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Wind Advisory 37, NWS Las Vegas, NV

December 24, 2018Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2018, 2:46 PM PST for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Dec 25, 2018, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2018, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2018, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 25, 2018, 8:00 PM PST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2018-12-24Temperature 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 2018-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -39 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
2842 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

121 
WWUS75 KVEF 242246
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
246 PM PST Mon Dec 24 2018

...A cold front will move through the region Christmas Day
bringing gusty winds to portions of Inyo, Esmeralda, and central
Nye Counties...

CAZ520-522-NVZ014-251215-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.181225T1500Z-181226T0400Z/
Owens Valley-Death Valley National Park-
Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Including Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine, Olancha,
Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, Beatty, Goldfield, 
Silver Peak, and Dyer
246 PM PST Mon Dec 24 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 7 AM to 8 PM PST Tuesday. 

* TIMING...Winds will increase early Tuesday morning, peak late
  morning and afternoon, and begin to decrease Tuesday evening. 

* WINDS...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 
  Strong crosswinds are likely on east to west oriented 
  roadways. Localized pockets of blowing dust and sand will be 
  possible. 

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. Tie down loose cargo, watch for wind prone areas, 
and allow for enough space while passing.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
283 
WWUS75 KVEF 251058
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
258 AM PST Tue Dec 25 2018

...A cold front will move through the region today bringing gusty
winds to portions of Inyo, Esmeralda, and central Nye Counties...

CAZ520-522-NVZ014-260400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.181225T1500Z-181226T0400Z/
Owens Valley-Death Valley National Park-
Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Including the cities of Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine, Olancha,
Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, Beatty, Goldfield, 
Silver Peak, and Dyer
258 AM PST Tue Dec 25 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...Winds will increase early Tuesday morning, peak around
  the early afternoon, and begin to decrease Tuesday evening.

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

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. 
  Strong crosswinds are likely on east to west oriented 
  roadways. Localized pockets of blowing dust and sand will be 
  possible. 

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. Tie down loose cargo, watch for wind prone areas,
and allow for enough space while passing.

&&

$$
922 
WWUS75 KVEF 260348
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
748 PM PST Tue Dec 25 2018

CAZ520-522-NVZ014-260500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-181226T0400Z/
Owens Valley-Death Valley National Park-
Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Including the cities of Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine, Olancha,
Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, Beatty, Goldfield, 
Silver Peak, and Dyer
748 PM PST Tue Dec 25 2018

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

Isolated wind gusts 30 to 40 mph will continue across parts of
Esmeralda, central Nye and Inyo Counties through midnight. Wind
speeds will begin to decrease after midnight.  

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 2:35 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFClark, Lincoln, Nye29 hr
Dec 24, 4:19 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFInyo24 hr

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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.