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Wind Advisory 37, NWS Las Vegas, NV
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 29 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 24 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.