Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 28, 2011, 2:55 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 29, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Jun 28, 2011, 2:55 PM PDT (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 29, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
638 WWUS85 KLKN 282155 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 255 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL NEVADA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THESE STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY ARE PROJECTED FOR MOST OF CENTRAL NEVADA. FUELS IN ZONES 454...455 AND 457 ARE NOW CONSIDERED DRY ENOUGH SUCH THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. NVZ455-291000- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0002.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 255 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 AND 455 AND 457... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS FOR BRIEF PERIODS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ454-457-290400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 255 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 AND 457... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
5 follow-up statements
729 WWUS85 KLKN 290358 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 858 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...WINDS DIMINISHING AND HUMIDITY INCREASING THIS EVENING... ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED OVER FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WHILE WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND HUMIDITY IS INCREASING ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY ARE AGAIN EXPECTED OVER FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 ON WEDNESDAY. NVZ455-291600- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 858 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY * WINDS...WHILE WINDS ARE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...THEY WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS FOR BRIEF PERIODS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RISING THIS EVENING...BUT THEN FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ454-457-290500- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 858 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 AND 457... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS EVENING...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS INCREASING. WHILE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...WITH ANOTHER DECREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ RCM
750 WWUS85 KLKN 290848 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 148 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED OVER FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457 LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE REGION TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED OVER FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457 TODAY. NVZ457-300300- /O.EXA.KLKN.FW.W.0002.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 148 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 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 * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ455-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.110629T1800Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 148 AM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SOME WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 70 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
826 WWUS85 KLKN 292157 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 257 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED OVER FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457 INTO THIS EVENING... .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457 THROUGH THE MID EVENING HOURS. NVZ455-457-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 257 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 AND 457... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ TURNER
983 WWUS85 KLKN 300239 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 739 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 NVZ455-457-300345- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 739 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA AND HUMIDITY IS INCREASING. WHILE A FEW AREAS MAY STILL SEE GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR GREATER WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...MOST AREAS WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. $$ RCM
800 WWUS85 KLKN 300241 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 741 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 NVZ455-457-300345- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 741 PM PDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA AND HUMIDITY IS INCREASING. WHILE A FEW AREAS MAY STILL SEE GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR GREATER WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...MOST AREAS WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. $$ RCM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 3:04 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | White Pine | 11 hr |
| Jun 28, 4:59 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | LKN | 31 min |
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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.