Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 27, 2011, 3:13 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jun 28, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2011, 3:13 PM PDT (22:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 28, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1:20 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 46 E Tonopah, NV | WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT CEMP -- 7550 FT AMSL |
| Jun 28, 7:11 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 28 Nne Tonopah, NV | QUIMA PEAK RAWS -- 7984 FT AMSL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 6160 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
614 WWUS85 KVEF 272213 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 313 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW....STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR WITHIN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-281345- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0014.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0013.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0015.110629T1700Z-110630T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 313 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 /313 PM MST MON JUN 27 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462...463...464... 465 AND 466... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462...463...464... 465 AND 466... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ460-281345- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0014.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0013.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 313 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS PIERCE
4 follow-up statements
465 WWUS85 KVEF 281122 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 422 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW....STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR WITHIN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0013.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0015.110629T1700Z-110630T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 422 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 /422 AM MST TUE JUN 28 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229... 461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462... 463...464...465 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ460-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0013.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 422 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
008 WWUS85 KVEF 281841 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1141 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW....STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR WITHIN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ALONG WITH CONTINUED LOW HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-290400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0013.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0015.110629T1700Z-110630T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 1141 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 /1141 AM MST TUE JUN 28 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462... 463...464...465 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT BOTH DAYS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ460-290400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0013.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 1141 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE WIND WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS PIERCE
836 WWUS85 KVEF 282157 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 257 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL SIERRA TONIGHT AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE WINDS LESSEN AND HUMIDITY VALUES SHOW SOME RECOVERY. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-291400- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0015.110629T1700Z-110630T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0014.110629T1700Z-110630T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 257 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 /257 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462... 463...464...465 AND 466... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ NVZ460-290400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 257 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ PIERCE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
525 WWUS85 KVEF 290400 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 900 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL SIERRA TONIGHT AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SHOW SOME RECOVERY. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-291300- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.110629T1700Z-110630T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 900 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 /900 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461... 462...463...464...465 AND 466... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASING OVERNIGHT. EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TODAY. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ NVZ460-290500- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 900 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 3:13 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 24 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:14 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 30 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2011Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2011Red Flag Warnings in California, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.