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Wind Advisory 53, NWS Las Vegas, NV

December 25, 2012San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 2:53 PM PST for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2012, 2:53 PM PST (22:53 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 26, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County San Bernardino County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -109 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2532 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

141 
WWUS75 KVEF 252253
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
253 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

CAZ523-525-260600-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0053.121226T1400Z-121227T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
253 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
  AND 50 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING ACROSS
  NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THEN SPREAD INTO THE MORONGO
  VALLEY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS WILL
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YUCCA VALLEY...
  TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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 NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JA
5 follow-up statements
919 
WWUS75 KVEF 260535
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
935 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

CAZ523-525-261500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0053.121226T1400Z-121227T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
935 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 
  AND 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING ACROSS 
  NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THEN SPREAD INTO THE MORONGO 
  VALLEY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS WILL 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YUCCA VALLEY... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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 NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
647 
WWUS75 KVEF 261342
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
542 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA.

CAZ523-525-262200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0053.121226T1400Z-121227T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
542 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 
  AND 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MORNING ACROSS
  NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...THEN SPREAD INTO THE MORONGO
  VALLEY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS WILL
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  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.

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 NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MORGAN
438 
WWUS75 KVEF 261904
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1104 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

.STRONG WEST WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

CAZ523-525-270000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1104 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING BUT
  SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
  COUNTY...THEN SPREAD INTO THE MORONGO VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON.
  GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH IN THE
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  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.

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 NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JA
160 
WWUS75 KVEF 262340
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
340 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

CAZ523-525-270600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
340 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS THAT DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST SAN
  BERNARDINO COUNTY EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD INTO THE
  MORONGO BASIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST
  AND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORTIRWIN

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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 NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JA
499 
WWUS75 KVEF 270534
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
934 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

CAZ523-525-270645-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
934 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL GENERALLY BE IN
THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT.



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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.