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Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Las Vegas, NV

June 14, 2014Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 14, 2014, 2:52 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 15, 2014, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 58 hr. 1 report 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 14, 2014, 2:52 PM MST (21:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 15, 2014, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jun 17, 2014, 9:00 PM MST
In force
58 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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 16, 4:30 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMGMt. Charleston, NVMT CHARLESTON NDF REPORTED HIGH WINDS KNOCKED DOWN A LARGE TREE ONTO ANOTHER TREE IN THE OLD TOWN AREA OF MT. CHARLESTON.

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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 12:00Z on 2014-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2014-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -126 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 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.

440 
WWUS85 KVEF 142152
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
252 PM PDT SAT JUN 14 2014

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER 35 MPH WILL RETURN TO NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON
SUNDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH THROUGH TUESDAY. DRY AND BREEZY TO LOCALLY
WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEVADA.

NVZ461-463-464-142300-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FW.A.0010.140615T1800Z-140616T0500Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
252 PM PDT SAT JUN 14 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...461...463 AND
464...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP
RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...
WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

AZZ102-151230-
/O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0010.140615T1800Z-140616T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0016.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
252 PM MST SAT JUN 14 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM MST
TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 102...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY
FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. THIS
REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK DURING
  THE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH
  LATE EACH EVENING SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

JA

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991 
WWUS85 KVEF 150958
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
258 AM PDT SUN JUN 15 2014

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER 35 MPH WILL RETURN TO NORTHWEST
ARIZONA TODAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH TUESDAY. DRY AND BREEZY TO LOCALLY
WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEVADA.

AZZ102-151830-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
258 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK DURING
  THE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH
  LATE EACH EVENING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

MORGAN

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111 
WWUS85 KVEF 151802
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1102 AM PDT SUN JUN 15 2014

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER 35 MPH WILL RETURN TO NORTHWEST
ARIZONA TODAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH TUESDAY. DRY AND BREEZY TO
LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEVADA.

AZZ102-160400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
1102 AM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS 
  THAN 30 MPH LATE EACH EVENING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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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660 
WWUS85 KVEF 152135
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
235 PM PDT SUN JUN 15 2014

.DRY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA ON
MONDAY WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE VERY DRY FUELS ACROSS THE REGION
WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. 

AZZ101-NVZ461-463>466-160545-
/O.EXB.KVEF.FW.W.0016.140616T1800Z-140617T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
235 PM PDT SUN JUN 15 2014 /235 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MONDAY FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
101...461...463...464...465 AND 466...

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 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD 
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 
  LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP 
  RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS 
  DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO 
  RIVER-NV SIDE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH LATE
  IN THE EVENING

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
  AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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. 

&&

$$

AZZ102-160545-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
235 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS 
  THAN 30 MPH LATE EACH EVENING TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS MONDAY. SLIGHTLY LESS STRONG WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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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557 
WWUS85 KVEF 160525
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1025 PM PDT SUN JUN 15 2014

.DRY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON MONDAY WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE VERY DRY
FUELS ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT IN VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA.

AZZ102-161400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
1025 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS MONDAY. SLIGHTLY LESS STRONG WINDS 
  ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ101-NVZ461-463>466-161400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.140616T1800Z-140617T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
1025 PM PDT SUN JUN 15 2014 /1025 PM MST SUN JUN 15 2014/

...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 101...461...463...464...465 AND
466...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD 
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 
  LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP 
  RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS 
  DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO 
  RIVER-NV SIDE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH 
  LATE IN THE EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE 
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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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510 
WWUS85 KVEF 161000
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 AM PDT MON JUN 16 2014

.GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY.

AZZ102-161800-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
300 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. SLIGHTLY LESS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ101-NVZ461-463>466-161800-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.140616T1800Z-140617T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
300 AM PDT MON JUN 16 2014 /300 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...461...
463...464...465 AND 466...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD 
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 
  LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP 
  RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS 
  DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO 
  RIVER-NV SIDE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH 
  LATE IN THE EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE 
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

MORGAN

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832 
WWUS85 KVEF 161803
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1103 AM PDT MON JUN 16 2014

.GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY.

AZZ102-170300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
1103 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. SLIGHTLY LESS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON 
  TUESDAY. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ101-NVZ461-463>466-170300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140617T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
1103 AM PDT MON JUN 16 2014 /1103 AM MST MON JUN 16 2014/

...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 101...461...463...464...465 AND 466...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD 
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 
  LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP 
  RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS 
  DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO 
  RIVER-NV SIDE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE 
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI

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257 
WWUS85 KVEF 162127
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
227 PM PDT MON JUN 16 2014

.GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND AGAIN ACROSS MOHAVE
COUNTY AWAY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY.

AZZ102-170400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
227 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. SLIGHTLY LESS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON 
  TUESDAY. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ101-NVZ461-463>466-170400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140617T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
227 PM PDT MON JUN 16 2014 /227 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014/

...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 101...461...463...464...465 AND 466...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD 
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461 
  LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463 SHEEP 
  RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS 
  DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO 
  RIVER-NV SIDE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS THEN 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE 
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
754 
WWUS85 KVEF 170352
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
852 PM PDT MON JUN 16 2014

AZZ101-NVZ461-463>466-170500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140617T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
852 PM PDT MON JUN 16 2014 /852 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014/

...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 101...461...463...464...465 AND 466...

