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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 4, 20204 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2020, 2:03 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Apr 5, 2020, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2020, 2:03 AM PDT (09:03 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2020, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2020, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 00:00Z on 2020-04-04Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2020-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3504 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

046 
WWUS75 KVEF 040903
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
203 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2020

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017-019-051800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.200405T1800Z-200406T0600Z/
Death Valley National Park-Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Lincoln County-Western Clark and Southern Nye County-
Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon-
Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, Beatty, 
Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, 
Alamo, Rachel, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, 
Amargosa Valley, The Town Of Mt Charleston, and Red Rock Canyon
203 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Nevada, Esmeralda and Central Nye County, Lincoln 
  County, Western Clark and Southern Nye County and Spring 
  Mountains-Red Rock Canyon. In California, Death Valley 
  National Park.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Crosswinds and areas of blowing dust may make travel difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/lasvegas
2 follow-up statements
467 
WWUS75 KVEF 051756
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1056 AM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017-019-060600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.200405T1800Z-200406T0600Z/
Death Valley National Park-Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Lincoln County-Western Clark and Southern Nye County-
Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon-
Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, Beatty, 
Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, 
Alamo, Rachel, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, 
Amargosa Valley, The Town Of Mt Charleston, and Red Rock Canyon
1056 AM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Nevada, Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon, Western 
  Clark and Southern Nye County, Lincoln County and Esmeralda 
  and Central Nye County. In California, Death Valley National 
  Park.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/lasvegas
621 
WWUS75 KVEF 060600
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1100 PM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017-019-060700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-200406T0600Z/
Death Valley National Park-Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Lincoln County-Western Clark and Southern Nye County-
Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon-
Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, Beatty, 
Goldfield, Silver Peak, Dyer, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, 
Alamo, Rachel, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, 
Amargosa Valley, The Town Of Mt Charleston, and Red Rock Canyon
1100 PM PDT Sun Apr 5 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Other than some localized gusts over 40 mph, winds have fallen
below advisory criteria.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/lasvegas

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 4:52 AM PDTWinter Storm WarningVEFClark, Lincoln, Nye5 days

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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.