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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Elko, NV

July 21, 2014Elko County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 21, 2014, 11:44 AM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It took effect at Jul 22, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 57 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
Jul 21, 2014, 11:44 AM PDT (18:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 22, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jul 24, 2014, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
57 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

County Elko County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2014-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2014-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

977 
WWUS85 KLKN 211844
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1144 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

NVZ455-457-220945-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0004.140722T1800Z-140723T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140722T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
1144 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY 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 TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* 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. WINDS WILL
  SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY FROM THE
  SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
  RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TUESDAY NIGHT AND DROP AS LOW AS 8
  PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ470-220945-
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.A.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
1144 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

JRM
12 follow-up statements
593 
WWUS85 KLKN 212108
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
208 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

NVZ455-457-221215-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140722T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
208 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 9 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY 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. WINDS WILL
  SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY FROM THE
  SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
  RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TUESDAY NIGHT AND DROP AS LOW AS 8
  PERCENT ON WEDNESDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ470-221215-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
208 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL 
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

JRM
797 
WWUS85 KLKN 221027
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
327 AM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

NVZ455-457-230000-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140722T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
327 AM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY 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.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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.

&&

$$

NVZ470-230000-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
327 AM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL 
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$
151 
WWUS85 KLKN 221908
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1208 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

NVZ470-231015-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
1208 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
470...

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 WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 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.

&&

$$

NVZ468-469-231015-
/O.EXB.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
1208 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
468 AND 469...

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 WEDNESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY 
  AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 
  SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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.

&&

$$

NVZ455-457-231015-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
1208 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
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.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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.

&&

$$

RCM
937 
WWUS85 KLKN 222147
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
247 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

NVZ455-457-231300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
247 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
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. WINDS WILL
  RELAX LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE STRENGTHENING
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER A
  BIT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE DROPPING AGAIN
  WEDNESDAY 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>470-231300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
247 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 468...469 AND 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY 
  AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 
  SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 
  EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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.

&&

$$


RCM
375 
WWUS85 KLKN 230834
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
134 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...VERY DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TO ONGOING FIRES ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA.

NVZ455-457-240000-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
134 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET.

* 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>470-240000-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
134 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...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 468...469 AND 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY 
  AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 
  SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 
  EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT BELOW 7000 FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$
294 
WWUS85 KLKN 231618
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
918 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

NVZ454-467-240400-
/O.EXA.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
918 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
454 AND 467...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND 
  EUREKA COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN 
  HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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.

&&

$$

NVZ468>470-240400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
918 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
468...469 AND 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY 
  AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 
  SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 
  EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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.

&&

$$

NVZ455-457-240400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
918 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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.

&&

$$

RCM
782 
WWUS85 KLKN 232139
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
239 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

NVZ454-455-457-467>470-240400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
239 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
454...455...457...467...468...469 AND 470...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND 
  EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 
  50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL 
  AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN 
  HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 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.

&&

$$

RCM
324 
WWUS85 KLKN 240349
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
849 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

NVZ454-467>470-240500-
/O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
849 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...467...468...469 AND 470...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING.

THE DRY COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION AND WITH THE
SETTING SUN DEEP MIXING HAS BEGUN TO END. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT.  

$$

NVZ455-457-242315-
/O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140725T0300Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
849 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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.

* ELEVATION...AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TIME HOURS ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 T0 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE ONGOING FIRES
  ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE
  COUNTIES. 

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.

&&

$$
364 
WWUS85 KLKN 240357 CCA
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
856 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

NVZ454-467>470-240500-
/O.CAN.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-
CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
856 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...467...468...469 AND 470...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING.

THE DRY COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION AND WITH THE
SETTING SUN DEEP MIXING HAS BEGUN TO END. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT.  

$$

NVZ455-457-242330-
/O.COR.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140725T0300Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
856 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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.

* ELEVATION...AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TIME HOURS ACROSS THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE ONGOING FIRES
  ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE
  COUNTIES. 

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.

&&

$$
636 
WWUS85 KLKN 240920
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
220 AM PDT THU JUL 24 2014

NVZ455-457-250030-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140725T0300Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
220 AM PDT THU JUL 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
455 AND 457 ABOVE 7000 FEET...

* 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.

* ELEVATION...AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TIME HOURS ACROSS THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL 
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE ONGOING FIRES 
  ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE 
  COUNTIES.

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.

&&

$$
676 
WWUS85 KLKN 242126
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
226 PM PDT THU JUL 24 2014

NVZ455-457-250300-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140725T0300Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
226 PM PDT THU JUL 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 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.

