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Wind Advisory 35, NWS Las Vegas, NV

May 25, 2017San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 25, 2017, 1:20 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 25, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2017, 1:20 PM PDT (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 26, 2017, 12:00 AM PDT
In force
10 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 20:23 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 12:00Z, 8.3 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 2017-05-25Temperature 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 2017-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 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
3635 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

609 
WWUS75 KVEF 252020
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
120 PM PDT Thu May 25 2017

CAZ523-260430-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.170525T2100Z-170526T0700Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
120 PM PDT Thu May 25 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until midnight PDT tonight. 

* TIMING...winds picking up this afternoon and lasting through
  this evening.

* WINDS...wind speeds 25-35 mph with wind gusts up to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Localized areas of blowing sand and dust. Loose
  objects may be picked up.
  

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 when driving. 

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
868 
WWUS75 KVEF 260345
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
845 PM PDT Thu May 25 2017

CAZ523-260700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-170526T0700Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
845 PM PDT Thu May 25 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...through this evening. 

* WINDS...wind speeds 25-35 mph with wind gusts up to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Localized areas of blowing sand and dust. Loose 
  objects may be picked up. 

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 when driving.

&&

$$
717 
WWUS75 KVEF 260653
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1153 PM PDT Thu May 25 2017

CAZ523-260800-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-170526T0700Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
1153 PM PDT Thu May 25 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

Winds have diminished this evening and are expected to weaken
additionally overnight. Therefore, the wind advisory has been
allowed to expire. 

$$

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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.