Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jan 18, 2012, 12:52 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 19, 2012, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 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
- Jan 18, 2012, 12:52 PM PST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2012, 5:00 PM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
979 WWUS85 KLKN 182052 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1252 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 NVZ454-457-200100- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0001.120119T1700Z-120120T0100Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 1252 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM PST THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM PST THURSDAY. * 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 * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
146 WWUS85 KLKN 191155 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 355 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 NVZ454-457-200000- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0001.120119T1700Z-120120T0100Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 355 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
760 WWUS85 KLKN 191338 AAA RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 538 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 NVZ454-457-200100- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0001.120119T1700Z-120120T0100Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 538 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * 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 * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO 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. && $$
468 WWUS85 KLKN 200053 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 453 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 NVZ454-457-200200- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0100Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 453 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 457... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING...THUS WE WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2:58 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LKN | 11 hr |
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Sources
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