Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 7, 2012, 2:23 PM PDT for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jun 8, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Jun 7, 2012, 2:23 PM PDT (21:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 8, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 4223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -106 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.
872 WWUS85 KVEF 072123 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 223 PM PDT THU JUN 7 2012 .INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. AZZ102-080530- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0011.120608T1800Z-120609T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0017.120608T1800Z-120609T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0012.120609T1800Z-120610T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 223 PM MST THU JUN 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING 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 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. 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 DURING THE LATE MORNING ON FRIDAY...PEAK LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE PEAKING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ NVZ461>464-080530- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0011.120608T1800Z-120609T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0017.120608T1800Z-120609T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 223 PM PDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 461...462...463 AND 464... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ZONES 461...462...463 AND 464. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT FRIDAY FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ STACHELSKI HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
4 follow-up statements
085 WWUS85 KVEF 080429 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 929 PM PDT THU JUN 7 2012 .INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. AZZ102-081830- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0017.120608T1800Z-120609T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0012.120609T1800Z-120610T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 929 PM MST THU JUN 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING ON FRIDAY...PEAK LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE PEAKING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ NVZ461>464-081830- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0017.120608T1800Z-120609T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 929 PM PDT THU JUN 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 461 - 462 - 463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT FRIDAY FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
915 WWUS85 KVEF 081800 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1100 AM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. AZZ102-090200- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120609T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0012.120609T1800Z-120610T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 1100 AM MST FRI JUN 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 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...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING ON FRIDAY...PEAK LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE PEAKING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ NVZ461>464-090200- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120609T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 1100 AM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT FRIDAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ STACHELSKI HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
776 WWUS85 KVEF 082148 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 248 PM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA...THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN THE LATE MORNING. THESE GUSTY WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR. AZZ102-090600- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0012.120609T1800Z-120610T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0018.120609T1800Z-120610T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120609T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 248 PM MST FRI JUN 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY 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 FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 FOR THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IN ADDITION...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING...DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT TO 15 TO 30 PERCENT...THEN DECREASE AGAIN TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN THAT LOW INTO EARLY SATURDAY 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. && $$ NVZ461>464-090300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120609T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 248 PM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && STACHELSKI $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
801 WWUS85 KVEF 090238 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 738 PM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012 .WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THESE GUSTY WINDS PLUS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR. AZZ102-091100- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120609T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0018.120609T1800Z-120610T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 738 PM MST FRI JUN 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 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...WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE FRIDAY EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT TO 15 TO 30 PERCENT...THEN DECREASE AGAIN TO 6 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND REMAIN THAT LOW INTO EARLY SATURDAY 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. && $$ NVZ461>464-090345- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120609T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 738 PM PDT FRI JUN 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 461 - 462 - 463 AND 464... WINDS HAD BEGUN TO DECREASE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA EARLY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED WIND PRONE SPOTS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 35 MPH INTO THE EVENING...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAD ENDED. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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.