Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 11, 2013, 2:55 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 33 hr. 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 11, 2013, 2:55 AM PDT (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2013, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- 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 10:00 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 12, 4:10 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Warm Springs, NV | WARM SPRINGS NDOT RWIS STATION REPORTED A NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 58 MPH. |
| Jun 12, 5:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Se Yucca Flat, NV | NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE A43. ELEVATION 3916 FEET. |
| Jun 12, 5:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NV | NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE A43. ELEVATION 3916 FEET. |
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 00:00Z, 9.9 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
- 155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3663 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
509 WWUS85 KVEF 110955 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 255 AM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 .GUSTY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AZZ102-NVZ461>464-112230- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0010.130612T1900Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 255 AM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 /255 AM MST TUE JUN 11 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462...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 NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...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...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ JA HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
9 follow-up statements
542 WWUS85 KVEF 112155 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 255 PM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 .GUSTY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY. AZZ102-NVZ461>464-121200- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.130612T1900Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 255 PM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 /255 PM MST TUE JUN 11 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462... 463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ226-121200- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0008.130613T2000Z-130614T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- 255 PM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME STRONGEST IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR WITH MINIMUM VALUES OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ STACHELSKI HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
083 WWUS85 KVEF 120402 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 902 PM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS... .GUSTY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY. NVZ465-121400- /O.EXA.KVEF.FW.W.0010.130612T1900Z-130614T0400Z/ CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 902 PM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465... 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 NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ102-NVZ461>464-121400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.130612T1900Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 902 PM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 /902 PM MST TUE JUN 11 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462... 463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...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...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ226-121400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0008.130613T2000Z-130614T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- 902 PM PDT TUE JUN 11 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME STRONGEST IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR WITH MINIMUM VALUES OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
257 WWUS85 KVEF 121059 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 359 AM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NV ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS... .GUSTY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY. NVZ460-122230- /O.EXB.KVEF.FW.W.0010.130612T1900Z-130613T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 359 AM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... 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 NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...PRIMARILY WESTERN AND NORTHERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AZZ102-NVZ461>465-122230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.130612T1900Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 359 AM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 /359 AM MST WED JUN 12 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462... 463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS TODAY AND THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ CAZ226-122230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0008.130613T2000Z-130614T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- 359 AM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME STRONGEST IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 3 TO 7 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR WITH MINIMUM VALUES OF 8 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
336 WWUS85 KVEF 122129 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 229 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA... .GUSTY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN RE-DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ226-122230- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.A.0008.130613T2000Z-130614T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- 229 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEATHER ZONE 226/THE OWENS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. ALTHOUGH GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN INYO FOREST AREA...SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG FOR AS LONG OF A DURATION AS WAS ORIGINALLY EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS AREA. $$ AZZ102-NVZ461>465-130500- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 229 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 /229 PM MST WED JUN 12 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ NVZ460-130400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130613T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 229 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASE AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ STACHELSKI HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
923 WWUS85 KVEF 130349 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 849 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH THURSDAY... .SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NVZ460-130500- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130613T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 849 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460... WIND SPEEDS ACROSS ESMERALDA AND THE NYE COUNTY DESERTS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. $$ AZZ102-NVZ461>465-131400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 849 PM PDT WED JUN 12 2013 /849 PM MST WED JUN 12 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. VALUES WILL RECOVER TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
900 WWUS85 KVEF 131100 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 400 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH THIS 9 PM THIS EVENING... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AZZ102-NVZ461>465-131930- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 400 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013 /400 AM MST THU JUN 13 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
