS 95...93...318 AND 375. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ PIERCE
146 WWUS75 KVEF 100800 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 100 AM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012 NVZ014-015-100900- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-120610T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 100 AM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH GUSTS TO OVER 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN THROUGH 4 AM PDT...WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 1 AM PDT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2:48 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 34 hr |
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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.