Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 4, 2007, 2:21 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, Tulare County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jun 5, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 33 hr. 18 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2007, 2:21 PM PDT (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2007, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Tulare County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 11:15 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 20 N Mercury, NV | ELEVATION 3921 FT |
| Jun 5, 12:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Mercury, NV | |
| Jun 5, 2:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 6 S Independence, CA | |
| Jun 5, 2:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 20 S Panamint Springs, CA | |
| Jun 5, 2:55 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Twentynine Palms, CA | |
| Jun 5, 3:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | Independence, CA | ELEVATION 5167 FT |
| Jun 5, 3:34 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Ese Red Rock Canyon, NV | ELEVATION 3760 FT |
| Jun 5, 3:47 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 4 Nw Independence, CA | ELEVATION 4855 FT |
| Jun 5, 4:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 6 Sse Hayford Pk, NV | ELEVATION 7120 FT |
| Jun 5, 5:59 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Kingman, AZ | |
| Jun 5, 6:08 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 5 Sw Mt. Trumbull, AZ | |
| Jun 5, 6:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 12 Sw Elgin, NV | |
| Jun 5, 6:51 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 25 Ssw Nipton, CA | |
| Jun 5, 10:56 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Henderson Executive Air, NV | |
| Jun 5, 11:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Pahrump, NV | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 37 MPH WITH A PEAK MAGNITUDE OF 62 MPH REPORTED WITH VISIBILITY WELL BELOW ONE MILE. |
| Jun 5, 11:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Henderson, NV | 10 INCH PINE TREE BRANCH SNAPPED OFF ALONG WIGWAM BETWEEN PECOS AND EASTERN. |
| Jun 6, 1:51 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | Barstow, CA | |
| Jun 6, 6:22 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Daggett, CA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 6322 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KVEF 042121 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 221 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SWINGS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. AZZ101-102-CAZ226>229-NVZ460>466-051400- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0008.070605T1900Z-070606T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0014.070605T1800Z-070606T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 221 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2007 /221 PM MST MON JUN 4 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JGA
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KVEF 051100 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 400 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM TUESDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SWINGS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. AZZ101-102-CAZ226>229-NVZ460>466-051900- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.070605T1800Z-070606T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 400 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /400 AM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS85 KVEF 051900 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1200 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SWINGS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. AZZ101-102-CAZ226>229-NVZ460>466-060400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070606T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 1200 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /1200 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO CREATE EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JGA
000 WWUS85 KVEF 052207 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 307 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING AND FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWEST ARIZONA DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SWINGS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY AND PRODUCE PERSISTENT STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER LITTLE IN THESE WINDY AREAS. AZZ102-060615- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0015.070606T1900Z-070607T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070606T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 307 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH... WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH LIMITED RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY BETWEEN 20 AND 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH AND BECOME NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ CAZ228-060615- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070607T0300Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 307 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR PERSISTENT STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DUE TO PERSISTENT STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN BECOME WEST AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT... WITH MINIMAL OVERNIGHT RECOVERY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO CREATE EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ AZZ101-CAZ226-227-229-NVZ460>466-060400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070606T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 307 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /307 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...AND INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK DUE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO CREATE EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ JGA
