Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 3, 2012, 1:39 PM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It took effect at Aug 4, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 33 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
- Aug 3, 2012, 1:39 PM PDT (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 4, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2012, 8:38 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Elko County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 2785 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
270 WWUS85 KLKN 032039 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 139 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...DRY LIGHTNING OUTBREAK EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND... .A WEAK PUSH OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING SUNDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTERACT WITH THE MOISTURE AS IT MOVES INLAND FROM THE PACIFIC...PARTICULARLY ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINATION IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN WIDESPREAD DRY LIGHTNING ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT. NVZ455-457-041445- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0013.120804T1900Z-120806T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0021.120804T1900Z-120806T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 139 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SATURDAY...WITH LIGHTNING COVERAGE LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 PERCENT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT ON SATURDAY AND EARLY ON SUNDAY...BUT THEN WILL REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY EXCEED 45 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NVZ454-467>470-041445- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0013.120805T1900Z-120806T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0021.120805T1900Z-120806T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 139 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...467...468...469 AND 470... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY...WITH LIGHTNING COVERAGE LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 PERCENT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY EXCEED 45 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ RCM
5 follow-up statements
538 WWUS85 KLKN 040910 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 210 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...DRY LIGHTNING OUTBREAK EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS NEVADA STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTERACT WITH THE MOISTURE AS IT MOVES INLAND FROM THE PACIFIC...PARTICULARLY ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINATION IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN WIDESPREAD DRY LIGHTNING ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA ON SUNDAY. NVZ455-457-050000- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0021.120804T1900Z-120806T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 210 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LIGHTNING COVERAGE LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 PERCENT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE TONIGHT AND EARLY ON SUNDAY...BUT THEN WILL REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NVZ454-467>470-050000- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0021.120805T1900Z-120806T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 210 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...467...468...469 AND 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY...WITH LIGHTNING COVERAGE LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 PERCENT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS ELKO COUNTY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TURNER
626 WWUS85 KLKN 042205 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 305 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...DRY LIGHTNING OUTBREAK EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY... .MONSOON MOISTURE WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS NEVADA STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL INTERACT WITH THE MOISTURE AS IT MOVES INLAND FROM THE PACIFIC...PARTICULARLY ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINATION IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN WIDESPREAD DRY LIGHTNING ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA ON SUNDAY. NVZ455-457-051315- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120806T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 305 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LIGHTNING COVERAGE LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 PERCENT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE TONIGHT AND EARLY ON SUNDAY...BUT THEN WILL REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ NVZ454-467>470-051315- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0021.120805T1900Z-120806T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 305 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...467...468...469 AND 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY...WITH LIGHTNING COVERAGE LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 PERCENT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS ELKO COUNTY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
533 WWUS85 KLKN 050930 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 230 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...DRY LIGHTNING OUTBREAK EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN INCREASE IN MONSOON MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN APPROACHING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NEVADA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL DECREASE BY LATE THIS EVENING AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NVZ455-457-060000- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120806T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 230 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN REDEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING AROUND 11 AM. LIGHTNING COVERAGE WILL LIKELY EXCEED 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BETTER THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SHIFTING TO NORTHERN NEVADA BY THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ454-467>470-060000- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0021.120805T1900Z-120806T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 230 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...467...468...469 AND 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AROUND 11 AM. THUNDERSTORM AND LIGHTNING COVERAGE WILL REACH ITS PEAK FROM THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 PERCENT. THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BEGIN DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. NUMEROUS NEW FIRE IGNITIONS ARE EXPECTED. FIRE MANAGERS AND CREWS IN THE FIELD SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TURNER
781 WWUS85 KLKN 052206 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 306 PM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012 NVZ454-455-457-467>470-060600- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120806T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 306 PM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...455...457...467...468...469 AND 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS LIKELY TO CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND GUSTY ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
222 WWUS85 KLKN 060338 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 838 PM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012 NVZ454-455-457-467>470-060445- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120806T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 838 PM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...455...457...467... 468...469 AND 470... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE THREAT FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA. THERE ARE ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS STILL PERSISTING IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...BUT AREAL COVERAGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.