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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Elko, NV

July 5, 2007

NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 5, 2007, 1:49 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 6, 2007, 2:54 AM PDT. It was in force for 41 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2007, 1:49 PM PDT (20:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 6, 2007, 2:54 AM PDT
Expired
Jul 7, 2007, 8:03 PM PDT
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS85 KLKN 052049
RFWLKN

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
149 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007


NVZ451-061200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0009.070706T2100Z-070707T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0010.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
149 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR 
DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA...

THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING
FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

451 - HUMBOLDT COUNTY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ZONE
451...FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ON
FRIDAY. THIS WILL TAP SOME MID-LEVEL MOISTURE ON FRIDAY BRINGING
WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO ZONE 451. LONG-TERM DRYNESS
ACROSS THE REGION COMBINED WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK
WILL SUPPORT EFFICIENT LIGHTNING FIRE IGNITIONS. INSTABILITY WILL
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL
CONDITIONS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY LOW
FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR.

$$

NVZ452-454-455-457-061200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
ELKO COUNTY PLUS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80-
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
149 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA...

THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES:

452 - ELKO COUNTY AND NORTH OF I80 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES

454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50

455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY

457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND
      EUREKA COUNTIES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA.

HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BROUGHT RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TO THE
REGION WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY ACROSS ALL FIRE WEATHER
ZONES CAUSING AN INCREASE IN DRY THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. LONG-TERM
DRYNESS ACROSS THE REGION COMBINED WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
THIS WEEK WILL SUPPORT EFFICIENT LIGHTNING FIRE IGNITIONS. IN
ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL CONDITIONS...ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$
SAVADEL
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS85 KLKN 060954
RFWLKN

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
254 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

NVZ454-457-062300-
/O.EXA.KLKN.FW.W.0010.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
254 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50

457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND  
    EUREKA COUNTIES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. 
THIS WILL TAP SOME MID-LEVEL MOISTURE BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED
DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO ZONES 454 AND 457 WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE
FOR DRY LIGHTNING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THESE ZONES. 
LONG-TERM DRYNESS ACROSS THE REGION COMBINED WITH RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK WILL SUPPORT EFFICIENT LIGHTNING FIRE
IGNITIONS. INSTABILITY WILL AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL
CONDITIONS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$

NVZ451-062300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0010.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
254 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

451 - HUMBOLDT COUNTY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ZONE 451...
FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY.
THIS WILL TAP SOME MID-LEVEL MOISTURE BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED
DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO ZONE 451. LONG-TERM DRYNESS ACROSS THE REGION
COMBINED WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK WILL SUPPORT
EFFICIENT LIGHTNING FIRE IGNITIONS. INSTABILITY WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL
CONDITIONS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR.

$$

NVZ452-455-062300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
ELKO COUNTY PLUS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
254 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

452 - ELKO COUNTY AND NORTH OF I80 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES

455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA.

HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BROUGHT RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TO THE
REGION WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY ACROSS ALL FIRE
WEATHER ZONES CAUSING AN INCREASE IN DRY THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE.
LONG-TERM DRYNESS ACROSS THE REGION COMBINED WITH RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK WILL SUPPORT EFFICIENT LIGHTNING FIRE
IGNITIONS. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL
CONDITIONS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$
JMG
000 
WWUS85 KLKN 061543 CCA
RFWLKN

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
835 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

NVZ454-457-062300-
/O.EXA.KLKN.FW.W.0010.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
835 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

CORRECTED TO ADD REASON FOR WARNING/WATCH TO HEADLINES

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT   
THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50

457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND  
    EUREKA COUNTIES

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. 
THIS WILL TAP SOME MID-LEVEL MOISTURE BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED
DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO ZONES 454 AND 457 WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE
FOR DRY LIGHTNING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THESE ZONES. 
LONG-TERM DRYNESS ACROSS THE REGION COMBINED WITH RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK WILL SUPPORT EFFICIENT LIGHTNING FIRE 
IGNITIONS. INSTABILITY AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BECOME MORE 
WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRE WEATHER 
WATCH. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL CONDITIONS...ANY 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW 
WINDS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE 
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY LOW 
FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE 
GROWTH POTENTIAL

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$

NVZ451-062300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0010.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
835 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

CORRECTED TO ADD REASON FOR WARNING/WATCH TO HEADLINES

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 
PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

451 - HUMBOLDT COUNTY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ZONE 451...
FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALSO FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY.
THIS WILL TAP SOME MID-LEVEL MOISTURE BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED
DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO ZONE 451. LONG-TERM DRYNESS ACROSS THE REGION
COMBINED WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK WILL SUPPORT
EFFICIENT LIGHTNING FIRE IGNITIONS. INSTABILITY WILL BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL
CONDITIONS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR.

$$

NVZ452-455-062300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
ELKO COUNTY PLUS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
835 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

CORRECTED TO ADD REASON FOR WARNING/WATCH TO HEADLINES

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING. 

