Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at May 15, 2012, 1:40 AM PDT. It took effect at May 15, 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 15, 2012, 1:40 AM PDT (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2012, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
513 WWUS85 KLKN 150840 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 140 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA TODAY... .A RIBBON OF STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FIRE ZONE 455. IN ADDITION A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ALLOW A FEW ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. NVZ454-467>470-150945- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.A.0003.120515T1700Z-120516T0900Z/ 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- 140 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...467...468...469 AND 470... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE AREAL COVERAGE THREAT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAS DECREASED DOWN TO LESS THEN FIVE PERCENT FOR ANY GIVEN FIRE WEATHER ZONE...THUS THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE IS STILL THE CHANCE FOR A FEW DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY BEING IN FIRE ZONES 454...AND 468. $$ NVZ455-152245- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0004.120515T1800Z-120516T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 140 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
491 WWUS85 KLKN 152110 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 210 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA TODAY... .A FETCH OF GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF A WEAKENING LOW COINCIDENT WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS CONTINUES TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS FIRE ZONE 455. ADDITIONALLY...EXPECTING ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. NVZ455-160400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120516T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 210 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... * THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 46 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ SZATANEK
855 WWUS85 KLKN 160355 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 855 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 NVZ455-160500- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120516T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 855 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... $$
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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.