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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

January 3, 2013

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 3, 2013, 3:44 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2013, 3:44 AM MST (10:44 UTC)
Expired
Jan 3, 2013, 3:35 PM MST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

The text

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

480 
WWUS75 KVEF 031044
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
244 AM PST THU JAN 3 2013

.NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY FROM KATHERINE
LANDING TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE REST OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

AZZ036-NVZ021-031830-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.130103T1044Z-130104T0000Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
244 AM PST THU JAN 3 2013 /344 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON.

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

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON THEN SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE
  LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LOCALIZED TO THE AREA FROM
  KATHERINE LANDING TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. GUSTS OF 20 TO
  30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE REST OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOHAVE NEAR KATHERINE LANDING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION ON EAST-WEST
ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO
SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO LAKE MOHAVE NEAR KATHERINE
LANDING...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN
PROTECTED COVES.

&&

$$

JA
2 follow-up statements
169 
WWUS75 KVEF 031814
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1014 AM PST THU JAN 3 2013

.NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY FROM KATHERINE
LANDING TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST ALONG THE REST OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

AZZ036-NVZ021-040000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130104T0000Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
1014 AM PST THU JAN 3 2013 /1114 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

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

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON THEN SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE LATE
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE 
  VALLEY...FORT MOHAVE 

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE MOHAVE NEAR KATHERINE 
  LANDING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION ON EAST-WEST
ORIENTED ROADS DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE
TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. IF YOU
DO VENTURE OUT ONTO LAKE MOHAVE NEAR KATHERINE LANDING...AVOID THE
OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
011 
WWUS75 KVEF 032235
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
235 PM PST THU JAN 3 2013

AZZ036-NVZ021-032345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130104T0000Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
235 PM PST THU JAN 3 2013 /335 PM MST THU JAN 3 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS
CONTINUE IN THE LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY AREA...GUSTS HAVE BEEN
WELL UNDER 40 MPH FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS. ALTHOUGH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...GUSTS REACHING WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

STACHELSKI

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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.