Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 4, 2011, 3:16 PM PDT for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jun 5, 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 4, 2011, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 4218 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 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.
030 WWUS85 KVEF 042216 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 316 PM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIE OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY BEFORE MOVING INLAND MONDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA SUNDAY. NVZ460-462-050300- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.A.0010.110605T1800Z-110606T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110605T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 316 PM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462 AS HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES 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...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 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. && $$ AZZ101-102-NVZ461-463>466-051415- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0010.110605T1800Z-110606T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0008.110605T1800Z-110606T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 316 PM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011 /316 PM MST SAT JUN 4 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...461...463...464...465 AND 466... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER- NV SIDE. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS... THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ229-051415- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0008.110605T1800Z-110606T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 316 PM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229... 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 TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 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. && $$ PIERCE
5 follow-up statements
034 WWUS85 KVEF 050251 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 751 PM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIE OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST SUNDAY BEFORE MOVING INLAND MONDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NVZ460-462-050400- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110605T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 751 PM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS. SOUTH WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 35 MPH AT MOST SITES WITHIN THE WARNING AREA AND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN 15 MPH BY 11 PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE MARGINAL WITH VALUES CLIMBING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. $$ AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461-463>466-051300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.110605T1800Z-110606T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 751 PM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011 /751 PM MST SAT JUN 4 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...461...463...464... 465 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY 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... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 13 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. && $$ JA
738 WWUS85 KVEF 051016 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 316 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY CONDITIONS TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NVZ462-052000- /O.EXA.KVEF.FW.W.0008.110605T1800Z-110606T0300Z/ NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 316 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. * WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT MUCH OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461-463>466-052000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.110605T1800Z-110606T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 316 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 /316 AM MST SUN JUN 5 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 FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102... 461...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 NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY 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... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER- NV SIDE. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 13 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. && $$
955 WWUS85 KVEF 051805 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1105 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY CONDITIONS TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-060300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110606T0300Z/ 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- 1105 AM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 /1105 AM MST SUN JUN 5 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102... 461...463...464... 465 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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 NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY 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... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER- NV SIDE. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. A FEW STATIONS IN LINCOLN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY HAVE HIT RED FLAG CRITERIA WITHIN THE PAST HOUR. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 13 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
138 WWUS85 KVEF 052217 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 317 PM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST IS FINALLY STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF MOVING EAST. THE LOW WILL INCREASE EASTWARD MOVEMENT AND CROSS NORTHERN INYO COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL NEVADA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE THE WINDS DECREASE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT AND ANOTHER BOUT OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON MONDAY. AZZ102-060630- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0009.110606T1600Z-110607T0100Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110606T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 317 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... 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 9 AM TO 6 PM MST MONDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BEFORE DECREASING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING BACK FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 40 MPH MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 13 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY. * 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. && $$ AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-060300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110606T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 317 PM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 /317 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE... IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER- NV SIDE. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. NUMEROUS STATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA HAVE EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ PIERCE
208 WWUS85 KVEF 060259 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 759 PM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST IS FINALLY STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF MOVING EAST. THE LOW WILL INCREASE EASTWARD MOVEMENT AND CROSS NORTHERN INYO COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL NEVADA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT AND ANOTHER BOUT OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON MONDAY. AZZ102-061300- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110606T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.110606T1600Z-110607T0100Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 759 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR ARIZONA FIRE WATERY ZONE 102 DUE TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MST MONDAY FOR THESE SAME AREAS. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BEFORE DECREASING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DECREASING TO LESS THAN 20 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 40 MPH MONDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 13 PERCENT AGAIN MONDAY. * 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. && $$ AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ461>466-060400- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110606T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 759 PM PDT SUN JUN 5 2011 /759 PM MST SUN JUN 5 2011/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. AUTOMATED SENSORS SHOWED WIND GUSTS HAVE GENERALLY DECREASED TO LESS THAN 35 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. $$ JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 3:40 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.