Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

803 
WWUS85 KVEF 012338
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
438 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2010

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
ENHANCE SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
TODAY...AND SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY. THE
GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NVZ461-020300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100702T0300Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.100702T1700Z-100703T0300Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
438 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING... 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8
PM PDT FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LINCOLN
COUNTY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM
PDT FRIDAY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT
WILL PICK BACK UP AGAIN FRIDAY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10
PERCENT...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH TO EXTREME. THIS
COMBINATION WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NVZ462-020300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100702T0300Z/
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
438 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2010

...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 THE NYE COUNTY DESERTS FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS WILL COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREME FIRE
DANGER TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

AZZ102-020300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.100702T1700Z-100703T0300Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
438 PM MST THU JUL 1 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45
MPH ARE LIKELY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH TO VERY HIGH. THIS
COMBINATION WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

160 
WWUS85 KVEF 020241
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
741 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2010

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY
FUELS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

NVZ461-021400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100702T0300Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.100702T1700Z-100703T0300Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
741 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.

WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP AGAIN FRIDAY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10
PERCENT...AND FIRE DANGER IS VERY HIGH TO EXTREME. THIS
COMBINATION WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NVZ462-020345-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100702T0300Z/
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
741 PM PDT THU JUL 1 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
NYE COUNTY DESERTS.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA THIS EVENING AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. 

$$

AZZ102-021400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.100702T1700Z-100703T0300Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
741 PM MST THU JUL 1 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST
DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
45 MPH ARE LIKELY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 10 PERCENT...AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH TO VERY
HIGH. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
838 PM PDT WED JUN 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A MODEST INFLUX OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER
NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH THURSDAY...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. ELSEWHERE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRING HOT AND DRY WEATHER. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DRY OUT THE REGION
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL OVER THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
&&

.UPDATE...CONVECTION OVER MOHAVE COUNTY WAS PRETTY WEAK TODAY AND NO
LIGHTNING STRIKES WERE OBSERVED. THE CLOUDS HAD MOSTLY DISSIPATED
ACROSS THE AREA AS OF 830 PM. UPDATED SKY COVER FORECAST FOR LESS
CLOUD COVER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. OTHERWISE NO UPDATES
PLANNED THIS EVENING.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
251 PM PDT WED JUN 30 2010

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...RADAR AND SATELLITE
DATA LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY. VERY DEFINED LINE OVER MOHAVE
COUNTY DELINEATING CLOUD FREE SKIES AND MODERATE CONVECTIVE CELLS
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. RETURNS ARE DRIFTING TO
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST TODAY VERSUS NORTH-NORTHWEST YESTERDAY. STORM
MOTION AND THETA-E DATA SUPPORTS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WELL EAST AND NORTHEAST OF KINGMAN INTO EARLY EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...SKIES WILL BE CLEAR TONIGHT UNDER DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW.

MODEL DATA REMAINS CONSISTENT SHOWING LOW LEVEL MONSOON MOISTURE
PRESENTLY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARIZONA OOZING WESTWARD INTO
MOHAVE COUNTY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS.
HOWEVER DURING THE DAYTIME...PREVAILING SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL MIX
MOISTURE THROUGH A DEEPER LAYER WHICH WILL HELP INHIBIT ANY DEEP OR
MORE ORGANIZED STORMS FROM DEVELOPING. THE REST OF THE AREA WILL
STAY DRY WITH SOUTHWEST BREEZES KICKING IN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED TO THE
MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD WITH GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT. A TROUGH MOVING
THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST THIS WEEKEND WILL PROVIDE FOR
DRY...GUSTY CONDITIONS AT TIMES WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND
THE SEASONAL NORMALS FOR EARLY JULY. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE
TROUGH...SUBTROPICAL RIDGE QUICKLY ESTABLISHES ITSELF BACK OVER THE
SOUTHWEST STATES NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR RISING TEMPERATURES.
THERE ARE SIGNS OFF BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF OF A MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW IN
THE MID LEVELS DEVELOPING BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...DRY CONDITIONS AND PERSISTENT SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST SURFACE WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE PAC NW. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
IS EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN NEVADA BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PEACH SPRINGS CORRIDOR THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOON
AND EVENINGS.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...ISOLATED AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
THROUGH FRIDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE...WITH
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS.

.FIRE WEATHER...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL LEAD TO STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA THURSDAY...AND EAST CENTRAL NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING NVZ462
     FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
NVZ461.
AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AZZ102.
CA...NONE.
&&

HARRISON/PIERCE

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