Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at May 14, 2012, 2:04 AM PDT. It took effect at May 14, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 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
- May 14, 2012, 2:04 AM PDT (09:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2012, 9:01 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
900 WWUS85 KLKN 140904 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 204 AM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY... ...DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEVADA TODAY AND POSSIBLY ALL OF NORTHERN NEVADA TUESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN NEVADA BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS FIRE ZONE 457 BY LATE MORNING AND WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO WARRANT ADDITIONAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE CARRY-OVER FUELS FROM LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER ZONE 467 LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RESURGENCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES EAST THROUGH THE FIRE DISTRICT. NVZ467-150015- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0002.120514T2100Z-120515T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0003.120515T0000Z-120515T0900Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0003.120515T1700Z-120516T0900Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 204 AM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. * THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 467 - CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTION...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN BY MID-DAY TUESDAY. LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...POSSIBLY LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ457-150015- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0002.120514T1800Z-120515T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0003.120514T1800Z-120515T0400Z/ LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 204 AM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY COULD CREATE CONDITIONS SUITABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF IGNITION OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ454-468>470-150015- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0003.120515T1700Z-120516T0900Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 204 AM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...468...469..AND...470... * THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 468 - EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY 469 - SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY 470 - EASTERN ELKO COUNTY 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...POSSIBLY LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
956 WWUS85 KLKN 142132 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 232 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY... ...DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY ALL OF NORTHERN NEVADA TUESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT BASIN. WINDS HAVE INCREASED AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS FIRE ZONE 457 AND VALUES OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAVE DIPPED BELOW FIFTEEN PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH DEAD CARRY-OVER FUELS FROM LAST YEAR WARRANT THE CONTINUATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING OVER 457 THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER ZONE 467 LATE THIS EVENING. MORE DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TOMORROW AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES EASTWARD THROUGH NEVADA. NVZ467-150945- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0003.120515T0000Z-120515T0900Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0003.120515T1700Z-120516T0900Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 232 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 467 - CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTION...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN BY MID-DAY TUESDAY. LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...POSSIBLY LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ457-150400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120515T0400Z/ LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 232 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... * THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY COULD CREATE CONDITIONS SUITABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF IGNITION OCCURS. 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. && $$ NVZ454-468>470-150945- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0003.120515T1700Z-120516T0900Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 232 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...468...469..AND...470... * THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 468 - EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY 469 - SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY 470 - EASTERN ELKO COUNTY 454 - LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50 * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...POSSIBLY LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SZATANEK
847 WWUS85 KLKN 150401 AAA RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 901 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY... NVZ467-151200- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120515T0900Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0003.120515T1700Z-120516T0900Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 901 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE THREAT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ZONE 467 HAS NOT MATERIALIZED THIS EVENING...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NVZ457-150515- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120515T0400Z/ LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 901 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WIND DOWN THIS EVENING...BUT GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH COULD CONTINUE THROUGH 11 PM PDT ACROSS THE MID- SLOPES...BEFORE SUBSIDING TO LESS THEN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ NVZ454-468>470-151200- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0003.120515T1700Z-120516T0900Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 901 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...468...469..AND...470... * THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...POSSIBLY LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$
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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.