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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Las Vegas, NV

March 15, 2021San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2021, 9:04 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2021, 9:04 PM PDT (04:04 UTC)
Expired
Mar 16, 2021, 2:00 AM PDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County San Bernardino County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 2021-03-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 31 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
31 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2033 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

200 
WWUS75 KVEF 160404
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
904 PM PDT Mon Mar 15 2021

CAZ523-160900-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210316T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.210316T0404Z-210316T0900Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
904 PM PDT Mon Mar 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* WHERE...Western Mojave Desert.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This advisory replaces the warning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ522-524-525-NVZ022-160515-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210316T0900Z/
Death Valley National Park-Eastern Mojave Desert-Morongo Basin-
Southern Clark County-
Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells, Shoshone, Baker, 
Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, 
Twentynine Palms, Primm, Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari
904 PM PDT Mon Mar 15 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Winds have decreased substantially and no wind hazard products are
needed at this time.

$$

NVZ014-160515-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-210316T0900Z/
Esmeralda and Central Nye County-
Including Beatty, Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer
904 PM PDT Mon Mar 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Northwest winds have decreased below advisory levels and wind
hazard products are not needed at this time.

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>521-526-527-NVZ015>021-160515-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-210316T0400Z/
Northwest Plateau-Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Northwest Deserts-
Lake Mead National Recreation Area-Eastern Sierra Slopes-
Owens Valley-White Mountains of Inyo County-Cadiz Basin-
San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley-Lincoln County-
Northeast Clark County-Western Clark and Southern Nye County-
Sheep Range-Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon-Las Vegas Valley-
Including Colorado City, Pipe Spring National Monument, Tuweep, 
Mt Trumbull, Western Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu City, 
Desert Hills, Topock, Kingman, Golden Valley, Dolan Springs, 
Valentine, Wikieup, Yucca, Bullhead City, Oatman, Mohave Valley, 
Aspendell, Whitney Portal, Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine, 
Olancha, Westgard Pass, Bristlecone Pine, Vidal Junction, 
Needles, Caliente, Pioche, Panaca, Hiko, Alamo, Rachel, Mesquite,
Overton, Moapa, Pahrump, Indian Springs, Desert Rock, 
Amargosa Valley, Hayford Pk, The Town Of Mt Charleston, 
Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, 
Boulder City, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin
904 PM PDT Mon Mar 15 2021 /904 PM MST Mon Mar 15 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds have decreased below advisory levels and wind hazard 
products are not needed at this time.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/lasvegas
1 follow-up statement
981 
WWUS75 KVEF 160850
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
150 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021

CAZ523-161000-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210316T0900Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
150 AM PDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

Winds across the area have diminished through the overnight, and
should continue to decrease through the morning. Gusts to around
30 MPH can be expected the next few hours, but impactful winds
have ended.

$$

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.