Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at May 23, 2012, 3:12 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, Tulare County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at May 24, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 33 hr. 24 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2012, 3:12 PM PDT (22:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Tulare County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 9:00 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NV | DECON UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL MESONET SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 3916 FEET MEASURED A 62 MPH WIND GUST. |
| May 25, 9:15 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Mercury (Nts A23), NV | MERCURY A23 MESONET SITE MEASURED A 65 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3678 FEET. |
| May 25, 9:24 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Ene Boulder City, NV | HOOVER DAM BYPASS BRIDGE MID-SPAN WEATHER STATION RECORDED A 58 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 1436 FEET. |
| May 25, 10:25 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Desert Rock Airport, NV | DESERT ROCK AIRPORT RECORDED A GUST OF 61 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3301 FEET. |
| May 25, 12:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NV | DECON GROUND DISPOSAL MESONET SITE MEASURED A 66 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3916 FEET. |
| May 25, 12:34 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Red Rock Canyon Raws, NV | RED ROCK CANYON RAWS RECORDED A GUST OF 59 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET. |
| May 25, 1:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amargosa Valley, NV | THE CO-OP OBSERVER IN AMARGOSA VALLEY REPORTED HIGH WINDS DAMAGED OLDER ROOFS...KNOCKED OUT POWER...CAUSED SOME METAL BUILDINGS TO FAIL AND ALSO TORE DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE. |
| May 25, 1:23 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Desert Rock Airport, NV | DESERT ROCK AIRPORT MEASURED A 62 MPH GUST FROM THE SOUTH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3301 FEET. |
| May 25, 1:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 2 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NV | DECON UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL MESONET SITE MEASURED A 71 MPH GUST AT 3916 FEET. |
| May 25, 1:42 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | OAK CREEK RAWS GUSTED TO 58 MPH FROM THE WEST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET. |
| May 25, 2:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 3 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | SPRING MOUNTAIN YOUTH CAMP MEASURED A 71 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 8380 FEET. |
| May 25, 2:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Meadview, AZ | STRONG WINDS REMOVED SHINGLES FROM SEVERAL BUILDINGS. TIME OF EVENT IS APPROXIMATE |
| May 25, 2:05 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Las Vegas, NV | LIGHT POLE KNOCKED DOWN BY HIGH WINDS AT THE INTERSECTION OF KAREN AND EASTERN IN LAS VEGAS. TIME OF EVENT IS APPROXIMATE. |
| May 25, 2:12 PM PDT | SNOW 0 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER REPORTED RAIN WITH MIXED WITH A FEW SNOWFLAKES IN ASPENDELL AT 8500 FEET. CURRENT AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 35 DEGREES. |
| May 25, 2:16 PM PDT | SNOW 0 | Lake Sabrina, CA | LAKE SABRINA BOAT LANDING REPORTED ALL SNOW WAS FALLING BUT NO ACCUMULATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 9139 FEET. CURRENT AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 28 DEGREES. |
| May 25, 2:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Well 5b (Nts A05), NV | WELL 5B MESONET SITE MEASURED A 60 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3085 FEET. |
| May 25, 3:10 PM PDT | DUST STORM | 5 Ne Olancha, CA | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL CLOSED STATE ROUTE 190 FROM HIGHWAY 395 ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTH END OF THE OWENS DRY LAKE BED DUE TO BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED TO BE AS LOW AS ZERO IN THIS AREA. |
| May 25, 4:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 3 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | SPRING MOUNTAIN YOUTH CAMP...LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 8380 FEET MSL. |
| May 25, 4:11 PM PDT | SNOW 0 | Lake Sabrina, CA | LAKE SABRINA BOAT LANDING REPORTED A LIGHT COATING OF SNOW STUCK TO WOODEN SURFACES. CURRENT AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 25 DEGREES AT AN ELEVATION OF 9139 FEET. |
| May 25, 4:38 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 3 N Mt. Charleston, NV | DEER CREEK HIGHWAY...LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 8218 FEET MSL. |
| May 25, 5:53 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Bishop, CA | BISHOP ASOS LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 4121 FEET MSL. |
| May 25, 6:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 3 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | SPRING MOUNTAIN YOUTH CAMP MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 80 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 8380 FEET. |
| May 25, 6:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 3 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | |
| May 25, 8:00 PM PDT | SNOW 2 | Lake Sabrina, CA | LAKE SABRINA BOAT LANDING REPORTED SNOW BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND ENDED AROUND 8 PM WITH A TOTAL OF 2 INCHES MEASURED AT 9139 FEET. LIGHT SNOW WAS STILL FALLING THIS MORNING AROUND 830 AM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 4663 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
696 WWUS85 KVEF 232212 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 312 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 NVZ460>465-241215- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0009.120524T1900Z-120525T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0014.120524T2100Z-120526T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 312 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461...462...463...464 AND 465... 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 2 PM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL LIKELY BE MET AS WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AND RH VALUES MAY RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON THURSDAY...AND GUSTS UP NEAR 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 6 TO 11 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. && $$ AZZ101-102-NVZ466-241215- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0014.120524T2100Z-120526T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER- NV SIDE- 312 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 /312 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102 AND 466... