Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2012, 3:26 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jan 27, 2012, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2012, 3:26 PM MST (22:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2012, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2012, 9:40 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 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 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
- 1936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
934 WWUS75 KVEF 262226 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 226 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-270700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.120127T1900Z-120128T0800Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 226 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 /326 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PST /NOON MST/ FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AND LAKE HAVASU WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PST /NOON MST/ FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MOHAVE...LAKE HAVASU...BULLHEAD CITY... LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...MOHAVE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH COULD TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
642 WWUS75 KVEF 270644 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1044 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 .STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-271300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.120127T1900Z-120128T0800Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 1044 PM PST THU JAN 26 2012 /1144 PM MST THU JAN 26 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PST /NOON MST/ FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ FRIDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PST /NOON MST/ FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD TO LAKE HAVASU. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD...HOOVER DAM...LAKE MOHAVE...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH COULD TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$
704 WWUS75 KVEF 271141 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 341 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 .STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-272100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.120127T1900Z-120128T0800Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 341 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 /441 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PST /NOON MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PST /NOON MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD TO LAKE HAVASU. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD...HOOVER DAM...LAKE MOHAVE...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH COULD TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$
679 WWUS75 KVEF 271838 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1038 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 .STRONG NORTH WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-280200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.120127T1900Z-120128T0800Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 1038 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 /1138 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. AT 1030 AM PST...WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 36 MPH AT BULLHEAD CITY AND 35 MPH AT NEEDLES. A SPOTTER IN THE NEEDLES AREA ALSO REPORTED CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH COULD TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. VISIBILITY COULD ALSO BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS NEVADA HIGHWAY 163...ARIZONA HIGHWAY 68 AND INTERSTATE 40 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. && $$
100 WWUS75 KVEF 280159 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 559 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-280800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120128T0800Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 559 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 /659 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD TO LAKE HAVASU. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. AT 515 PM PST...WINDS GUSTED UP 43 MPH WERE GUSTING AT BULLHEAD CITY. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN SIMILAR LEVELS THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH COULD TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. VISIBILITY COULD ALSO BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS NEVADA HIGHWAY 163...ARIZONA HIGHWAY 68 AND INTERSTATE 40 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. && $$
895 WWUS75 KVEF 280440 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 840 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-280545- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120128T0800Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 840 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2012 /940 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD TO LAKE HAVASU. RECENT OBSERVATIONS FROM WIND SENSORS INDICATED A DOWNWARD TREND IN WIND SPEEDS AT MOST SITES ALONG THE RIVER VALLEY THOUGH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED IN AREAS FAVORING NORTH WINDS OVERNIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY AREA WHERE GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. $$
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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.