Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 13, 2011, 2:30 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 13, 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
- Jul 13, 2011, 2:30 AM PDT (09:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 13, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 13, 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.
175 WWUS85 KLKN 130930 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 230 AM PDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. NVZ455-457-140300- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0003.110713T1800Z-110714T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 230 AM PDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 455 AND 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...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 ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO
2 follow-up statements
232 WWUS85 KLKN 132115 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 215 PM PDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. NVZ455-457-140300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110714T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 215 PM PDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 455 AND 457... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 8 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ SZATANEK
875 WWUS85 KLKN 140240 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 740 PM PDT WED JUL 13 2011 NVZ455-457-140345- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110714T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 740 PM PDT WED JUL 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE 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. WHILE A FEW AREAS MAY STILL SEE GUSTS TO 30 MPH DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...MOST AREAS WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN RISING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. $$ LW
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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.