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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 30, 2021San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2021, 2:36 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 1, 2021, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2021, 2:36 AM PDT (09:36 UTC)
In effect from
May 1, 2021, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 2, 2021, 6:00 AM PDT
In force
15 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 09:37 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, 9.6 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 2021-04-30Temperature 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 2021-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
4219 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

913 
WWUS75 KVEF 300936
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
236 AM PDT Fri Apr 30 2021

CAZ523-302300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.210501T2200Z-210502T1300Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
236 AM PDT Fri Apr 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT FROM 3 
PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Western Mojave Desert.

* WHEN...From 3 PM Saturday to 6 AM PDT Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/lasvegas
4 follow-up statements
915 
WWUS75 KVEF 301957
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1257 PM PDT Fri Apr 30 2021

CAZ523-011200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.210501T2200Z-210502T1300Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
1257 PM PDT Fri Apr 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Western Mojave Desert.

* WHEN...From 3 PM Saturday to 6 AM PDT Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Difficult driving conditions are possible
  at times, especially on north-south roadways. 

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
386 
WWUS75 KVEF 010745
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1245 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021

CAZ523-012200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.210501T2200Z-210502T1300Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
1245 AM PDT Sat May 1 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM PDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Western Mojave Desert.

* WHEN...From 3 PM Saturday to 6 AM PDT Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Difficult driving conditions are possible 
  at times, especially on north-south roadways.

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
628 
WWUS75 KVEF 012142
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
242 PM PDT Sat May 1 2021

CAZ523-021300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.210501T2200Z-210502T1300Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
242 PM PDT Sat May 1 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Western Mojave Desert.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM PDT Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/lasvegas
114 
WWUS75 KVEF 021239
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
539 AM PDT Sun May 2 2021

CAZ523-021345-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-210502T1300Z/
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
539 AM PDT Sun May 2 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM THIS MORNING...

While breezy conditions will continue through the day Sunday,
widespread wind gusts over 40 mph are not expected. Therefore the
wind advisory will be allowed to expire as scheduled. 

$$

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.