WINDS WERE BEGINNING TO DECREASE AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE ABOVE 15
PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. 

$$

AZZ102-171400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
852 PM MST MON JUN 16 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 30 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING AGAIN TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. 

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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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601 
WWUS85 KVEF 170951
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
251 AM PDT TUE JUN 17 2014

AZZ102-171900-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
251 AM MST TUE JUN 17 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  AND LOWEST HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING AGAIN TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING.

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

MORGAN

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
464 
WWUS85 KVEF 171852
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1152 AM PDT TUE JUN 17 2014

AZZ102-180400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-140618T0400Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
1152 AM MST TUE JUN 17 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST 
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING AGAIN TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 PERCENT DURING THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

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.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI

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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 14, 9:05 AM MST, 5 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 9:05 AM MST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
905 AM PDT SAT JUN 14 2014

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL
BRING SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL RETURN SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
REBOUNDING TO NEAR NORMAL.
&&

.UPDATE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH BREEZES AND TEMPERATURES RUNNING 5-10
DEGREES COOLER WERE NOTICEABLE THIS MORNING OVER THE FORECAST AREA
ON THE BACK SIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING AWAY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. THE GOING FORECAST WAS IN LINE WITH
THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND MODEL GUIDANCE AND NO IMMEDIATE CHANGES
ARE NEEDED.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...304 AM PDT...

.SHORT TERM...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...SATELLITE LOOP SHOWED CLEAR
SKIES AREAWIDE. SURFACE OBS SHOWED COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NORTHWEST
PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AT 230 AM WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF
IT AND NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE
MOJAVE DESERT THIS MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS ESPECIALLY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...BUT WINDS SHOULD
GO LIGHT EVERYWHERE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED
HOWEVER...AS THE NEXT TROUGH DIGGING INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA ON SUNDAY
WILL BUCKLE THE MID LEVEL FLOW BACK AROUND TO SOUTHWESTERLY WITH
SPEEDS INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE NOT AS
CLEAR CUT ON SUNDAY AS THEY WERE ON FRIDAY...BUT STILL WORTHY OF A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN ZONES. TODAY WILL
LIKELY BE THE LEAST HOT DAY THANKS TO THE COLD FRONT...THEN
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND A FEW DEGREES ON SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE SYNOPTIC
PATTERN EVOLUTION NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER DETAILS OF THE SENSIBLE
WEATHER IMPACTS CONTINUE TO FLIP FLOP FROM RUN TO RUN. OVERALL A
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH FROM THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST
SUNDAY...SLIDE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MONDAY BEFORE TAKING ON
A MORE EASTERLY COURSE OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN TOWARDS THE
ROCKIES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS IS NOT QUITE AS DEEP AND A TAD
MORE PROGRESSIVE THAN WAS SHOWN 24 HOURS AGO...AND AS A RESULT
CONFIDENCE IN WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVELS WINDS HAS NOT IMPROVED.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL BOTH SEE AREAS OF BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS...BUT EXACTLY WHERE AND WHEN IS STILL UP IN THE AIR AT
THIS POINT. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION APPEAR TO HAVE DECREASED AS
WELL WITH LIMITED MOISTURE AND THE CORE OF THE TROUGH NOW EXPECTED
TO BE WELL NORTH OF THE CWA. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO COOL
THROUGH ROUGHLY WEDNESDAY TO AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

BEYOND WEDNESDAY...A RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
STATES AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND TOWARDS OR ABOVE NORMAL BY
THE END OF THE WEEK. THAT SAID...THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT SOME
SORT OF CUT-OFF LOW MAY DRIFT ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATTER
HALF OF THE WEEK. MODELS ARE NOTORIOUSLY POOR AT DEPICTING THESE
TYPE OF FEATURES AT THIS KIND OF LEAD TIME...SO HAVE TAKEN THE
CURRENT GUIDANCE WITH A GOOD HELPING OF SALT AND SIMPLY NUDGED SKY
GRIDS UPWARDS LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE
RUNWAY CONFIGURATION ISSUES TODAY...THEN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO RETURN SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO OPERATIONALLY
SIGNIFICANT CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY BEHIND A COLD
FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY THIS MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE BARSTOW AND
KINGMAN AREAS. NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH MONDAY...THEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY
WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY REMAINING IN PLACE. ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR MUCH OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES ALONG WITH THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF CLARK COUNTY. SIMILAR CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST INTO MONDAY
AND TUESDAY...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOWER FOR THOSE DAYS.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR NVZ461-463-464.
AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR AZZ102.
CA...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...ADAIR
PREV DISCUSSION...MORGAN/WOLCOTT

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 5:12 AM MST, 9 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
512 AM PDT SAT JUN 14 2014

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-018-019-150700-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-
512 AM PDT SAT JUN 14 2014 /512 AM MST SAT JUN 14 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN
EFFECT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ002-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014-016-017-020>022-150700-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-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-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
512 AM PDT SAT JUN 14 2014 /512 AM MST SAT JUN 14 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MORGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 4:47 AM MSTFire Weather WatchVEFMohave10 hr

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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.