Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at May 14, 2012, 2:26 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; Lincoln County, Nevada. It took effect at May 15, 2012, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 8 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, 2:26 PM MST (21:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2012, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- May 15, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Lincoln County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 6413 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WWUS85 KVEF 142126 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 226 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO THE OWENS VALLEY AND ESMERALDA COUNTY. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO NORTHERN NEVADA TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG ACROSS MUCH OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. AZZ102-150300- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0006.120515T1900Z-120516T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0011.120515T1900Z-120516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 226 PM MST MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 8 PM. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS MOST OF THE DAY. * 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 OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ461-150300- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0011.120515T1900Z-120516T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 226 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 8 PM. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS MUCH OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ226-NVZ460-150300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120515T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 226 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 460... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY 8 PM. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 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 OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
4 follow-up statements
607 WWUS85 KVEF 150237 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 737 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEVADA TUESDAY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. CAZ226-NVZ460-150345- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120515T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 737 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 460... WINDS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER HAD ENDED. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ102-NVZ461-151100- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0011.120515T1900Z-120516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 737 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 /737 PM MST MON MAY 14 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 461... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 8 PM. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS MUCH OF THE DAY. * 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 OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
892 WWUS85 KVEF 151036 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 336 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AZZ102-NVZ461-152200- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0011.120515T1900Z-120516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 336 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 /336 AM MST TUE MAY 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 461... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING BY 8 PM. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS MUCH OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
016 WWUS85 KVEF 152139 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 239 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. AZZ102-NVZ461-160300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 239 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 /239 PM MST TUE MAY 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 461... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING BY 8 PM. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS IN SOUTH CHANNELED AREAS. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS MUCH OF THE DAY. * 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 OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
473 WWUS85 KVEF 160248 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 748 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 AZZ102-NVZ461-160400- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 748 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 /748 PM MST TUE MAY 15 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 461... WINDS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN VERY LOW UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.