452 - ELKO COUNTY AND NORTH OF I80 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES

455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA.

HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BROUGHT RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TO THE
REGION WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY ACROSS ALL FIRE
WEATHER ZONES CAUSING AN INCREASE IN DRY THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE.
LONG-TERM DRYNESS ACROSS THE REGION COMBINED WITH RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK WILL SUPPORT EFFICIENT LIGHTNING FIRE
IGNITIONS. IN ADDITION...DUE TO THE VERY DRY LOW LEVEL
CONDITIONS...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
MAY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$
JMG/CEC
000 
WWUS85 KLKN 062228
RFWLKN

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
328 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

NVZ457-070400-
/O.CAN.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
328 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING.

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND
EUREKA COUNTIES

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL

$$

NVZ454-070630-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0011.070707T1500Z-070708T0200Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
328 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
DRY LIGHTNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR DRY LIGHTNING.

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING AND REDEVELOP AGAIN ON SATURDAY. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL

$$

NVZ452-070630-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0011.070707T1500Z-070708T0200Z/
ELKO COUNTY PLUS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80-
328 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

452 - ELKO COUNTY AND NORTH OF I80 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON
SATURDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ455-070630-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0011.070707T1900Z-070708T0200Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
328 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WHITE PINE
COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ451-070630-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0010.070707T2100Z-070708T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070708T0200Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
328 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7
PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES:

451 - HUMBOLDT COUNTY

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS HUMBOLDT
COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.


A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.


$$

CEC
000 
WWUS85 KLKN 070409
RFWLKN

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
909 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

NVZ454-071215-
/O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0011.070707T1500Z-070708T0200Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
909 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE THREAT FOR DRY LIGHTNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. AS A
RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING THIS EVENING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING.

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP
AGAIN ON SATURDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ457-070515-
/O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
909 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE THREAT FOR DRY LIGHTNING HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. AS A
RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING THIS EVENING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NVZ451-071215-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070708T0200Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
909 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY 
FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES:

451 - HUMBOLDT COUNTY

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS HUMBOLDT
COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ452-071215-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0011.070707T1500Z-070708T0200Z/
ELKO COUNTY PLUS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80-
909 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

452 - ELKO COUNTY AND NORTH OF I80 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
ON SATURDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ455-071215-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0011.070707T1900Z-070708T0200Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
909 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WHITE PINE
COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

KNUTSVIG
000 
WWUS85 KLKN 071001
RFWLKN

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
301 AM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

NVZ451-080400-
/O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0010.070707T1800Z-070708T0400Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
301 AM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

451 - HUMBOLDT COUNTY

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY
THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE
BEST CHANCES FOR DRY LIGHTNING WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN PORTIONS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ452-454-080400-
/O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0011.070707T1800Z-070708T0400Z/
ELKO COUNTY PLUS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80-
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
301 AM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

452 - ELKO COUNTY AND NORTH OF I80 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES

454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL BE CROSSING ELKO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND BE THE FOCUS FOR
MORE DRY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. SOME STORMS MAY START TO
TRANSITION TO WET OVER THE NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY WHERE THE
DEEPEST MOISTURE WILL BE LOCATED. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ455-080400-
/O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0011.070707T1800Z-070708T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
301 AM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WHITE PINE
COUNTY BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTH AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
JMG
000 
WWUS85 KLKN 072223
RFWLKN

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
323 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

NVZ451-080400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070708T0400Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
323 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

451 - HUMBOLDT COUNTY

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AS 
A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCES FOR DRY
LIGHTNING WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ452-454-080400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070708T0400Z/
ELKO COUNTY PLUS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80-
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
323 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES:

452 - ELKO COUNTY AND NORTH OF I80 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES

454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THIS EVENING AS A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BE CROSSING NORTHERN NEVADA
THIS EVENING AND BE THE FOCUS FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS
MAY BE WET OVER NORTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY WHERE THE DEEPEST
MOISTURE WILL BE LOCATED.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NVZ455-080400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070708T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
323 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING...

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE:

455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY

WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY
THIS EVENING...MAINLY NORTH OF ELY...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY LIGHTNING...VERY
LOW FUEL MOISTURE AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE
FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

CEC
000 
WWUS85 KLKN 080303
RFWLKN

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
803 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

NVZ452-454-455-080415-
/O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070708T0400Z/
ELKO COUNTY PLUS LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80-
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
803 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

THE THREAT FOR WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED
ACROSS THE AREA. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

NVZ451-080415-
/O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-070708T0400Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
803 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

THE THREAT FOR WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED
ACROSS THE AREA. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

KNUTSVIG

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 5, 2:45 AM PDT, 11 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:45 AM PDT, 11 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
245 AM PDT THU JUL 5 2007

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING VERY HOT AND DRY WEATHER TO THE
REGION INTO THE WEEKEND. THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN
TO MUCH OF THE GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO
INCREASE.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MORE HOT TEMPERATURES WITH SOME
RECORDS BEING THREATENED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THANKS TO STRONG
UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN. EXPECT HIGHS TODAY TO BE
ABOUT 2 TO 5 DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY WITH H70 TEMPS WARMING
TO AROUND 20C TO 21C WITH VERY DRY LOWER LEVELS ALLOWING FOR MORE
MIXING UP TO AROUND H50. LOWS TONIGHT SHOULD BE A LITTLE WARMER
THAN LAST FEW NIGHTS WITH THERMAL RIDGE REMAINING OVER AREA...BUT
GIVEN THE VERY LOW DEW POINTS...SHOULD STILL SEE LOWS GENERALLY IN
THE MID 50S TO MID 60S.

