Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 3, 2012, 3:10 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, Tulare County, California. It took effect at Jun 4, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 21 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
- Jun 3, 2012, 3:10 PM PDT (22:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2012, 4:54 AM PDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties 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), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1:42 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | OAK CREEK RAWS MEASURED A 47 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 2:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Sierra Rotors 15, CA | SIERRA ROTORS NUMBER 15 MEASURED A 48 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3727 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 2:40 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 1 Wnw Rachel, NV | THE RACHEL CEMP SITE MEASURED A 48 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4850 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 3:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | Dyer-Wallace Farms, NV | A MESONET SITE NEAR DYER MEASURED A 40 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4883 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 3:03 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 5 S Owens Valley Raws, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 49 MPH. WINDS HAVE BEEN STEADILY INCREASING SINCE ABOUT 230 PM. |
| Jun 4, 3:35 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 3 Sw Boulder City, NV | BOULDER CITY AIRPORT MEASURED A 41 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 2200 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 3:42 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Bishop Airport, CA | BISHOP AIRPORT MEASURED A 45 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4102 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 4:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NV | DECON UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL MESONET SITE MEASURED A 57 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3916 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 4:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 2 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NV | DECON UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL MESONET SITE MEASURED A 57 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3916 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 4:35 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 3 W Visalia, CA | VISALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT /KVIS/. |
| Jun 4, 4:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NV | DECON UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL MEASURED A 67 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3916 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 4:52 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Owens Valley Raws, CA | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED A LARGE TREE BRANCH AS WELL AS A TREE DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD NEAR OLD SHERWIN GRADE ROAD AND PINE CREEK ROAD NORTHWEST OF BISHOP. |
| Jun 4, 4:55 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Lake Sabrina, CA | LAKE SABRINA BOAT RAMP MEASURED A 50 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 9139 FEET. CURRENTLY LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING. |
| Jun 4, 4:58 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | Pahrump, NV | A SPOTTER MEASURED A 40 MPH WIND GUST IN PAHRUMP. |
| Jun 4, 5:42 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 5 Nw Independence, CA | OAK CREEK MEASURED A 54 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 5:59 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 5 Sw Spring Mountain Ra, NV | MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT MEASURED A 50 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 5600 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 6:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | SPRING MOUNTAIN YOUTH CAMP MEASURED A 56 MPH PEAK WIND AT AN ELEVATION OF 8380 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 7:11 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ssw Manhattan, NV | QUIMA PEAK/RAWS - 7984 FT AMSL |
| Jun 4, 10:08 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 3 N Mt. Charleston, NV | DEER CREEK HIGHWAY MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 79 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 8218 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 10:43 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 Ssw Mercury, NV | DESERT ROCK AIRPORT MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3304 FEET. |
| Jun 4, 11:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | SPRING MOUNTAIN YOUTH CAMP MEASURED A 60 MPH PEAK WIND AT AN ELEVATION OF 8380 FEET. |
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 106 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
- 3914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
125 WWUS85 KVEF 032210 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY AND TUESDAY RESULTING IN CRITICAL AND POSSIBLE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN ON TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. CAZ227-228-NVZ461>465-041400- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0015.120604T1900Z-120605T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120605T1300Z-120606T0500Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...461...462...463...464 AND 465... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...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 NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT. IN NEVADA...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...BEGINNING LATE MONDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING THEN POSSIBLY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ON MONDAY THEN SINGLE DIGITS TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LIKELY INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS MONDAY NIGHT BUT OVERALL RECOVERY SHOULD BE POOR. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ226-NVZ460-041400- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120604T1900Z-120605T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0015.120604T1900Z-120605T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 460... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION...DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 14 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ101-102-NVZ466-041400- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120605T1300Z-120606T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER- NV SIDE- 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 /310 PM MST SUN JUN 3 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102 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 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
3 follow-up statements
061 WWUS85 KVEF 041309 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 609 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 CAZ227-228-NVZ461>465-042230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.120604T1900Z-120605T1300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120605T1300Z-120606T0500Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 609 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...461...462...463...464 AND 465... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...228...461...462...463... 464 AND 465... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT. IN NEVADA...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...BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN POSSIBLY AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TODAY THEN SINGLE DIGITS TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL LIKELY INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS TONIGHT BUT OVERALL RECOVERY SHOULD BE POOR. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ226-NVZ460-042230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.120604T1900Z-120605T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 609 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY 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...BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 14 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 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. && $$ AZZ101-102-NVZ466-042230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120605T1300Z-120606T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER- NV SIDE- 609 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 /609 AM MST MON JUN 4 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
014 WWUS85 KVEF 042156 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 256 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 CAZ227-NVZ462>465-051300- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120605T1300Z-120606T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120605T1300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 256 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...462...463...464 AND 465... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 227...462...463... 464 AND 465... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. IN NEVADA...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...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE FINALLY DECREASING NEAR DAY BREAK. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE EVENING AND WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 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. && $$ AZZ101-NVZ466-042300- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120605T1300Z-120606T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER- NV SIDE- 256 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 /256 PM MST MON JUN 4 2012/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101 AND 466... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY. LATEST MODEL DATA INDICATES LIGHTER WINDS TUESDAY THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED AND OVERALL ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS. $$ CAZ228-NVZ461-051300- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120605T1300Z-120606T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0016.120605T1900Z-120606T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120605T1300Z/ MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 256 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228 AND 461... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 228 AND 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 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT...INCREASING BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL THEN DROP MAINLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 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. && $$ AZZ102-051300- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120605T1300Z-120606T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0016.120605T1900Z-120606T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 256 PM MST MON JUN 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ CAZ226-NVZ460-051300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120605T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 256 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY 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...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH IN MOST AREAS. DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 14 PERCENT THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE INCREASING LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
250 WWUS85 KVEF 051154 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 454 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012 NVZ461-051930- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120605T1300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.120605T1900Z-120606T0400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 454 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...THE EASTERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH INTO THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING WILL TURN SOUTHWEST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN WEST LAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 17 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT THIS MORNING WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ228-051300- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120605T1300Z/ /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0016.120605T1900Z-120606T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 454 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RECOVERED ABOVE 50 PERCENT OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT THIS MORNING THEN DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS SPEEDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH IS NOT LIKELY. $$ CAZ226-227-NVZ460-462>465-051300- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120605T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 454 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226...227...460...462... 463...464 AND 465... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES IN INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS LESS THAN 35 MPH WERE PUSHING DOWN THROUGH INYO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING AND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 35 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RECOVERED ABOVE 30 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING AND A COMBINATION OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 15 PERCENT AND STRONG WINDS IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AZZ102-051930- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.120605T1900Z-120606T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 454 AM MST TUE JUN 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE LIKELY DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 3:31 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Nye | 38 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:31 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 48 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2012Red Flag Warnings in California, 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.