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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 2, 2017Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2017, 2:07 PM PDT for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 3, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2017, 2:07 PM PDT (21:07 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2017, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 209 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, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2017-04-02Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2017-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1915 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

176 
WWUS75 KVEF 022107
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
207 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2017

NVZ014-031030-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.170403T1800Z-170404T0300Z/
Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer
207 PM PDT Sun Apr 2 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Monday. 

* TIMING...Winds will increase late Monday morning...peaking
  between 11 am and 6 pm then decrease in the early evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...The winds could create patches of blowing dust which
  could briefly reduce the visibility to a mile or less.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means strong winds gusting over 40 mph can make
driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use
extra caution.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
570 
WWUS75 KVEF 031009
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
309 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017

NVZ014-040300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.170403T1800Z-170404T0300Z/
Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer
309 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...Winds will increase late Monday morning...peaking 
  between 11 am and 6 pm then decrease in the early evening. 

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...The winds could create patches of blowing dust which 
  could briefly reduce the visibility to a mile or less. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means strong winds gusting over 40 mph can make
driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use
extra caution.

&&

$$
280 
WWUS75 KVEF 031809
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1109 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017

NVZ014-040300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-170404T0300Z/
Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer
1109 AM PDT Mon Apr 3 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...Wind speeds will peak through 6 pm then decrease in 
the early evening. 

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...The winds could create patches of blowing dust which 
  could briefly reduce the visibility to a mile or less. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means strong winds gusting over 40 mph can make
driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use
extra caution.

&&

$$

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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.