* ELEVATION...ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
  CREATE LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE ONGOING
  WILDFIRES IN WHITE PINE AND NYE COUNTIES.

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
344 
WWUS85 KLKN 250241
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
741 PM PDT THU JUL 24 2014


NVZ455-457-250345-
/O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140725T0300Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
741 PM PDT THU JUL 24 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
455 AND 457...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 30 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SLOWLY
INCREASING TONIGHT SO WILL ALLOW RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE.

$$

RLC

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 Jul 21, 3:16 AM PDT, 8 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:16 AM PDT, 8 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
316 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. STORM
ACTIVITY WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO HUMBOLDT AND EXTREME WESTERN
ELKO COUNTIES ON TUESDAY. DRIER MID WEEK WITH AFTERNOON WINDS
BECOMING BREEZY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NEVADA. STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN LANDER
AND EUREKA COUNTIES LATE MORNING THROUGH THE MID-AFTERNOON...THEN
OVER ELKO COUNTY FROM MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS. LESS AVAILABLE MOISTURE TODAY THAN THE PAST COUPLE
DAYS...HOWEVER INCREASED SHEAR AND DECENT INSTABILITY MAY RESULT
IN SOME SMALL HAIL MIXED IN WITH RAIN...ALONG WITH STRONGER
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO HUMBOLDT AND
WESTERN ELKO COUNTIES ON TUESDAY. STRONGEST STORMS TUESDAY ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY DURING THE
AFTERNOON...WHICH MAY BECOME SEVERE. ALSO ON TUESDAY WINDS WILL
BECOME BREEZY OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEVADA
AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE AND MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING THE LATE
MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. THE MODELS ARE
CONSISTENT AND HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT INSISTING ON AN EXTENDED DRY
PERIOD. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD ITS POSITION NEAR THE
4-CORNERS AREA OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. BREEZY WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW FEATURE MOVES IN
OFF THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND NUDGE
ON THE RESISTANT RIDGE PATTERN. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT
NEAR NORMAL...AROUND 90 DEGREES...AND THEN SOAR BACK UP INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 90S BY NEXT WEEKEND AS THE 4-CORNERS HIGH
INTENSIFIES. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE MILD
SIDE...ESPECIALLY NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT KWMC KEKO KELY AND
KTPH. HOWEVER THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND POSSIBLY
AFFECT ALL TAF SITES MONDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...DRIER AIR IS GRADUALLY SPREADING UP INTO CENTRAL
NEVADA WHICH WILL SEVERELY LIMIT STORMS IN SOUTHERN 457 AND
MOST OF FWZ 455 TODAY. RH RECOVERIES WILL TREND LOWER ACROSS
CENTRAL NEVADA THE NEXT COUPLE NIGHTS AS WELL. FOR NORTHERN NEVADA
TODAY...STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY WET. OUTFLOW WINDS
FROM STORMS SHOULD GET A LITTLE STRONGER TODAY...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME HAIL MIXED IN WITH RAIN. WINDS ALOFT INCREASE
ON TUESDAY...AND WILL LEAD TO INCREASED SURFACE WIND GUSTS ACROSS
MOST OF CENTRAL NEVADA. WHILE GUSTS ON TUESDAY WILL ONLY BE NEAR
TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS...THE SPREAD OF ONGOING FIRES IS
A CONCERN...AND AS SUCH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY...NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY...SOUTHERN
LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...WHITE PINE COUNTY.

&&

96/92/92/96
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 3:25 AM PDT, 8 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
325 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

NVZ030-031-033-034-036-038-039-220000-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
325 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP TODAY...WITH SMALL
HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STORMS ON
TUESDAY WILL BE LIMITED GENERALLY TO HUMBOLDT COUNTY...AS WELL AS
NORTHERN LANDER AND WESTERN ELKO COUNTIES. STORMS TUESDAY HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS.

DRIER AND STORM-FREE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE
COMING WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

NVZ035-037-040-041-220000-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
325 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

JR

The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 3:17 AM PDTFire Weather WatchLKN8 hr
Jul 21, 11:44 AM PDTFire Weather WatchLKNElko24 hr
Jul 21, 3:19 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN26 min
Jul 21, 3:27 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko33 min
Jul 21, 3:41 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN49 min
Jul 21, 3:58 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko, White Pine47 min
Jul 21, 4:12 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLKNElko33 min
Jul 21, 4:14 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN46 min
Jul 21, 4:53 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementLKN52 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.