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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2021, 1:04 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 25, 2021, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2021, 1:04 PM PDT (20:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2021, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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 12:00Z, 8.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2345 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
001 WWUS75 KVEF 242004 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 104 PM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-242115- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-210324T2200Z/ 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 104 PM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021 /104 PM MST Wed Mar 24 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have slowly been decreasing through the day and are expected to continue to decrease through the afternoon. Wind gusts up to 30 mph are still expected, but will continue to remain below advisory criteria. $$ AZZ003-CAZ523>525-251200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.210325T1600Z-210326T0300Z/ Northwest Deserts-Western Mojave Desert-Eastern Mojave Desert- Morongo Basin- Including Kingman, Golden Valley, Dolan Springs, Valentine, Wikieup, Yucca, Barstow, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, and Twentynine Palms 104 PM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021 /104 PM MST Wed Mar 24 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Northwest Deserts. In California, Western Mojave Desert, Eastern Mojave Desert and Morongo Basin. * WHEN...From 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ to 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Hazardous driving conditions due to dangerous crosswinds and blowing dust possible along I-15 and I-40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
3 follow-up statements
500 WWUS75 KVEF 251214 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 514 AM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 AZZ003-CAZ523>525-260300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.210325T1600Z-210326T0300Z/ Northwest Deserts-Western Mojave Desert-Eastern Mojave Desert- Morongo Basin- Including Kingman, Golden Valley, Dolan Springs, Valentine, Wikieup, Yucca, Barstow, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, and Twentynine Palms 514 AM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 /514 AM MST Thu Mar 25 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Northwest Deserts. In California, Western Mojave Desert, Eastern Mojave Desert and Morongo Basin. * WHEN...From 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ to 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Hazardous driving conditions due to dangerous crosswinds and blowing dust possible along Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
323 WWUS75 KVEF 252130 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 230 PM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 AZZ003-CAZ523>525-260300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-210326T0300Z/ Northwest Deserts-Western Mojave Desert-Eastern Mojave Desert- Morongo Basin- Including Kingman, Golden Valley, Dolan Springs, Valentine, Wikieup, Yucca, Barstow, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, and Twentynine Palms 230 PM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 /230 PM MST Thu Mar 25 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Arizona, Northwest Deserts. In California, Western Mojave Desert, Eastern Mojave Desert and Morongo Basin. * WHEN...Through 8 PM tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Hazardous driving conditions due to dangerous crosswinds and blowing dust possible along Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
827 WWUS75 KVEF 260247 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 747 PM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 AZZ003-CAZ523>525-260400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-210326T0300Z/ Northwest Deserts-Western Mojave Desert-Eastern Mojave Desert- Morongo Basin- Including Kingman, Golden Valley, Dolan Springs, Valentine, Wikieup, Yucca, Barstow, Daggett, Fort Irwin, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, and Twentynine Palms 747 PM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 /747 PM MST Thu Mar 25 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING... While locally gusty winds will remain possible a few more hours, widespread gusts exceeding 40 mph are no longer expected. 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.