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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV

June 11, 20134 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 4:10 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Warm Springs, NVWARM SPRINGS NDOT RWIS STATION REPORTED A NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 58 MPH.
Jun 12, 5:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 542 Se Yucca Flat, NVNEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE A43. ELEVATION 3916 FEET.
Jun 12, 5:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 542 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NVNEVADA 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2013-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 155 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2013-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

&&

$$

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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

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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.

&&

$$

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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.

&&

$$

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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.

$$

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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.