Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 22, 2012, 2:48 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jun 23, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 3 days. 3 reports 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 22, 2012, 2:48 PM PDT (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2012, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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 24, 3:11 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Ssw Manhattan, NV | QUIMA PEAK/RAWS 7984 AMSL |
| Jun 24, 3:11 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Ssw Manhattan, NV | |
| Jun 25, 6:11 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 Ssw Manhattan, NV | QUIMA PEAK/RAWS 7984 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 78 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
- 4797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 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.
896 WWUS85 KVEF 222148 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 248 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND 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. NVZ461-230530- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0017.120624T1800Z-120625T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0022.120623T1800Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120623T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 248 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 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 SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT 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 SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...BUT DECREASE AGAIN TOMORROW BY LATE MORNING AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES MAY IMPROVE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO SATURDAY...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ AZZ102-230530- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0022.120623T1800Z-120624T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120623T0500Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 248 PM MST FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...HOWEVER RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY BY LATE MORNING AS RH VALUES DECREASE AND WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ONCE AGAIN. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ460-462-230530- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0016.120623T1800Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0017.120624T1800Z-120625T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0022.120623T1800Z-120625T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 248 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT 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 RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 LIKELY RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...BUT DECREASE AGAIN TOMORROW BY LATE MORNING AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES MAY IMPROVE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO SATURDAY...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY 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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ463-464-230530- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0022.120623T1800Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120623T0500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 248 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 463 AND 464... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 463 AND 464... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...BUT DECREASE AGAIN TOMORROW BY LATE MORNING AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES MAY IMPROVE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO SATURDAY...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
12 follow-up statements
249 WWUS85 KVEF 230435 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 935 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND 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 BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS THROUGH SUNDAY. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO WORK INTO MOHAVE COUNTY ON SUNDAY... PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NVZ461-463-464-231800- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.120623T1800Z-120625T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 935 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 461...463 AND 464... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 461...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...BUT DECREASE AGAIN SATURDAY BY LATE MORNING AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES MAY IMPROVE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO SATURDAY...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ102-231800- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120623T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.120623T1800Z-120624T0600Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 935 PM MST FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND DECREASING WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...HOWEVER RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SATURDAY BY LATE MORNING AS RH VALUES DECREASE AND WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ONCE AGAIN. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ460-462-231800- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.120623T1800Z-120625T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 935 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY 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 LIKELY RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...BUT DECREASE AGAIN TOMORROW BY LATE MORNING AND COMBINE WITH GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES MAY IMPROVE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO SATURDAY...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY 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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
861 WWUS85 KVEF 231804 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1104 AM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND 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 BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS THROUGH SUNDAY. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO WORK INTO MOHAVE COUNTY ON SUNDAY...PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NVZ460>464-240215- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120625T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 1104 AM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ALTHOUGH RH VALUES MAY IMPROVE AGAIN TONIGHT...SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY 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 WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ AZZ102-240215- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120624T0600Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 1104 AM MST SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING AS RH VALUES DECREASE AND WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
558 WWUS85 KVEF 232200 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 300 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY 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 BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO WORK INTO MOHAVE COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. NVZ460>464-240630- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120626T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 300 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY...SUNDAY AND MONDAY. OVERALL HUMIDITIES WILL SHOW POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT BUT WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY DROP TO BELOW THE CRITICAL REQUIREMENT OF GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR GREATER. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$ AZZ102-240600- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120624T0600Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 300 PM MST SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 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...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
754 WWUS85 KVEF 240604 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1104 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AS THE AREA REMAINS POSITIONED BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST. THIS WILL LEAD TO BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO WORK INTO MOHAVE COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ...PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AZZ102-240715- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120624T0600Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU- 1104 PM MST SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOME INCREASE IN HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS WELL. $$ NVZ460>464-241900- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120626T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 1104 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. OVERALL HUMIDITIES WILL SHOW POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT BUT WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY DROP TO BELOW THE CRITICAL REQUIREMENT OF GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR GREATER. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
110 WWUS85 KVEF 241854 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1154 AM PDT SUN JUN 24 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY 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 BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO WORK INTO MOHAVE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON ...PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. NVZ460>464-250300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120626T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 1154 AM PDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND MONDAY. OVERALL HUMIDITIES WILL SHOW POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT BUT WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY DROP TO BELOW THE CRITICAL REQUIREMENT OF GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR GREATER. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
139 WWUS85 KVEF 242216 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 316 PM PDT SUN JUN 24 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY 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 BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO WORK INTO MOHAVE COUNTY... PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD IS EXPECTED INTO TUESDAY. NVZ460>464-251200- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120626T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 316 PM PDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVERALL HUMIDITIES WILL SHOW POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT BUT WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY DROP TO BELOW THE CRITICAL REQUIREMENT OF GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR GREATER. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
499 WWUS85 KVEF 251033 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 333 AM PDT MON JUN 25 2012 .WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. NVZ460>464-260400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120626T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 333 AM PDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM NOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING THEN WIND GUSTS SHOULD GENERALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH BY 9 PM. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
389 WWUS85 KVEF 252231 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 331 PM PDT MON JUN 25 2012 .WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA ON TUESDAY. NVZ461-260445- /O.EXT.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120627T0400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 331 PM PDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY 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...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ NVZ460-462>464-260400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120626T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 331 PM PDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
396 WWUS85 KVEF 260355 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 855 PM PDT MON JUN 25 2012 .VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY ON TUESDAY FOR A CONTINUED THREAT OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. NVZ460-462>464-260500- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120626T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 855 PM PDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 460...462...463 AND 464... REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA ARE BECOMING MORE ISOLATED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL CONTINUE AS THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. $$ NVZ461-261400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120627T0400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 855 PM PDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT BUT WHILE WIND SPEEDS WILL STEADILY DECREASE. CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OCCUR ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY ONGOING FIRES MAY EXPERIENCE RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
463 WWUS85 KVEF 261025 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 325 AM PDT TUE JUN 26 2012 .GUSTY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. NVZ461-261900- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120627T0400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 325 AM PDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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...WINDS WILL PROGRESSIVELY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL CONDITIONS FROM AROUND NOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
328 WWUS85 KVEF 261856 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1156 AM PDT TUE JUN 26 2012 .GUSTY WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITY VALUES AND DRY FUELS ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING FOR CONTINUED CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. NVZ461-270300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120627T0400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 1156 AM PDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS GUST TO OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CRITICAL CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
209 WWUS85 KVEF 270336 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 836 PM PDT TUE JUN 26 2012 NVZ461-270445- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120627T0400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- 836 PM PDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461... OBSERVATIONS OF WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY ARE BECOMING MORE ISOLATED. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL CONTINUE AS THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. $$ 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.