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Wind Advisory 52, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2017, 2:37 AM PST for Clark County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 14, 2017, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2017, 2:37 AM PST (10:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2017, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2017, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:41 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 4811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
202 WWUS75 KVEF 131037 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 237 AM PST Wed Dec 13 2017 AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-132330- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0052.171214T1000Z-171215T0200Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- Eastern Mojave Desert-Cadiz Basin-San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley-Southern Clark County- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Vidal Junction, Needles, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, .Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari 237 AM PST Wed Dec 13 2017 /337 AM MST Wed Dec 13 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST /3 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA...THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 2 AM PST /3 AM MST/ to 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ Thursday. * TIMING...Winds will increase with and behind a cold front after 2 AM Thursday and continue through the afternoon. * WINDS...North 25 to 35 MPH with gusts 40 to 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong cross winds will make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Strong winds over the open waters will make the lake water choppy and hazardous...and may result in high waves which could tip or swamp smaller craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drivers should use caution and be prepared for sudden wind gusts. Take action to secure trash cans...lawn furniture...and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. Boaters should avoid the open waters and stay close to shore or around protected areas. && $$
3 follow-up statements
514 WWUS75 KVEF 132153 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 153 PM PST Wed Dec 13 2017 AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-141215- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0052.171214T1000Z-171215T0200Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- Eastern Mojave Desert-Cadiz Basin-San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley-Southern Clark County- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Vidal Junction, Needles, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, .Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari 153 PM PST Wed Dec 13 2017 /253 PM MST Wed Dec 13 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PST /3 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY... * TIMING...Winds will increase with and behind a cold front after 2 AM Thursday and continue through the afternoon. * WINDS...North 25 to 35 MPH with gusts 40 to 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong cross winds will make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Strong winds over the open waters will make the lake water choppy and hazardous...and may result in high waves which could tip or swamp smaller craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drivers should use caution and be prepared for sudden wind gusts. Take action to secure trash cans...lawn furniture...and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. Boaters should avoid the open waters and stay close to shore or around protected areas. && $$
845 WWUS75 KVEF 141145 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 345 AM PST Thu Dec 14 2017 AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-150200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-171215T0200Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- Eastern Mojave Desert-Cadiz Basin-San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley-Southern Clark County- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Vidal Junction, Needles, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, .Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari 345 AM PST Thu Dec 14 2017 /445 AM MST Thu Dec 14 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... * TIMING...Winds will increase this morning and continue through the afternoon. * WINDS...North 25 to 35 MPH with gusts 40 to 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...Strong cross winds will make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Strong winds over the open waters will make the lake water choppy and hazardous...and may result in high waves which could tip or swamp smaller craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drivers should use caution and be prepared for sudden wind gusts. Take action to secure trash cans...lawn furniture...and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. Boaters should avoid the open waters and stay close to shore or around protected areas. && $$
715 WWUS75 KVEF 150149 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 549 PM PST Thu Dec 14 2017 AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-150300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-171215T0200Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- Eastern Mojave Desert-Cadiz Basin-San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley-Southern Clark County- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Vidal Junction, Needles, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, .Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari 549 PM PST Thu Dec 14 2017 /649 PM MST Thu Dec 14 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... Wind speeds have decreased below 40 mph along the Colorado River Valley the past few hours and the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire on schedule. North winds gusting 20 to 30 mph will persist overnight...especially near Laughlin and Bullhead City. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2:41 AM PST | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Clark | 11 hr |
| Dec 13, 1:59 PM PST | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Clark | 28 hr |
Nearby
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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.