Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Apr 10, 2012, 2:04 AM PDT. It took effect at Apr 10, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. 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
- Apr 10, 2012, 2:04 AM PDT (09:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2012, 7:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
337 WWUS85 KLKN 100904 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 204 AM PDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY... .A RIBBON OF STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. NVZ455-457-110000- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0001.120410T1800Z-120411T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0002.120410T1800Z-120411T0200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 204 AM PDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY MIDDAY TODAY. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
124 WWUS85 KLKN 102153 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 253 PM PDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH 7PM THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM HAVE COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. NVZ455-457-110200- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120411T0200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 253 PM PDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE CREATED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
439 WWUS85 KLKN 110213 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 713 PM PDT TUE APR 10 2012 NVZ455-457-110315- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120411T0200Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 713 PM PDT TUE APR 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND RH IS SLOWLY INCREASING...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ RCM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 10:48 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Nye | 8 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.