490 WWUS85 KVEF 131125 CCA RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 424 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AZZ102-NVZ461>465-132000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 424 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013 /424 AM MST THU JUN 13 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
435 WWUS85 KVEF 131735 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1035 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013 ...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON LEADING TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AZZ102-NVZ461>465-140400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 1035 AM PDT THU JUN 13 2013 /1035 AM MST THU JUN 13 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462...463 AND 464... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING... PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND 5 TO 9 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ STACHELSKI HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
353 WWUS85 KVEF 140338 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 838 PM PDT THU JUN 13 2013 AZZ102-NVZ461>465-140445- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130614T0400Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 838 PM PDT THU JUN 13 2013 /838 PM MST THU JUN 13 2013/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...462...463 AND 464... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ON THE DECREASE AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
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 Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 10, 10:28 PM PDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 10:28 PM PDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1028 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN BE OVER THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL RESULT IN LOCAL GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .UPDATE...SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUD TOPS COOLING ACROSS MINERAL COUNTY ASSOCIATED WITH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN NEVADA. UPDATE NEEDED TO CARRY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS PAST 11 PM THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF ESMERALDA AND NORTHERN INYO COUNTIES. NO OTHER CHANGES. && PREV UPDATE... 909 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 .UPDATE...OBSERVATION NETWORK SHOWED THAT THE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS STARTED TO DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM. LATEST CHECK OF THE WIND MONITOR INDICATES THAT NO STATIONS WERE MEETING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. BASED ON THE 00Z NMM HI-RES MODEL THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH CONTINUING UP THROUGH 06Z AROUND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CLARK COUNTY AND NORTHER SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN NEVADA EARLIER TODAY HAVE MADE IT INTO NORTHERN INYO AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES. BOUNDARIES MAY STILL PRODUCE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A LIGHT RAIN SHOWER FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO. ALL SHOULD COME TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT AS BOUNDARIES WEAKEN AND UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL NEVADA WEAKENS AND LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN UTAH. UPDATED PACKAGE WILL BE OUT SHORTLY. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20KTS POSSIBLE THROUGH 10Z. SKIES WILL BE MAINLY CLEAR THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHTER WINDS FAVORING TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS MAY DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. LIGHTER WIND FAVORING DIURNAL OR SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10-20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20-30 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF ESMERALDA...NYE...INYO...AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS MAY DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION AT TIMES. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 314 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER LOW CIRCULATION CENTERED JUST ABOUT OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS OF 3 PM PDT/MST THIS AFTERNOON HAS RESULTED IN A LITTLE STRONGER WINDS THAN EARLIER THOUGHT. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH 9 PM PDT/MST THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MAINLY BEEN TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF INYO COUNTY SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST EXPECTED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE OVER THE INYO COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. THE LOW WILL BE EXITING THE CWA EARLY TUESDAY WITH DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FORMING OVER THE REGION AND THEN REMAINING OVER THE AREA INTO THE LONG TERM. THIS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOONS...ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA... HOWEVER FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS MAY BE IMPACTED. WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO/ACROSS THE CWA TODAY...TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED AS EXPECTED. UNDER THE DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL THEN REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. && .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AN UPPER WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN THURSDAY RESULTING IN BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CWA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS AT THIS TIME DO NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WOULD JUSTIFY ANY WIND HAZARD PRODUCTS BUT A TREND TOWARDS A DEEPER SOLUTION WOULD NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGING IS FORECAST ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY WITH GENERAL SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES. A STRONGER LOW THEN ENTERS THE PICTURE AS IT SETS UP OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST OVER THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES ARE FORECAST TO ROTATE AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW AND EJECT INLAND. THIS IS A DRY PATTERN WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING AFTERNOON BREEZES AND TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES. && .FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN BE OVER THE DISTRICT TUESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LOCAL GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK WHICH MAY CREATE THE NEED FOR FURTHER FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS DUE TO THE WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && UPDATE...PIERCE AVIATION...WOLCOTT PREV DISCUSSION...JENSEN/SALMEN FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 10:06 PM PDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1006 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 AZZ001-003-NVZ014-015-017>019-111200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 1006 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 /1006 PM MST MON JUN 10 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ519-111200- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- 1006 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ002-036-CAZ520>527-NVZ016-020>022-111200- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 1006 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 /1006 PM MST MON JUN 10 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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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.