Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 7, 2013, 10:25 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 8, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 34 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
- Aug 7, 2013, 10:25 AM PDT (17:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 8, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2013, 9:27 PM PDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
053 WWUS85 KLKN 071725 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1025 AM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 NVZ468-080830- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0007.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 1025 AM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONE...WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE VIRGA AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ467-080830- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0007.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 1025 AM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND EVENING HOURS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE VIRGA AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-457-080830- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 1025 AM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ZONE 455 AND THE EASTERN MOST PORTION OF ZONE 457. WIND GUSTS OVER WESTERN 457 WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JR
9 follow-up statements
828 WWUS85 KLKN 072201 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 301 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 NVZ468-081315- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 301 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONE...WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE VIRGA AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ467-081315- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 301 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND EVENING HOURS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE VIRGA AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-457-081315- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 301 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ZONE 455 AND THE EASTERN MOST PORTION OF ZONE 457. WIND GUSTS OVER WESTERN 457 WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ JR
681 WWUS85 KLKN 080926 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 226 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 NVZ468-090030- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 226 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONE... WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE VIRGA AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ467-090030- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 226 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND EVENING HOURS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE VIRGA AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-457-090030- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 226 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ZONE 455 AND THE EASTERN MOST PORTION OF ZONE 457. WIND GUSTS OVER WESTERN 457 WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
040 WWUS85 KLKN 080952 CCA RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 251 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 NVZ468-090115- /O.COR.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 251 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONE... WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE VIRGA AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ467-090115- /O.COR.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 251 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND EVENING HOURS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE VIRGA AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-457-090115- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.130808T1800Z-130809T0400Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 251 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ZONE 455 AND THE EASTERN MOST PORTION OF ZONE 457. WIND GUSTS OVER WESTERN 457 WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
689 WWUS85 KLKN 082155 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 255 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 NVZ455-457-091300- /O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 255 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DIE OFF LATER TONIGHT THEN RESTRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL RISE LATER TONIGHT THEN DROP AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ468-090400- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130809T0400Z/ EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 255 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY AND LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES NORTH OF I-80. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONE... WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTION. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ467-091300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 255 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND EVENING HOURS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ RCM
912 WWUS85 KLKN 090316 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 816 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 NVZ468-090430- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130809T0400Z/ EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- 816 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468... WINDS ARE BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN SO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. $$ NVZ467-091815- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 816 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND EVENING HOURS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-457-091815- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 816 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
124 WWUS85 KLKN 090515 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1015 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 NVZ467-092015- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 1015 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-457-092015- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 1015 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
753 WWUS85 KLKN 090919 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 219 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 NVZ467-100030- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 219 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH THE EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-457-100030- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 219 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
