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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Las Vegas, NV

November 22, 2022Clark County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 22, 2022, 11:50 AM PST for Clark County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Nov 23, 2022, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 22, 2022, 11:50 AM PST (19:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 23, 2022, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 24, 2022, 5:57 PM PST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 12:00Z on 2022-11-22Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2022-11-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -48 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
3448 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

627 
WWUS75 KVEF 221950
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1150 AM PST Tue Nov 22 2022

AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-231000-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.221124T0400Z-221125T0200Z/
Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area-
Eastern Mojave Desert-Cadiz Basin-San Bernardino County-
Upper Colorado River Valley-Southern Clark County-
Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, 
Oatman, Mohave Valley, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, 
Vidal Junction, Needles, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, 
Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari
1150 AM PST Tue Nov 22 2022 /1250 PM MST Tue Nov 22 2022/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* 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, Eastern Mojave 
  Desert, Cadiz Basin and San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado 
  River Valley. In Nevada, Lake Mead National Recreation Area 
  and Southern Clark County.

* WHEN...From 8 PM Wednesday to 6 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Winds will make driving difficult for motorcycles...
  large trucks...trailers and campers. Gusty winds could blow
  around unsecured objects. Strong winds over the open waters will
  make the lake water rough and hazardous...and may result in high
  waves which may tip or swamp smaller craft. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Boaters should use 
extreme caution when venturing onto area lakes...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
227 
WWUS75 KVEF 230947
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
147 AM PST Wed Nov 23 2022

AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-240400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.221124T0400Z-221125T0200Z/
Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area-
Eastern Mojave Desert-Cadiz Basin-San Bernardino County-
Upper Colorado River Valley-Southern Clark County-
Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, 
Oatman, Mohave Valley, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, 
Vidal Junction, Needles, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, 
Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari
147 AM PST Wed Nov 23 2022 /247 AM MST Wed Nov 23 2022/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST THURSDAY...

* 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, Eastern Mojave 
  Desert, Cadiz Basin and San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado 
  River Valley. In Nevada, Lake Mead National Recreation Area 
  and Southern Clark County.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 6 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Winds will make driving difficult for motorcycles...
  large trucks...trailers and campers. Gusty winds could blow
  around unsecured objects. Strong winds over the open waters will
  make the lake water rough and hazardous...and may result in high
  waves which may tip or swamp smaller craft. 

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
318 
WWUS75 KVEF 240358
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
758 PM PST Wed Nov 23 2022

AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-250200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.221124T0600Z-221125T0200Z/
Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area-
Eastern Mojave Desert-Cadiz Basin-San Bernardino County-
Upper Colorado River Valley-Southern Clark County-
Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, 
Oatman, Mohave Valley, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, 
Vidal Junction, Needles, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, 
Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari
758 PM PST Wed Nov 23 2022 /858 PM MST Wed Nov 23 2022/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY...

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

* WHERE...In Arizona, Lake Havasu, Lake Mohave, Fort Mohave and 
  Lake Mead National Recreation Area. In California, Eastern 
  Mojave Desert, Cadiz Basin and San Bernardino County-Upper 
  Colorado River Valley. In Nevada, Lake Mead National Recreation 
  Area and Southern Clark County.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Winds will make driving difficult for motorcycles... 
  large trucks...trailers and campers. Gusty winds could blow 
  around unsecured objects. Strong winds over the open waters 
  will make the lake water rough and hazardous...and may result 
  in high waves which may tip or swamp smaller craft.

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
430 
WWUS75 KVEF 250157
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
557 PM PST Thu Nov 24 2022

AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-250300-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-221125T0200Z/
Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area-
Eastern Mojave Desert-Cadiz Basin-San Bernardino County-
Upper Colorado River Valley-Southern Clark County-
Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City, 
Oatman, Mohave Valley, Baker, Mountain Pass, Mitchell Caverns, 
Vidal Junction, Needles, Hoover Dam, Laughlin, Primm, 
Searchlight, and Cal-Nev-Ari
557 PM PST Thu Nov 24 2022 /657 PM MST Thu Nov 24 2022/

...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Wind gusts have subsided around the region and have fallen below
advisory criteria. The advisory has been 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.