Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV

664 
WWUS85 KVEF 092217
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
317 PM PDT SUN JUN 9 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ON
MONDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS IN MANY PLACES WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

AZZ102-NVZ461>464-101300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.130610T1800Z-130611T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-
317 PM PDT SUN JUN 9 2013 /317 PM MST SUN JUN 9 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/
TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY 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...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE 
  AFTERNOON...AND THEN DECREASE IN THE EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS...5 TO 10 PERCENT 
  IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH FIRE 
  DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 
&&

$$

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088 
WWUS85 KVEF 101058
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
358 AM PDT MON JUN 10 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACROSS
CENTRAL NEVADA WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
IN MANY PLACES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

AZZ102-NVZ461>464-101830-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.130610T1800Z-130611T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-
358 AM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 /358 AM MST MON JUN 10 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
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 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS...5 TO 10 PERCENT IN
  THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH FIRE 
  DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD
OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. &&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

910 
WWUS85 KVEF 101826
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1126 AM PDT MON JUN 10 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTING ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY WILL
BRING INCREASING SOUTH WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS COMBINED
WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN MANY PLACES WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

AZZ102-NVZ461>464-110400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130611T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-
1126 AM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 /1126 AM MST MON JUN 10 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 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 
  MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS...5 TO 10 PERCENT 
  IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND HIGH FIRE 
  DANGER WILL COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD
OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. 
&&

$$

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669 
WWUS85 KVEF 110343
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
843 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013

AZZ102-NVZ461>464-110445-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130611T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-
843 PM PDT MON JUN 10 2013 /843 PM MST MON JUN 10 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...

SINCE 7 PM PDT...OBSERVATION STATIONS WITHIN THE RED FLAG WARNING
HAVE SHOWN THAT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE STARTED TO WEAKEN. THAT
TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS. THE
RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT/MST.

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
246 AM PDT SUN JUN 9 2013

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY
RESULTING IN NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES WILL
DECREASE ON MONDAY BUT REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WORK WEEK.
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL SEE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY
AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER THE REGION.
&&

.SHORT TERM...CLEAR AND VERY WARM AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
AREAS OF BREEZY CONDITIONS. EXPECT A DEGREE OR THREE OF COOLING
TODAY...BUT STILL DANGEROUSLY HOT...SO EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
THE MORNING SOUNDING. SHOULD SEE MORE PRONOUNCED RELIEF ON MONDAY AS
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST FINALLY MOVES INLAND.
THIS LOW WILL ALSO HELP DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS OVER THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE CWA...LEADING TO A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE SIERRA AND NEARBY MOUNTAIN RANGES. LOWER LEVELS REMAIN
QUITE DRY SO THE MAIN THREATS SHOULD BE DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY MONDAY NIGHT THE AIRMASS WILL
STABILIZE AGAIN...SO EXPECT ONLY SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS ON TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL BUT BELOW EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING LEVELS ON TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BE PUSHED EAST AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS
WILL LEAD TO GUSTY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS EACH DAY THAT COULD
HAVE SOME CONCERNS ESPECIALLY FOR FIRE WEATHER. THE MODELS ARE
TRYING TO PULL UP SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE FROM MEXICO THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...BUT THE SOUTHWEST FLOW SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP MUCH
OF IT EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA...ALTHOUGH SOME CLOUDS OVER SOUTHERN
MOHAVE COUNTY WILL BE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
REMAIN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...BUT STILL WELL BELOW ANY RECORD
TERRITORY.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY UP TO 10 KTS
THROUGH SUNRISE BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH LATE
MORNING. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 10-15KTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HIGHER GUSTS. SKIES SHOULD BE
GENERALLY CLEAR THROUGH TONIGHT.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS OVER MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 KTS THROUGH
THE MORNING BEFORE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD STRONGER
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY RANGING FROM
10-20KTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. SKIES OVERALL WILL BE MAINLY
CLEAR THROUGH TONIGHT.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AS A WEAK
PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TO A RED
FLAG WARNING. IN ADDITION...THE WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...RESULTING IN A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A RISK OF DRY
THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER...WILL NOT ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING DUE TO
LOW CONFIDENCE IN THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE EXCEEDING 15 PERCENT...BUT
WILL MONITOR CLOSELY.
&&

.CLIMATE...NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE
FOLLOWING ARE THE FORECAST HIGHS AND RECORD HIGHS FOR SELECTED
SITES.

LOCATION              6/9  (FCST)
------------------------------------------------------

BARSTOW-DAGGETT   112/1955  (106)
BISHOP            103/1955  (102)
DEATH VALLEY      120/1973  (122)
KINGMAN           109/1921  (102)
LAS VEGAS         111/1985  (109)
MT CHARLESTON      85/1981   (83)
NEEDLES           118/1955  (114)

RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS FOR LAS VEGAS:
6/9        83/2001
6/10       80/2001
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NVZ461>464.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     NVZ016-017-020>022.
AZ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST MONDAY FOR AZZ102.
     EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
     AZZ001>003-036.
CA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
     CAZ522>527.
&&

MORGAN/GORELOW

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
210 AM PDT SUN JUN 09 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     EXCESSIVE HEAT   3 SE HOOVER DAM         35.98N 114.70W
06/08/2013  E115 F           MOHAVE             AZ   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 FATAL, 5 INJ *** A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION WAS
            CONDUCTED JUST AFTER 1 PM IN THE VICINITY OF WHITE ROCK
            CANYON TRAIL INSIDE THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
            AREA FOR 2 ADULT MALES AND 4 BOY SCOUTS WHO BECAME LOST
            DURING A HIKE. ONE ADULT MALE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE
            SCENE WHILE THE OTHER WAS SUFFERING FROM HEAT STROKE. THE
            4 BOY SCOUTS WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE FOR HEAT RELATED
            ILLNESSES.

0300 PM     EXCESSIVE HEAT   LAS VEGAS               36.17N 115.15W
06/08/2013  M112 F           CLARK              NV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 3 INJ *** LAS VEGAS MEDIA REPORTED THAT THREE PEOPLE
            WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE FOR HEAT RELATED
            PROBLEMS...TWO ADULTS AND ONE CHILD. ALL THREE DID NOT
            APPEAR TO BE LIFE THREATENING.

&&

ASG