000 WWUS85 KVEF 060351 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 851 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 CAZ226-227-NVZ460>464-060500- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070606T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 851 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAD INCREASED ABOVE 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA THIS EVENING AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 9 PM. $$ AZZ102-060800- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070606T0800Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.070606T1900Z-070607T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 851 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. WINDS GUSTING OVER 35 MPH CONTINUED THROUGH THE EVENING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY GENERALLY BELOW 10 PERCENT. HUMIDITIES HAVE BEEN SLOWER TO RECOVER THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT AND WILL LIKELY NOT INCREASE TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT UNTIL AROUND 1 AM WHILE GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1 AM. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DIP BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ465-466-060800- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070606T0800Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 851 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /851 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT /1 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT /1 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. WINDS CONTINUED TO GUST OVER 35 MPH THIS EVENING WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WERE SLOWER TO RECOVER THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY NOT CLIMB ABOVE 15 PERCENT UNTIL AROUND 1 AM WHILE GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1 AM. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ CAZ228-060800- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0014.070606T1900Z-070607T0300Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 851 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES CLIMBED WELL ABOVE 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT. HOWEVER A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED WITH HUMIDITY VALUES DIPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS85 KVEF 060832 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 130 AM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 AZZ102-061630- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070606T0800Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.070606T1900Z-070607T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 130 AM MST WED JUN 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXPIRED AT 1 AM. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT LATER TODAY FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 AM. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DIPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ465-466-060930- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070606T0800Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 130 AM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 /130 AM MST WED JUN 6 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE CLARK AND SOUTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED OVER THE AREA...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 AM. $$ CAZ228-061630- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.070606T1900Z-070607T0300Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 130 AM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WITH HUMIDITY VALUES DIPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS85 KVEF 061250 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 550 AM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 CAZ228-062045- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.070606T1900Z-070607T0300Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 550 AM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DIPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ AZZ102-062045- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.070606T1900Z-070607T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 550 AM MST WED JUN 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DIPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS85 KVEF 062033 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 133 PM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 CAZ228-070300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070607T0300Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 133 PM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DUE TO CONTINUING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. GUSTY WEST WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES GENERALLY FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH BELOW CRITERIA BY 8 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ AZZ102-070300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070607T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 133 PM MST WED JUN 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAU DUE TO STRONG...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS TO 40 MPH CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION WITH ISOLATED AREAS SEEING GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE ALSO DROPPED BELOW 15 PERCENT AREA WIDE AND COMBINED WITH THE WINDS...HAVE CREATED A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE WEATHER. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 8 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS85 KVEF 070254 RFWVEF RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 754 PM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 CAZ228-070400- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070607T0300Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 754 PM PDT WED JUN 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WHILE STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE BEEN INCREASING AND WERE ABOVE 15 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ AZZ102-070400- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070607T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 754 PM MST WED JUN 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS ONLY TO 20 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASE TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT. $$
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 Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 4, 10:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 10:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1000 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2007
.SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WEST WILL BEGIN TO
PUSH EAST TODAY AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...FOLLOWED BY SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.UPDATE...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED FAIRLY DENSE BANDS OF CIRRUS
ACROSS SE CA/SRN NV BUT IT APPEARS TO ONLY SLIGHTLY LIMIT SUNSHINE
REACHING THE SURFACE. THIS MAY KEEP AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES A DEGREE
OR SO BELOW THEIR POTENTIAL AND IN LINE WITH THE GOING FORECAST. THE
12Z NAM/GFS REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS REGARDING THE
TRACK AND TIMING OF THE INCOMING BROAD TROUGH TUESDAY. CURRENT
FORECAST TRENDS LOOK GOOD FOR NOW. NO FORECAST UPDATE PLANNED.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...444 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2007...
