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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Elko, NV

August 7, 2013

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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.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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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.