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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 2, 2010, 3:13 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jul 3, 2010, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 3 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 2, 2010, 3:13 PM MST (22:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2010, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2010, 3:10 PM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Mohave County, AZ
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
642 WWUS85 KVEF 022213 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 313 PM PDT FRI JUL 2 2010 .A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS HAS RESULTED IN LOCAL GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OVER MAINLY THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA. WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO MAINLY THE NORTHERN PORTION OF MOHAVE COUNTY. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AZZ102-030900- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0009.100703T1900Z-100704T0100Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100703T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 313 PM MST FRI JUL 2 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THESE WARNINGS ARE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN FORM AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES OF BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT 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. && $$ NVZ461-030300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100703T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 313 PM PDT FRI JUL 2 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 10 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
3 follow-up statements
528 WWUS85 KVEF 030236 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 736 PM PDT FRI JUL 2 2010 AZZ102-031400- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100703T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.100703T1900Z-100704T0100Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 736 PM MST FRI JUL 2 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. 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 SATURDAY 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. && $$ NVZ461-030345- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100703T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 736 PM PDT FRI JUL 2 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. $$
755 WWUS85 KVEF 030901 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 201 AM PDT SAT JUL 3 2010 AZZ102-040100- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.100703T1900Z-100704T0100Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 201 AM MST SAT JUL 3 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP AGAIN AROUND NOON TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS 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. && $$ MORGAN
057 WWUS85 KVEF 032210 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 310 PM PDT SAT JUL 3 2010 AZZ102-032315- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100704T0100Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 310 PM MST SAT JUL 3 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 35 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON... WIDESPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. $$
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 Jul 2, 2:35 PM MST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:35 PM MST, 38 minutes before
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.