Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 29, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jun 15, 2018, 2:07 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jun 15, 2018, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2018, 2:07 AM PDT (09:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 15, 2018, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2018, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
708 WWUS75 KVEF 150907 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 207 AM PDT Fri Jun 15 2018 AZZ001-002-036-CAZ527-NVZ014>017-021-152100- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.180615T1800Z-180616T0400Z/ Northwest Plateau-Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave- Lake Mead National Recreation Area-San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley-Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Lincoln County-Northeast Clark County- Western Clark and Southern Nye County- Including Colorado City, Pipe Spring National Monument, Tuweep, Mt Trumbell, Western Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, Alamo, Rachel, Mesquite, Overton, Moapa, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, Amargosa Valley, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 207 AM PDT Fri Jun 15 2018 /207 AM MST Fri Jun 15 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ this morning to 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ this evening. * TIMING...Late this morning through this evening * WIND...Increasing out of the southwest this morning to 20 to 25 MPH, with gusts to 40 MPH through the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for motorcycles and high profile vehicles. Lightweight outdoor objects such as lawn furniture and trash cans may be blown around. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
221 WWUS75 KVEF 150921 AAA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 221 AM PDT Fri Jun 15 2018 AZZ001-002-036-CAZ527-NVZ014>017-021-152100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.180615T1800Z-180616T0400Z/ Northwest Plateau-Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave- Lake Mead National Recreation Area-San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley-Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Lincoln County-Northeast Clark County- Western Clark and Southern Nye County- Including Colorado City, Pipe Spring National Monument, Tuweep, Mt Trumbell, Western Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, Alamo, Rachel, Mesquite, Overton, Moapa, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, Amargosa Valley, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 221 AM PDT Fri Jun 15 2018 /221 AM MST Fri Jun 15 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Late this morning through this evening * WIND...Increasing out of the southwest this morning to 20 to 25 MPH, with gusts to 40 MPH through the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for motorcycles and high profile vehicles. Lightweight outdoor objects such as lawn furniture and trash cans may be blown around. * Boaters in the Wind Advisory area should use extreme caution when venturing onto area lakes. Strong winds over the open waters will make the lake water rough and hazardous...and may result in high waves which may tip or swamp smaller craft. For your personal safety...avoid the open waters. Stay close to shore or around protected areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means strong winds gusting over 40 mph can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
783 WWUS75 KVEF 152043 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 143 PM PDT Fri Jun 15 2018 AZZ001-002-036-CAZ527-NVZ014>017-021-160400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-180616T0400Z/ Northwest Plateau-Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave- Lake Mead National Recreation Area-San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley-Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Lincoln County-Northeast Clark County- Western Clark and Southern Nye County- Including the cities of Colorado City, Pipe Spring National Monument, Tuweep, Mt Trumbell, Western Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, Alamo, Rachel, Mesquite, Overton, Moapa, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, Amargosa Valley, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 143 PM PDT Fri Jun 15 2018 /143 PM MST Fri Jun 15 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Through this evening * WIND...Southwest at 25 to 30 MPH, with gusts of 35 to 45 MPH possible through this evening. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for motorcycles and high profile vehicles. Lightweight outdoor objects such as lawn furniture and trash cans may be blown around. * Boaters in the Wind Advisory area should use extreme caution when venturing onto area lakes. Strong winds over the open waters will make the lake water rough and hazardous...and may result in high waves which may tip or swamp smaller craft. For your personal safety...avoid the open waters. Stay close to shore or around protected areas. 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. && $$
044 WWUS75 KVEF 160354 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 854 PM PDT Fri Jun 15 2018 AZZ001-002-036-CAZ527-NVZ014>017-021-160500- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-180616T0400Z/ Northwest Plateau-Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave- Lake Mead National Recreation Area-San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley-Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Lincoln County-Northeast Clark County- Western Clark and Southern Nye County- Including Colorado City, Pipe Spring National Monument, Tuweep, Mt Trumbell, Western Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, Alamo, Rachel, Mesquite, Overton, Moapa, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, Amargosa Valley, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 854 PM PDT Fri Jun 15 2018 /854 PM MST Fri Jun 15 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... Winds were beginning to decrease this evening. The Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ Morgan
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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.