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Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Elko, NV

August 17, 2012

NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 17, 2012, 2:45 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 18, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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 17, 2012, 2:45 PM PDT (21:45 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 18, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired: Aug 18, 2012, 7:54 PM PDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Elko, NV

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

316 
WWUS85 KLKN 172145
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
245 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...A MIX OF DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 467 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CREEP AS FAR NORTHWEST AS FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 467 BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A POTENT PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL THEN
CREATE A MIX OF DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS WHICH WILL LAST
OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

NVZ467-182000-
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0023.120818T2100Z-120819T1800Z/
CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
245 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 467...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN 
  HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
  ZONE TO ISOLATED IN THE NORTHERN PART.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH
  STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ALREADY
  ACTIVE FIRES MAY GAIN NEW STRENGTH AND SPREAD FURTHER.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ468>470-182000-
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.A.0014.120819T1800Z-120820T0600Z/
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
245 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 468...469...AND 470...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...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...MAINLY ISOLATED...TO SCATTERED OVER
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH
  STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ALREADY
  ACTIVE FIRES MAY GAIN NEW STRENGTH AND SPREAD FURTHER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

BB

3 follow-up statements

161 
WWUS85 KLKN 181012
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
312 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TODAY
AND SUNDAY... 

.MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CREEP AS FAR NORTHWEST AS FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 467 BY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON
SUNDAY TO SPAWN A MIX OF DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS.

NVZ467-190600-
/O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0023.120818T2100Z-120819T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
312 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN 
  HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 
  ALREADY ACTIVE FIRES MAY GAIN NEW STRENGTH AND SPREAD FURTHER.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ468>470-190600-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0014.120819T1800Z-120820T0600Z/
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
312 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 468...469...AND 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...MAINLY ISOLATED...TO SCATTERED OVER 
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 
  ALREADY ACTIVE FIRES MAY GAIN NEW STRENGTH AND SPREAD FURTHER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
LW

355 
WWUS85 KLKN 182203
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
303 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TODAY
AND SUNDAY...

.MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL CREEP AS FAR NORTHWEST AS FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 467 THROUGH THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON
SUNDAY TO SPAWN A MIX OF DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS.

NVZ467-190600-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120819T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
303 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 467...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN 
  HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 
  ALREADY ACTIVE FIRES MAY GAIN NEW STRENGTH AND SPREAD FURTHER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
ERRATIC STRONG WINDS...SPOTTY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NVZ468>470-191315-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0014.120819T1800Z-120820T0600Z/
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
303 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 468...469...AND 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...MAINLY ISOLATED...TO SCATTERED OVER 
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* WINDS...UPSLOPE/DOWN VALLEY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST AND
  NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH...WITH THE
  SHIFT OCCURRING BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM PDT.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 
  ALREADY ACTIVE FIRES MAY GAIN NEW STRENGTH AND SPREAD FURTHER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

BB

726 
WWUS85 KLKN 190254
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
754 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 SUNDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NEVADA ON SUNDAY
PRODUCING A MIXTURE OF DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS.

NVZ467-190400-
/O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120819T0600Z/
CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
754 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 AS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
DIMINISHED THIS EVENING.

$$

NVZ468>470-191300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0014.120819T1800Z-120820T0600Z/
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
754 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 468...469...AND 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...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...MAINLY ISOLATED...TO SCATTERED OVER 
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 
  ALREADY ACTIVE FIRES MAY GAIN NEW STRENGTH AND SPREAD FURTHER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

JH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 17, 2:45 PM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	LKN	Elko	36 hr

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Sources

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