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL LIKELY BE MET AS WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AND RH VALUES MAY RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON THURSDAY...AND GUSTS UP NEAR 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ226>229-241215- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0014.120524T2100Z-120526T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 312 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 229... 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 2 PM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. AS WELL AS FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST..FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. IN ZONES 226 AND 227...THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE THESE ZONES ARE MOST LIKELY TO MEET CRITERIA. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA IS EXPECTED TO BE MET AS WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AND RH VALUES MAY RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AREAWIDE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ON THURSDAY...AND GUSTS UP NEAR 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 8 TO 15 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
5 follow-up statements
998 WWUS85 KVEF 241046 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ101-102-NVZ460>466-242300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.120524T2100Z-120526T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 /346 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102... 460...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL LIKELY BE MET AS WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AND RH VALUES MAY RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH TODAY...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 5 TO 15 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. && $$ CAZ226>229-242300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.120524T2100Z-120526T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 229... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA IS EXPECTED TO BE MET AS WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY IN SOME AREAS AND RH VALUES MAY RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AREAWIDE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH TODAY...AND GUSTS UP NEAR 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MAY SEE THEIR STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WHEN GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 8 TO 15 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
683 WWUS85 KVEF 242142 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 242 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 AZZ101-102-NVZ460>466-251245- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 242 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 /242 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...460...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL LIKELY BE MET AS WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AND RH VALUES MAY RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH TODAY...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 5 TO 15 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. && $$ CAZ226>229-251245- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 242 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 229... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA IS EXPECTED TO BE MET AS WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY IN SOME AREAS AND RH VALUES MAY RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AREAWIDE. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH TODAY...AND GUSTS UP NEAR 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MAY SEE THEIR STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WHEN GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 8 TO 15 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
998 WWUS85 KVEF 251156 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 456 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 AZZ101-102-NVZ460>466-252000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 456 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /456 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...460...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL BE MET ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY LATE THIS MORNING DUE TO THE UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 5 TO 15 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. && $$ CAZ226>229-252000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 456 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 229... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA IS EXPECTED TO BE MET BY LATE THIS MORNING DUE TO AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 8 TO 15 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
730 WWUS85 KVEF 251949 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1249 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 AZZ101-102-NVZ460>466-260600- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 1249 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /1249 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...460...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL CONTINUE BE MET ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 5 TO 15 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. && $$ CAZ226>229-260600- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 1249 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 229... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL CONTINUE BE MET ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 8 TO 15 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
579 WWUS85 KVEF 260557 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1057 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 AZZ101-102-NVZ460>466-260700- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 1057 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /1057 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...460...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466... WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH MOST HUMIDITIES GREATER THAN 20 PERCENT. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...OVERALL WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THUS WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AS OF 11 PM PDT / MST. $$ CAZ226>229-260700- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 1057 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...228 AND 229... WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH MOST HUMIDITIES GREATER THAN 20 PERCENT. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...OVERALL WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THUS WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AS OF 11 PM PDT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:19 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 56 hr |
| May 23, 3:19 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 56 hr |
| May 23, 3:19 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Clark, Nye | 23 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2012Red Flag Warnings in California, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.