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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 15, 2021, 2:02 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jan 16, 2021, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2021, 2:02 PM MST (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2021, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 3075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
412 WWUS75 KVEF 152102 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 102 PM PST Fri Jan 15 2021 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-161200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.210116T1600Z-210117T0100Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 102 PM PST Fri Jan 15 2021 /202 PM MST Fri Jan 15 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ TO 5 PM PST /6 PM MST/ SATURDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...The lower Colorado River Valley from around Katherine Landing to Lake Havasu. * WHEN...From 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ to 5 PM PST /6 PM MST/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Winds will make driving difficult for motorcycles...large trucks...trailers and campers. Strong winds over the open waters will make the lake water rough and hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Boaters are urged to avoid the open waters. Stay close to shore or around protected areas. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
3 follow-up statements
226 WWUS75 KVEF 161053 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 253 AM PST Sat Jan 16 2021 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-161900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.210116T1600Z-210117T0100Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 253 AM PST Sat Jan 16 2021 /353 AM MST Sat Jan 16 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST /6 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...The lower Colorado River Valley from around Katherine Landing to Lake Havasu. * WHEN...From 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ to 5 PM PST /6 PM MST/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Winds will make driving difficult for motorcycles... large trucks...trailers and campers. Strong winds over the open waters will make the lake water rough and hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Boaters are urged to avoid the open waters. Stay close to shore or around protected areas. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
781 WWUS75 KVEF 161847 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1047 AM PST Sat Jan 16 2021 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-170100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210117T0100Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 1047 AM PST Sat Jan 16 2021 /1147 AM MST Sat Jan 16 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST /6 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph will persist through much of the afternoon. * WHERE...The lower Colorado River Valley from around Katherine Landing to Lake Havasu. * WHEN...From 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ to 5 PM PST /6 PM MST/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Winds will make driving difficult for motorcycles... large trucks...trailers and campers. Strong winds over the open waters will make the lake water rough and hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Boaters are urged to avoid the open waters. Stay close to shore or around protected areas. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
561 WWUS75 KVEF 170051 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 451 PM PST Sat Jan 16 2021 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-170200- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210117T0100Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 451 PM PST Sat Jan 16 2021 /551 PM MST Sat Jan 16 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PST /6 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... Winds have diminished this afternoon along the Colorado River Valley. Isolated gusts to 25 mph possible through the evening, but will remain below advisory criteria. As a result, the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire on time, at 5pm PST and 6pm MST. $$ 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.