.SHORT TERM...ALTHOUGH IT HAS FELT LIKE SUMMER FOR A WHILE...THE
ATMOSPHERE IS ABOUT TO DELIVER ONE MORE SHOT OF SPRING. SATELLITE
SHOWS UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC ROLLING TOWARDS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AFTER ONE MORE SUMMER
LIKE DAY TODAY...THE BIG LOW WILL PUSH THE HOT DRY RIDGE OUT OF THE
WAY...BRINGING WINDY AND MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS TO OUR AREA. AMONG
THE MANY CONCERNS WITH THIS SYSTEM...FIRE WEATHER AND STRONG WINDS
ARE PREDOMINANT. MODELS SHOW A BELT OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
SETTING UP OVER OUR AREA TOMORROW...AND WITH VERY DRY AIR STILL IN
PLACE AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...FIRE WEATHER WATCHES
STILL LOOK GOOD. CONSIDERED RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY DUE TO SPOTTY
STRONG WINDS YESTERDAY AND SLIGHT UPWARD TREND IN SPEEDS EXPECTED
FOR TODAY...BUT DECIDED AGAINST IT DUE TO SPOTTY...ISOLATED NATURE
AS MENTIONED BY PREVIOUS SHIFT. TUESDAY WILL BE MUCH MORE
WIDESPREAD. MEANWHILE...THE AFOREMENTIONED BELT OF STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE ONE FAVORABLE INGREDIENT FOR A POTENTIAL DOWNSLOPE
WINDSTORM IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
4KM MODELS NOT AVAILABLE THIS MORNING...BUT 12KM NAM HINTS AT A
BREAKING WAVE SIGNATURE AND FAVORABLE THERMAL PROFILE. WILL LEAVE
HIGH WIND WATCH GOING FOR THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY. ELSEWHERE
AROUND THE CWFA...WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR MANY
ZONES TOMORROW...BUT WILL LEAVE THE FINAL CALL TO THE DAY SHIFT. ON
WEDNESDAY...LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED EVEN
AFTER THE MAIN JET AXIS ROTATES THROUGH...BUT THE BIG STORY WILL BE
THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. EXPECT A 15-20 DEGREE DROP IN HIGH TEMPS
FROM TODAY TO WEDNESDAY...ALL THE WAY FROM JUST UNDER EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING CRITERIA TODAY TO ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM...LONGWAVE TROUGHING OVER THE WESTERN CONUS WILL RESULT
IN COOLER TEMPERATURES DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD...BUT STILL NOT
EXPECTING MUCH PRECIP DUE TO LACK OF MOISTURE. MODELS SHOW OK
AGREEMENT...WITH MAIN DIFFERENCES BEING TIMING OF SHORTWAVES PASSING
OVER IN THE MEAN FLOW. BEST FIT LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN
THE GFS...ECMWF...AND DGEX ALL SHOW A MINOR SHORTWAVE CLIPPING THE
NORTHERN ZONES....SO HAVE KEPT INHERITED 15-20 POPS OVER HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF ESMERALDA...NYE...AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES. OTHERWISE KEPT THE FORECAST DRY. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY
HIGHER THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT DIRECTION REMAINS TRICKY WITH MODEL
PROGS INDICATING THAT THE FRONT WILL ONLY MAKE IT THROUGH THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA BEFORE LOSING DEFINITION. WITH
MEAN TROUGHING OVER THE AREA...TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE A
COUPLE DEGREES BELOW CLIMO NORMS UNTIL THE WEEKEND.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...A FEW SPOTS MAY REACH RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT EXPECT IT TO BE SPOTTY AND INTERMITTENT...THUS WILL
HEADLINE ZONES RATHER THAN ISSUING WARNING. WIDESPREAD RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ARE A VERY GOOD BET ON TUESDAY...AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES
REMAIN IN EFFECT.
&&
.AVIATION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
BECOMING SUSTAINED AROUND 15 KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 20
AND 25 KTS FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MUCH STRONGER
SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 15
AND 20 KTS BY LATE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KTS WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 35 KTS BY MID AFTERNOON AND OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KTS.
THIS WILL LIKELY RAISE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND GENERATE WIDESPREAD
TURBULENCE.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
BECOMING SUSTAINED 10 TO 20 KTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
KTS POSSIBLE. MUCH STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH
WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 KTS AND GUSTS OF 45 TO
50 KTS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 KTS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SAN
BERNARDINO...LINCOLN AND NYE COUNTIES. VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WITH ROTOR
AND EXTREME TURBULENCE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS ON
TUESDAY WILL LIKELY RAISE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND GENERATE
WIDESPREAD TURBULENCE.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 460-466.
.AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 101 AND 102.
.CA...HIGH WIND WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
519 AND 520.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 226-229.
&&
MORGAN/KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 3:27 AM PDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 327 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2007 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-051100- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 327 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2007 /327 AM MST MON JUN 4 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ONLY A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THRESHOLDS. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN THE DESERTS...PARTICULARLY IN NYE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A DOWNSLOPE WINDSTORM...AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST AREAS FOR THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. IN ADDITION...WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR MOST AREAS. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DIMINISHING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WINDS TUESDAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MORGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:57 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 56 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.