UPPER RIDGE STARTS TO MOVE EAST OF AREA FRIDAY WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW
SETTING UP OVER WESTERN ZONES ALLOWING FOR A RETURN OF SOME
MOISTURE TO HUMBOLDT COUNTY. A DECENT SHORTWAVE BEING SHOWN ON BOTH
GFS AND NAM MOVING ACROSS FAR WESTERN NV IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WHICH WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SOME DRY LIGHTNING
ACROSS HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER WATCH GOING FOR
THIS AREA. MAY SEE SOME STORMS FURTHER EAST AS WELL...BUT MOISTURE
AND FORCING WILL NOT BE AS GOOD AS OVER FAR WEST.  TEMPERATURES
FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY OVER NE ZONES BUT A FEW DEGREES
COOLER SOUTH AND WEST AS CLOUDS BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THESE AREAS
AND SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR MOVES IN WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.
JMG

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
MOVING THROUGH NOCAL/NW NV FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WILL
FLATTEN THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND INTO MONDAY.
WITH H7 TEMPS COOLING A FEW DEGREES...WILL SEE DAYTIME TEMPS IN MOST
LOCATIONS FALLING BACK INTO MID-UPPER 90S WHICH IS STILL 5-10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. OPERATIONAL GFS SHOWS THE RIDGE REBOUNDING AND
PUSHING BACK WEST BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHICH WOULD LEAD TO
ANOTHER WARM-UP. HOWEVER...NOT READY TO BUY THIS JUST YET AS THE GFS
ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE AND THE ECMWF KEEP THE RIDGE JUST EAST OF NV
THANKS TO A SHORTWAVE ALONG THE CA COAST. BECAUSE OF THESE
DIFFERENCES...LEFT TEMPS UNCHANGED FOR THE END OF THE PERIOD.

AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION...GFS IS STILL INDICATING A DECENT INFLUX OF
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE INTO NRN AND CENTRAL NV ON SATURDAY ASSOCIATED
WITH PASSING SHORTWAVE. EXPECTING PW VALUES TO CLIMB TO 0.60 OF AN
INCH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH CAPE VALUES BETWEEN 200-400 J/KG AND
LIS 0 TO -1...SO LEFT IN SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM SATURDAY WILL BE MAINLY DRY GIVEN HIGH
CLOUD BASES BETWEEN 500-550 MB. WITH RIDGE FLATTENING SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...LOOKS LIKE A DRIER AND MORE STABLE WESTERLY FLOW WILL TAKE
OVER ACROSS NORTHERN NV. THEREFORE...HAD TO TRIM BACK POPS BOTH DAYS
TAKING THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF OUR NORTHWESTERN CWA ON SUNDAY AND
LIMITED THEM TO AREAS SOUTH OF I-80 ON MONDAY. CONFIDENCE IN
PLACEMENT OF T-STORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY IS LOW BECAUSE OF
UNCERTAINTY OF RIDGE POSITION...SO JUST LEFT SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
IN OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL LINGER UNDER THE RIDGE. MCGEE &&

.AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE EXPECTED VFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. &&

.FIRE WEATHER...HOT AND DRY WEATHER UNDER HIGH PRESSURE EXPECTED
INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND. DEEP MIXING AND DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD
TO HAINES VALUES OF 6 MOST AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. MAIN
CONCERN IS DRY THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL BEGINNING FRIDAY OVER ZONE 451
/HUMBOLDT/. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE FOR BEST CHANCE OVER WESTERN HALF
OF ZONE. THERE MAY BE A FEW VERY ISOLATED STORMS FURTHER EAST...BUT
BEST CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD DRY LIGHTING WILL REMAIN OVER
HUMBOLDT COUNTY. ANOTHER CONCERN FOR FRIDAY WILL BE OVER FWZ 457
AS WSW WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TO 10-20 MPH
WITH SOME GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH WHICH WILL BE GETTING CLOSE TO
CRITICAL LEVELS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GOING
INTO SATURDAY AS WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS REGION. MOISTURE
WILL BE INCREASING WITH THIS TROUGH...BUT MOST STORMS WILL LIKELY BE
ON THE DRY SIDE. HIGHS IN THE 90S WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. JMG &&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FWZ451.
&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

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