Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 43, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 27, 2016, 9:40 AM PST for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 27, 2016, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2016, 9:40 AM PST (17:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 27, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2016, 6:43 PM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:42 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
881 WWUS75 KVEF 271740 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 940 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 NVZ017-280600- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-161128T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.161127T2000Z-161128T0600Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 940 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF TO A BRIEF LULL BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORCYCLES... LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ019-020-271845- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-161127T2000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK CANYON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY 940 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WORST OF THE STRONG WINDS HAS PASSED FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND LAS VEGAS. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS ISSUED UNTIL NOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ523-525-280600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161128T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 940 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE RAMPING UP AFTER SUNRISE AND PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS WHICH COULD OVERTOPPLE LARGE SEMI TRUCKS OR OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DAMAGE TO LIGHTWEIGHT AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS LIKELY. SMALL TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE SENSITIVE TO STRONG GUSTS AND MAY BE DAMAGED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...RAPIDLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ526-280600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.161127T2000Z-161128T0600Z/ CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIDAL JUNCTION 940 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORCYCLES... LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ524-NVZ022-280600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-161128T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 940 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING....GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEFORE EASING LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...OR EVEN HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ520>522-NVZ014-280600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.161127T2000Z-161128T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK... STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER 940 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS INYO... ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORCYCLES... LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
589 WWUS75 KVEF 280243 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 643 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 CAZ523-525-280345- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-161128T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 643 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WIND SPEEDS DECREASED QUICKLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BELOW 25 MPH FOR MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ520>522-524-526-NVZ014-022-280345- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-161128T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK... STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 643 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. $$ NVZ017-280345- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-161128T0600Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 643 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.