Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 17, 2011, 2:57 PM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It took effect at Jul 18, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 34 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 17, 2011, 2:57 PM PDT (21:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 18, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Elko County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 4117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
561 WWUS85 KLKN 172157 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 257 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA AGAIN MONDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL CAUSE UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...VERY DRY AIR FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. NVZ457-181000- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0004.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 257 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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...SOUTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 4-8% THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND 5-10% MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NVZ454-181000- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- 257 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE: 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...EXPECT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 4 TO 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-180400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 257 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY * WINDS....SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR 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 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
9 follow-up statements
553 WWUS85 KLKN 180351 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 851 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA AGAIN MONDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL CAUSE UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...VERY DRY AIR FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. NVZ454-181600- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- 851 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STRUGGLE TO GET BACK ABOVE 15 PERCENT. LOOK FOR VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AS A VERY DRY AIR MASS SITS OVER NORTHERN NEVADA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE: 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NVZ457-181600- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 851 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STRUGGLE TO GET BACK ABOVE 15 PERCENT. LOOK FOR VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AS A VERY DRY AIR MASS SITS OVER NORTHERN NEVADA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457. 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...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NVZ455-180500- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 851 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STRUGGLE TO GET BACK ABOVE 15 PERCENT. LOOK FOR MOISTURE TO CREEP NORTHWARD DURING THE OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL HELP TO INCREASE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. $$
100 WWUS85 KLKN 180358 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 858 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA AGAIN MONDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL CAUSE UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...VERY DRY AIR FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. NVZ454-190400- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- 858 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STRUGGLE TO GET BACK ABOVE 15 PERCENT. LOOK FOR VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AS A VERY DRY AIR MASS SITS OVER NORTHERN NEVADA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE: 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NVZ457-190400- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 858 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STRUGGLE TO GET BACK ABOVE 15 PERCENT. LOOK FOR VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AS A VERY DRY AIR MASS SITS OVER NORTHERN NEVADA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE: 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-180500- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110718T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 858 PM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STRUGGLE TO GET BACK ABOVE 15 PERCENT. LOOK FOR MOISTURE TO CREEP NORTHWARD DURING THE OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL HELP TO INCREASE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. $$
331 WWUS85 KLKN 180957 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 257 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL CAUSE UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...VERY DRY AIR FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. NVZ454-457-190000- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.A.0005.110719T1800Z-110720T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 257 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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 TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 4 TO 8 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND NEAR 5 TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECASTED TO OCCUR ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TURNER
475 WWUS85 KLKN 181633 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 933 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL CAUSE UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...VERY DRY AIR FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. NVZ455-190400- /O.EXA.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 933 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE 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. && $$ NVZ454-457-190445- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110718T1800Z-110719T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0005.110719T1800Z-110720T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 933 AM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... THIS RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO
317 WWUS85 KLKN 182154 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 254 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL CAUSE UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...VERY DRY AIR FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. NVZ454-457-191000- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.A.0005.110719T1800Z-110720T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110720T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 254 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 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 TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW RED FLAG CONDITIONS AFTER 9 PM PDT TONIGHT BUT INCREASE AGAIN ABOVE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AFTER 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA AFTER 9 PM PDT TONIGHT BUT DROP BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA AFTER 11 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL 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. && $$ NVZ455-191000- /O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110720T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 254 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONE: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW RED FLAG CONDITIONS AFTER 9 PM PDT TONIGHT BUT INCREASE AGAIN ABOVE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AFTER 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA AFTER 9 PM PDT TONIGHT BUT DROP BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA AFTER 11 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/ELKO
870 WWUS85 KLKN 190423 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 923 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL BE SKIRTING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TUESDAY...AS A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...VERY DRY AIR FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. NVZ454-455-457-200400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110720T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 923 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...455...AND 457... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AFTER 11 AM PDT TUESDAY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION BETWEEN 2 PM TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL 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. && $$
640 WWUS85 KLKN 191738 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1038 AM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR ACROSS NORTHERN CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY BRINGING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. WINDS WILL BEGIN AS SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...AND SHIFT TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. NVZ469-470-200400- /O.EXB.KLKN.FW.W.0006.110719T1800Z-110720T0400Z/ SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 1038 AM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 469 AND 470... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 469 - SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY 470 - EASTERN ELKO COUNTY * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN AS SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND TRANSITION TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ454-455-457-200400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110720T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 1038 AM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...455 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 50 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO CREATE CRITICAL 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. && $$ ROOD
583
WWUS85 KLKN 192208
RFWLKN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
308 PM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...GUSTY WINDS AND DRY AIR ACROSS MOST NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA
INTO THIS EVENING...
A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN OREGON AND IDAHO IS
PRODUCING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NEVADA. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ELKO AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES. WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE WESTERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT
PASSES...THEN DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING.
NVZ454-455-457-469-470-200400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110720T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
308 PM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
469 470 454 455 AND 457...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY.
THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES:
469 - SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY
470 - EASTERN ELKO COUNTY
454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50
455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY
457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND
EUREKA COUNTIES
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY AIR TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
$$
ROOD382 WWUS85 KLKN 200346 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 846 PM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011 NVZ454-455-457-469-470-200500- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110720T0400Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 846 PM PDT TUE JUL 19 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 469...470...454...455...AND 457... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES STRUGGLE TO GET BACK ABOVE 15 PERCENT. LOOK FOR VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT AS DRY AIR SITS OVER NORTHERN NEVADA. $$
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 Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 17, 2:50 AM PDT, 12 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:50 AM PDT, 12 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 250 AM PDT SUN JUL 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SUNNY WINDY AND SEASONABLY HOT TODAY AS VERY DRY AIR OVERSPREADS NEVADA. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO FAR EASTERN NEVADA MONDAY WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE UTAH BORDER. DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .SHORT TERM...SUNDAY AND MONDAY. VERY DRY AIR ARRIVING ON SCHEDULE THIS MORNING. IR SATELLITE REVEALS CRYSTAL CLEAR SKIES ACROSS ALL OF NEVADA THIS MORNING. SURFACE DEWPOINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REDUCED TO THE TEENS AND 20S THIS MORNING...AND WILL FALL FURTHER THIS AFTERNOON TO 5-15 DEGREES FOR MOST LOCALES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 4-8% FOR MOST OF NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES PLUMMET TO 0.10-0.20 INCH ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA. NEEDLESS TO SAY...NO CONVECTION IN THE CARDS TODAY. IN FACT...CLOUDS WILL BE A VERY SCARCE COMMODITY. HOT/DRY SOUTH WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THEME FOR SUNDAY...AS NEVADA REMAINS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE WEST COAST TROUGH AND A GARGANTUAN HOT UPPER HIGH OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS STRONG HIGH WILL BEGIN EXPANDING WESTWARD TODAY...WHICH WILL YIELD STRONG THICKNESS INCREASES AND NOTICEABLY HOTTER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE LOWER 90S. ALSO...THIS WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SQUEEZE PLAY OVER NEVADA AND THE SOUTH WINDS WILL RESPOND WITH STRONGER GUSTS. WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15-25 MPH OVER NORTHERN NEVADA WITH GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ACROSS WHITE PINE/EUREKA/NYE WHERE GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MONDAY...GUSTY S/SW WINDS CONTINUE AS UNSEASONABLY STRONG 567 DM UPPER LOW DIGS TO NEAR EUREKA CALIFORNIA. THIS EVOLUTION WILL DRAW THE STRONG PLUME OF MONSOON MOISTURE OVER UTAH/ARIZONA WESTWARD INTO FAR EASTERN NEVADA. VERY DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL MONDAY WEST OF A JACKPOT-ELKO-TONOPAH LINE...WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND FEW IF ANY CLOUDS. HOWEVER...DID INCREASE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR EASTERN ELKO AND EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTIES MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES /SCATTERED COVERAGE/ WERE PLACED NEAR GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF ELY. HERE...PW QUICKLY INCREASES TO 0.80-1.00 INCH...SO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO TREND TOWARDS WET. MODEL GUIDANCE DEPICTS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT MOISTURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES MONDAY...SO MEANINGFUL RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN STRONGLY CONFINED TO NEAR THE UTAH BORDER. HEIGHTS AND THICKNESSES CONTINUE TO CLIMB RESULTING IN FURTHER WARMING MONDAY...MOST OF US IN THE MID 90S. BT .LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THE MONSOON MOISTURE IN PLACE ALONG THE NEVADA-UTAH BORDER MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A VERY TIGHT PWAT GRADIENT IS EVIDENT FROM THE NEVADA-UTAH BORDER /0.80 INCH/ TO LESS THAN /0.30 INCH/ OVER WESTERN ELKO AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES. SO THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR ISOLATED CONVECTION WILL BE OVER EXTREME EASTERN ELKO AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ANY CONVECTION WILL END TOWARD TUESDAY EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LIFTS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND SCOURS OUT ANY REMAINING MOISTURE. FOLLOWING THE TROUGH...A WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING VERY DRY AIR INTO THE CWA FROM LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THEREAFTER...THE GFS/ECMWF HAVE DIFFERING SOLUTIONS WHICH RESULTS IN THE ECMWF BRINGING ANOTHER STRONG UPPER TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE A STRONG RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEKEND. THE GFS MAINTAINS A WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OF DRY AIR ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. WITH THE ECMWF'S ABILITY TO PICK UP ON CHANGES LATE IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD...HAVE INTRODUCE SOME POPS FOR LATE FRIDAY. OTHERWISE DRY AND WARM THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MF && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA /WHITE PINE...SOUTHERN LANDER/EUREKA AND NORTHERN NYE COUNTIES/ THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING. MF && .FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FWZ 454/455/457 THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AROUND 11 AM. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20-25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH MIN RH VALUES OF ONLY 4-8% AND CURED FUELS TO PRODUCE A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY FOR CENTRAL NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE UNUSUALLY DRY AIR POSES THE RISK OF ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR SHOULD AN IGNITION OCCUR...SO FIRE MANAGERS/CREWS IN 454/455/457 SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MONDAY...STRONG SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. MONSOON MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS FWZ 455/WHITE PINE COUNTY SO RH CRITERIA FOR RED FLAG CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET THERE. HOWEVER...MIN RH WILL STILL FALL TO 5-10% ACROSS FWZ 457 WITH WINDS AVERAGING 20-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THEREFORE DECIDED TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FWZ 457 FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. BT && .HYDROLOGY...LAMOILLE CREEK AND THE LOWER HUMBOLDT RIVER AT COMUS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RECEDE. LAMOILLE CREEK CONTINUES ITS DIURNAL FLUCUATION...PEAKING IN THE EVENING HOURS. LAMOILLE CREEK JUST BARELY GOT ABOVE ACTION STAGE /4.0 FEET/ LAST EVENING...AND WILL LIKELY NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THAT LEVEL SUNDAY EVENING. RIVER STATEMENTS FOR LAMOILLE CREEK ARE EXPECTED TO END FOR THE SEASON TODAY. THE HUMBOLDT RIVER AT COMUS IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW ACTION STAGE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. BT && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...WHITE PINE COUNTY. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN NYE...SOUTHERN LANDER AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY. && 99/89/89/99/99
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2:40 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LKN | 12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.