Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2021, 1:43 AM PST for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 27, 2021, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2021, 1:43 AM PST (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2021, 9:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2021, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 2759 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
981 WWUS75 KVEF 270943 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 143 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 NVZ014-272300- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.210227T1700Z-210228T0200Z/ Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer 143 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Esmeralda and Central Nye County. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM PST 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-272300- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.210228T1200Z-210301T0200Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 143 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 /243 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave and Lake Mead National Recreation Area. In California, San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley. In Nevada, Lake Mead National Recreation Area. * WHEN...From 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ to 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wave heights up to 3 feet will be possible on area lakes resulting in hazardous boating conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
2 follow-up statements
218 WWUS75 KVEF 271653 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 853 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 NVZ014-280200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.210227T1700Z-210228T0200Z/ Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer 853 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Esmeralda and Central Nye County. * WHEN...Until 6 PM PST 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-280200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.210228T1200Z-210301T0200Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 853 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 /953 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave and Lake Mead National Recreation Area. In California, San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley. In Nevada, Lake Mead National Recreation Area. * WHEN...From 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ to 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wave heights up to 3 feet will be possible on area lakes resulting in hazardous boating conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Morgan For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
387 WWUS75 KVEF 280153 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 553 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 NVZ014-280300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210228T0200Z/ Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer 553 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... Winds have decreased to below hazardous levels this evening. Expect winds to continue to diminish overnight, with northwest winds gusting 25 to 35 MPH through about midnight. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-281400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.210228T1200Z-210301T0200Z/ Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area- San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley- Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin 553 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021 /653 PM MST Sat Feb 27 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave and Lake Mead National Recreation Area. In California, San Bernardino County- Upper Colorado River Valley. In Nevada, Lake Mead National Recreation Area. * WHEN...From 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ to 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wave heights up to 3 feet will be possible on area lakes resulting in hazardous boating conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 1:43 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | 35 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.