Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 20, 2012, 2:22 PM PDT for Esmeralda County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 21, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 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 20, 2012, 2:22 PM PDT (21:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2012, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 6205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
968 WWUS85 KVEF 202122 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 222 PM PDT WED JUN 20 2012 .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL COMBINE WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS TO INCREASE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. NVZ460>462-210530- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0014.120621T1800Z-120622T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0020.120621T1800Z-120622T0500Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 222 PM PDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NEVADA 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 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * 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...RH VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING... REACHING CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. RH RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID TO LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 HOT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
4 follow-up statements
654 WWUS85 KVEF 210502 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1002 PM PDT WED JUN 20 2012 .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL COMBINE WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS TO INCREASE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. NVZ460>462-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0020.120621T1800Z-120622T0500Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 1002 PM PDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461 AND 462... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...RH VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING... REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. RH RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID TO LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
077 WWUS85 KVEF 211315 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 615 AM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL COMBINE WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS TO INCREASE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL LIKELY SHIFT EAST ON FRIDAY WITH CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. NVZ461-212215- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0015.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0020.120621T1800Z-120622T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 615 AM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING... REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING. CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 HOT CONDITIONS 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. && $$ NVZ460-462-212215- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0020.120621T1800Z-120622T0500Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 615 AM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING... REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID TO LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ102-212215- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0015.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 615 AM MST THU JUN 21 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER BELOW 15 PERCENT...POSSIBLE MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA FROM LATE MORNING FRIDAY INTO THE EVENING. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...4 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
397 WWUS85 KVEF 212208 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 308 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE AREA REMAINS POSITIONED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BREEZES THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE PERIOD. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO WORK ITS WAY INTO MOHAVE COUNTY ON SUNDAY... PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NVZ461-221500- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0015.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0021.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0017.120624T1800Z-120625T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120622T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 308 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING EACH DAY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING...REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. THERE WILL BE SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERY EACH NIGHT AND DECREASING WINDS. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 PERCENT...EXCEPT SUNDAY 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 HOT CONDITIONS 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. && $$ AZZ102-221500- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0015.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0021.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 308 PM MST THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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 10 PM MST FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER BELOW 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS AND TIMING ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY SIMILAR ON SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ NVZ460-462-221500- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0017.120624T1800Z-120625T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120622T0500Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 308 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING... REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID TO LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 HOT CONDITIONS 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
228 WWUS85 KVEF 220439 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 939 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE AREA REMAINS POSITIONED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF BREEZES THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE PERIOD. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO WORK ITS WAY INTO MOHAVE COUNTY ON SUNDAY... PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NVZ461-221800- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120622T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0021.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0017.120624T1800Z-120625T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 939 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID MORNING FRIDAY AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING...REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERY EACH NIGHT ALONG WITH DECREASING WINDS. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...3 TO 9 PERCENT...EXCEPT SUNDAY 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 HOT CONDITIONS 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. && $$ NVZ460-462-221800- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120622T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0017.120624T1800Z-120625T0500Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 939 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460 AND 462... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID FRIDAY MORNING AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING... REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ463-464-221800- /O.EXA.KVEF.FW.W.0021.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 939 PM PDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 10 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY MID FRIDAY MORNING AND WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE MORNING...REACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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 HOT CONDITIONS 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. && $$ AZZ102-221800- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0021.120622T1800Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 939 PM MST THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS AND TIMING ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY SIMILAR ON SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
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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.