Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at May 30, 2011, 3:08 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 31, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 37 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
- May 30, 2011, 3:08 PM PDT (22:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2011, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 37 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 22:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 3:11 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Ssw Manhattan, NV | QUIMA PEAK RAWS...7984 FT AMSL |
| Jun 1, 3:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 42 Ese Manhattan, NV | WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT CEMP...7550 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, 10.1 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
- 2546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
437 WWUS85 KVEF 302208 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 308 PM PDT MON MAY 30 2011 .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY AND THEN INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS. WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY WITH THOSE CONDITIONS LIKELY SPREADING EASTWARD WEDNESDAY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME AND THE POTENTIAL COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS. NVZ460-462-311400- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0007.110531T1900Z-110601T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0006.110531T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 308 PM PDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... 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 11 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING IN MOST AREAS AND BELOW 10 PERCENT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$ AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ463>466-311400- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0008.110601T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 308 PM PDT MON MAY 30 2011 /308 PM MST MON MAY 30 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...463...464...465 AND 466... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DROP TO AROUND 5 PERCENT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
090 WWUS85 KVEF 311235 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 535 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST BY LATE TONIGHT AND THEN INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS. WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH THOSE CONDITIONS LIKELY SPREADING EASTWARD WEDNESDAY. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME AND THE POTENTIAL COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS. NVZ460-462-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0006.110531T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 535 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING BELOW 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING IN MOST AREAS AND BELOW 10 PERCENT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$ AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ463>466-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0008.110601T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 535 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /535 AM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...463...464... 465 AND 466... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DROP TO AROUND 5 PERCENT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
795 WWUS85 KVEF 312151 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 251 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH THE STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME AND THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ463>466-011500- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0008.110601T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.FW.W.0006.110601T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 251 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /251 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...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 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING THEN BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$ NVZ460-462-011500- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110602T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 251 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 5 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
646 WWUS85 KVEF 011304 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 604 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE EAST DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS. NVZ460-462-012000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110602T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 604 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO AROUND 5 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ONLY POOR RECOVERY TONIGHT. * 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. && $$ AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ463>466-012000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0006.110601T1800Z-110602T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 604 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /604 AM MST WED JUN 1 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...463... 464... 465 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING THEN BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
877 WWUS85 KVEF 011843 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1143 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE CONDITIONS. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460-462>466-020300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110602T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC 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- 1143 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /1143 AM MST WED JUN 1 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...463... 464... 465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MAINLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$
682 WWUS85 KVEF 020253 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 753 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ463>466-020400- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110602T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 753 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /753 PM MST WED JUN 1 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101 - 102 - 229 - 463 - 464 - 465 AND 466... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY...SOUTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ460-462-020700- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110602T0700Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 753 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ESMERALDA COUNTY AND MUCH OF NYE COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS CNC DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONES 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING...SLOWLY RISING TO NEAR 15 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. * 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. && $$ MORGAN
647 WWUS85 KVEF 020634 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1134 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 NVZ460-462-020745- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110602T0700Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 1134 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND MUCH OF NYE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAD BEGUN TO RECOVER LATE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. $$ MORGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 5:19 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Esmeralda, Nye | 10 hr |
| May 30, 3:08 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 24 hr |
| May 30, 3:23 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Nye | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.