Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2012, 2:10 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jun 18, 2012, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 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 16, 2012, 2:10 PM PDT (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2012, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2012, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 4713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
649 WWUS85 KVEF 162110 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 210 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ALSO REMAIN VERY LOW. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-170700- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0013.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 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- 210 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 /210 PM MST SAT JUN 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101 - 102 - 229 - 460 - 461 - 462 - 463 - 464 - 465 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 10 AM TO 10 PM MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * 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 CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 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...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 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. && $$ CAZ228-170700- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0013.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 210 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
5 follow-up statements
380 WWUS85 KVEF 170625 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1125 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ALSO REMAIN VERY LOW. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-171800- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 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- 1125 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 /1125 PM MST SAT JUN 16 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...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 CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 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...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 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. && $$ CAZ228-171800- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 1125 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
892 WWUS85 KVEF 171728 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1028 AM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ALSO REMAIN VERY LOW. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-180600- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 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- 1028 AM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 /1028 AM MST SUN JUN 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...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 CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 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...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 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. && $$ CAZ228-180600- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 1028 AM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
840 WWUS85 KVEF 180553 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1053 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. IN ADDITION RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-181700- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 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- 1053 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 /1053 PM MST SUN JUN 17 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...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 CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 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...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 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. && $$ CAZ228-181700- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 1053 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
656 WWUS85 KVEF 181632 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 932 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. IN ADDITION RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-190500- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 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- 932 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /932 AM MST MON JUN 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...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 CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 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...WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 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. && $$ CAZ228-190500- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0019.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 932 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ MORGAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
084 WWUS85 KVEF 190444 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 944 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 AZZ101-102-CAZ229-NVZ460>466-190545- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 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- 944 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /944 PM MST MON JUN 18 2012/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...229...460...461...462...463...464... 465 AND 466... ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT AS MANY READINGS ARE STILL BELOW 15 PERCENT...WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS HAVE OVERALL DECREASED. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 10 PM PDT/MST. $$ CAZ228-190545- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 944 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228... ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT AS MANY READINGS ARE STILL BELOW 15 PERCENT...THE GUSTY WINDS TO OVER 40 MPH OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HAVE DECREASED. LOCALIZED RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN HOWEVER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING BEFORE WINDS FINALLY DIMINISH. DUE TO THE DECREASE IN WINDS...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 10 PM PDT. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:30 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 8 hr |
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.