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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV

January 13, 2020Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 13, 2020, 3:26 AM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jan 13, 2020, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 13, 2020, 3:26 AM PST (11:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 13, 2020, 7:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 14, 2020, 4:00 PM PST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County Inyo County, CA

The radar

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:26 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2020-01-13Temperature 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 2020-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 132 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
2313 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

700 
WWUS75 KVEF 131126
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
326 AM PST Mon Jan 13 2020

CAZ519-140300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.200114T0300Z-200115T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.200114T0300Z-200115T0000Z/
Eastern Sierra Slopes-
Including Aspendell and Whitney Portal
326 AM PST Mon Jan 13 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Sierra Slopes.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Winds could blow down tree limbs and loft unsecured
  objects. A few power outages are possible. Travel in the eastern
  Sierra could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

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
3 follow-up statements
901 
WWUS75 KVEF 140252
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
652 PM PST Mon Jan 13 2020

CAZ519-150000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.200114T0300Z-200115T0000Z/
Eastern Sierra Slopes-
Including Aspendell and Whitney Portal
652 PM PST Mon Jan 13 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Sierra Slopes.

* WHEN...through 4 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Winds could blow down tree limbs and loft unsecured
  objects. A few power outages are possible. Travel in the eastern
  Sierra could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

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
834 
WWUS75 KVEF 141300
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
500 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020

CAZ520-150000-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200115T0000Z/
Owens Valley-
Including Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine, and Olancha
500 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...western portion of the Owens Valley.

* WHEN...Through 4 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Winds could blow down tree limbs and loft unsecured
  objects. A few power outages are possible. Travel along Highway
  395 could be difficult due vigorous crosswinds, especially for 
  high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong west winds may sweep across US
  Highway 395, especially near Independence CA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ519-150000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200115T0000Z/
Eastern Sierra Slopes-
Including Aspendell and Whitney Portal
500 AM PST Tue Jan 14 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Sierra Slopes.

* WHEN...Through 4 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Winds could blow down tree limbs and loft unsecured 
  objects. A few power outages are possible. Travel in the 
  eastern Sierra could be difficult, especially for high profile 
  vehicles.

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
793 
WWUS75 KVEF 142339
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
339 PM PST Tue Jan 14 2020

CAZ519-520-150045-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200115T0000Z/
Eastern Sierra Slopes-Owens Valley-
Including Aspendell, Whitney Portal, Bishop, Independence, 
Lone Pine, and Olancha
339 PM PST Tue Jan 14 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

Locally gusty winds will linger along the midslopes of the Sierra
but will continue to taper through the evening. The Wind Advisory
will be allowed to expire. 

$$

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

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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.