360 WWUS85 KLKN 092125 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 225 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 NVZ467-100600- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 225 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467. DRY LIGHTNING COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED TO ISOLATED OVERNIGHT. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. CELLS WHICH DO NOT PRODUCE LIGHTNING COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ NVZ455-457-100600- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- 225 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TURNER
802 WWUS85 KLKN 100427 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 927 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 NVZ455-457-467-100530- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130810T0600Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 927 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457...AND CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... IN ZONES 455 AND 457...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EITHER ABOVE CRITERIA OR CLIMBING...AND WINDS ARE DIMINISHING. FOR FIRE FIGHTING PURPOSES...WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO NEAR 20 MPH IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT. IN ZONE 467...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALL BUT DIED AND CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO DIE OUT THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Aug 7, 5:19 AM PDT, 5 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 5:19 AM PDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 519 AM PDT WED AUG 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS...LOOK FOR WARM AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LIMITED RAINFALL POSSIBLE. MORE SCATTERED...BUT MAINLY DRY STORMS...POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND MAYBE EVEN FRIDAY OVER PARTS OF HUMBOLDT AND WESTERN ELKO COUNTIES. BREEZY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA WITH DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AN ACTIVE FIRE WEATHER PERIOD WILL BE EXPLAINED BELOW IN THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION. SOME CLOUDS HANGING AROUND THIS MORNING...WITH THE MAIN BATCH OF CLOUDS OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA. UPPER LEVEL LOW SPINNING OFF THE CALIF COAST WILL SIT THERE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY RUN AT OR ABOVE NORMAL. LOOKING AT MAINLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. NOT MUCH RAIN IS GOING TO FALL FROM THESE STORMS...AND THE BIGGEST THREAT OUTSIDE OF LIGHTNING WILL BE OUTFLOW WINDS GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. BY THURSDAY...UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE OVER HUMBOLDT COUNTY. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RUN AT OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM. UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PROVIDE INSTABILITY TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEVADA. AS THE LOW SLOWLY MOVES NORTHEAST INTO OREGON A 50 KNOT JET STREAK COMBINED WITH PV ANOMALY AND LI'S NEAR -3 AND FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER PORTIONS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY...AIRMASS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY DRY WITH PW'S FROM .55 TO .70 INCHES AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. SATURDAY THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND INSTABILITY WILL DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA WITH A FEW LINGERING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NEVADA. SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW RETURNS TO THE GREAT BASIN WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CONVECTION OVER AND NEAR MOUNTAINS MAY PRODUCE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING EXPECT A 15 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AT KELY AND KEKO AND A 5 TO 10 PERCENT CHANCE AT KWMC. && .FIRE WEATHER...WATER VAPOR SHOWS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SPINNING OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL BE THE MAJOR FIRE WEATHER PRODUCER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FOR TODAY...AN UPPER LEVEL FEATURE IS SEEN ON SATELLITE...AND IS MOVING THROUGH FIRE ZONE 457 THIS MORNING WILL HELP TO BRING SOME LIFT TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECTING MAINLY DRY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN NEVADA...ALTHOUGH HAVE WENT WITH WET STORMS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE EASTERN ZONES OF 469-470 AND 455 AS STORM SPEEDS ARE SLOWER THERE AT 5 TO 10 MPH. MODEL SOUNDINGS AT ELY AND ELKO SHOW A VERY DRY LAYER ALL THE WAY TO 500 MB...SO THINKING IS THAT ANY RAIN TRYING TO FALL IN THE VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL EVAPORATE. FURTHER WEST IN ZONES 467 468 AND 454...STORM SPEEDS INCREASE TO 10-20 MPH OR SO AND SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY. HAVE KEPT SOME ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY GOING OVERNIGHT IN 467. BY THURSDAY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FIRE ZONES 467-468 STILL LOOKING GOOD. UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY INCH TOWARDS AND JUST ONTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST DURING THE DAY. A 1.5PV ANOMALY SLIDES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND JUST INTO EXTREME NORTHWESTERN NEVADA. 250 MB JET NOSE OF 40 KNOTS OR SO SLIDES INTO WESTERN NEVADA...WITH 500-300 MB LAPSE RATES OF GREATER THAN 7.5C/KM. STORM MOTIONS OF 10-15 MPH ARE BEING FORECAST IN THIS AREA FOR THURSDAY. OTHER LOCALES WILL SEE ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS...OR EVEN PASSING SHOWERS...DUE TO THE VERY DRY SURFACE LAYER. ALSO OF NOTE THURSDAY IS POSSIBLE WIND/RH FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BEING MET IN FIRE ZONES 455 AND POSSIBLY 457. WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY SHY OF CRITERIA...BUT IT IS SOMETHING TO WATCH FOR NOW. BY FRIDAY...UPPER LEVEL LOW PUSHES SLIGHTLY EAST AND SETTLES ITSELF OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A SLIGHTLY STRONGER 250MB JET OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS IS FORECAST TO BE POINTING TOWARDS FIRE ZONE 467...WITH LAPSE RATES RIGHT AROUND 7.25 TO 7.5C/KM AT 500-300MB. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE AROUND 10-15 MPH. THE AFOREMENTIONED PV ANOMALY WILL BE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH ITS EFFECTS FELT IN NORTHWEST NEVADA. THE BIG QUESTION WILL BE WHETHER OR NOT STORMS WILL BE MAINLY WET. WILL PASS THESE CONCERNS ON TO THE DAY SHIFT...AS THE SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORM THREAT MAY NOT BE OVER FOR FIRE ZONE 467. MEANWHILE...WIND/RH ISSUES STILL POSSIBLE OVER 455...457 ON FRIDAY AS WELL. THROUGH THE WEEKEND...EXPECTING QUIETER CONDITIONS WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS REMAINING OVER FIRE ZONE 455. IT WILL STILL BE WARM WITH UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S SEEN AND DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE PERIOD. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY...NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY. && 86/90/90/86
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