Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 8, 2012, 2:48 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; Esmeralda County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 9, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. 1 report 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 8, 2012, 2:48 PM MST (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 9, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2012, 1:00 AM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 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 9, 12:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 14 Se Warm Springs, NV | CMP26 WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT/CEMP 7550 FT AMSL |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 4655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
6 follow-up statements
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
449 WWUS85 KVEF 090951 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 251 AM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 .A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS PLUS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. NVZ460>462-091915- /O.EXB.KVEF.FW.W.0018.120609T2000Z-120610T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 251 AM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461 AND 462... 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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING..BEFORE DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT THIS 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. && $$ AZZ102-091915- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0018.120609T1800Z-120610T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 251 AM MST SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE SLOWLY INCREASING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
505 WWUS85 KVEF 091904 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1204 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 .A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT... ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS PLUS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. NVZ460>462-100400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0018.120609T2000Z-120610T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 1204 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461 AND 462... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING..BEFORE DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH... SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND GETTING GUSTY THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT THIS 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. && $$ AZZ102-100400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120610T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 1204 PM MST SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE SLOWLY INCREASING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
680 WWUS85 KVEF 100339 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 839 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 .GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS PLUS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR. AZZ102-100445- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120610T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 839 PM MST SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... SOUTHWEST WINDS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE OVER MOHAVE COUNTY THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH OVERNIGHT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COLORADO RIVER...BUT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT IS LOW. THUS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ460>462-100600- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120610T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 839 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 - 461 AND 462... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING..BEFORE DECREASING BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
515 WWUS85 KVEF 100526 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1026 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 .GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS PLUS LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR. NVZ460>462-100800- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120610T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 1026 PM PDT SAT JUN 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 - 461 AND 462... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 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. && $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
557 WWUS85 KVEF 100757 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1257 AM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012 NVZ460>462-100900- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120610T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 1257 AM PDT SUN JUN 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461 AND 462... NORTH WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO OVER 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN THROUGH 4 AM PDT...WIDESPREAD WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AS OF 1 AM PDT. EVEN THOUGH THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE STILL IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MANY AREAS WITH LOWER TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. $$ 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 8, 2:37 PM MST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 34 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 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.