Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Las Vegas, NV

Issued

Jun 4, 2012, 2:56 PM PDT (21:56 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 5, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT

Expired

Jun 5, 2012, 7:56 PM PDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Lincoln County, NV

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

514 
WWUS85 KVEF 051830
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1130 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012

AZZ102-NVZ461-060400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.120605T1900Z-120606T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
1130 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012 /1130 AM MST TUE JUN 5 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 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...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH
  BECOMING MORE WESTERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LIKELY
  REMAIN LIGHTER IN WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY HOWEVER.

* HUMIDITY...MAINLY 8 TO 15 PERCENT 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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

306 
WWUS85 KVEF 060256
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
756 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012

AZZ102-NVZ461-060400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120606T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
756 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2012 /756 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2012/

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 461...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR NEVADA ZONE 461 AND ARIZONA ZONE 102.

WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED SOONER THAN EXPECTED THIS
EVENING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

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