Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at May 25, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT. It took effect at May 25, 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 25, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2012, 9:18 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
932 WWUS85 KLKN 251000 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 300 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE DROPPING INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT WITH WEAK RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ON AVERAGE UNTIL EARLY THIS MORNING. BEFORE NOON...ACROSS NORTHEAST NYE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST WHITE PINE COUNTY...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT LATE THIS EVENING LOWERING THE FIRE CONCERN. NVZ455-457-260600- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0009.120525T1800Z-120526T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 300 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 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 11 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...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS WHICH ARE IDEAL FOR EXPLOSIVE 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. && $$ LW
2 follow-up statements
942 WWUS85 KLKN 252138 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 238 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUING ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH MOST OF THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DROPPING INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY STRONG AND GUSTY WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT LATE THIS EVENING LOWERING THE FIRE CONCERN...WHILE WINDS WILL ALSO SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT. NVZ455-457-260600- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 238 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 455 - WHITE PINE COUNTY 457 - NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS WHICH ARE IDEAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ RCM
616 WWUS85 KLKN 260418 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 918 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 NVZ455-457-260530- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 918 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA HAVE PRETTY MUCH DIMINISHED BELOW THRESHOLDS...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT. A FEW SITES ARE STILL JUST BELOW THE 15 PERCENT CRITERIA IN FIRE ZONE 455...BUT WINDS THERE ARE BELOW 30 MPH. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2:49 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Nye, White Pine | 20 hr |
| May 25, 2:35 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Elko | 30 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.