Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2015, 2:38 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 31, 2015, 4:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2015, 2:38 AM PDT (09:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2015, 4:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2015, 2:37 AM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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, 9.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4107 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
805 WWUS75 KVEF 310938 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 238 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... .A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT RESULTING IN STRONG...GUSTY WINDS OVER WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. CAZ523-311800- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.150331T2300Z-150401T1100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 238 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40... U.S HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE HIGHWAY 58 WEST OF BARSTOW. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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 VISIBILITY TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
261 WWUS75 KVEF 311643 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 943 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... .A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT RESULTING IN STRONG...GUSTY WINDS OVER WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. CAZ523-010045- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.150331T2300Z-150401T1100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 943 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITY TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
494 WWUS75 KVEF 312213 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 313 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH TONIGHT... .A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT RESULTING IN STRONG...GUSTY WINDS OVER NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. CAZ523-010915- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.150331T2300Z-150401T1100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 313 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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 VISIBILITY TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STACHELSKI
625 WWUS75 KVEF 010639 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1139 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT IS RESULTING IN STRONG...GUSTY WINDS OVER WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. CAZ525-011445- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150401T1500Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 1139 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: TWENTYNINE PALMS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITY TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-011100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150401T1100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1139 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. POSSIBLE REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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 VISIBILITY TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
125 WWUS75 KVEF 010937 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 237 AM PDT WED APR 1 2015 CAZ525-011045- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150401T1500Z/ MORONGO BASIN- 237 AM PDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BUT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CAZ523-011045- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150401T1100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 237 AM PDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH 5 AM BUT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS MORNING. $$
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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.