Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at May 3, 2014, 2:49 PM PDT for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at May 4, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 34 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
- May 3, 2014, 2:49 PM PDT (21:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 4, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2014, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 34 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
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4415 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
063 WWUS85 KVEF 032149 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 249 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2014 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS TO THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BRING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ101-102-NVZ461-463>466-041200- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0005.140504T1900Z-140505T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0009.140504T1800Z-140506T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 249 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2014 /249 PM MST SAT MAY 3 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...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/ SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING REPLACES THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT SUNDAY WITH GUSTS REMAINING BELOW 35 MPH...HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOONS WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH MANY LOCATIONS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. LITTLE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * 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. && $$ NVZ462-041200- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0009.140504T1800Z-140506T0400Z/ NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 249 PM PDT SAT MAY 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT SUNDAY WITH GUSTS REMAINING BELOW 35 MPH...HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOONS WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH MANY LOCATIONS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. LITTLE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
6 follow-up statements
705 WWUS85 KVEF 041038 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 338 AM PDT SUN MAY 4 2014 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY AND MONDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BRING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ101-102-NVZ461>466-041830- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.140504T1800Z-140506T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- 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- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 338 AM PDT SUN MAY 4 2014 /338 AM MST SUN MAY 4 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MONDAY FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...461... 463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND 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...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 LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH OVERNIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY WITH POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. * 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... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PEOPLE USING PUBLIC LANDS SHOULD KNOW AND HEED ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
130 WWUS85 KVEF 041805 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1105 AM PDT SUN MAY 4 2014 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA TODAY AND MONDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BRING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ101-102-NVZ461>466-050000- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- 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- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 1105 AM PDT SUN MAY 4 2014 /1105 AM MST SUN MAY 4 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...461...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND 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...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 THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH OVERNIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY WITH POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. * 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... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PEOPLE USING PUBLIC LANDS SHOULD KNOW AND HEED ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
328 WWUS85 KVEF 042122 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 222 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2014 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BRING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ101-102-NVZ461>466-051400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- 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- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 222 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2014 /222 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...461...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND 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...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...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT WILL DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30 MPH OVERNIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. * 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... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PEOPLE USING PUBLIC LANDS SHOULD KNOW AND HEED ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
003 WWUS85 KVEF 051222 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 522 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ101-102-NVZ461>466-052230- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- 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- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 522 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 /522 AM MST MON MAY 5 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...461...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND 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...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 LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE ACROSS MOST AREAS THIS EVENING. THE SPRING MOUNTAINS MAY SEE MORE PROLONGED GUSTS OVER 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 40 MPH PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 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... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PEOPLE USING PUBLIC LANDS SHOULD KNOW AND HEED ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
904 WWUS85 KVEF 052204 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 304 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL BRING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AZZ101-102-NVZ461>466-060400- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- 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- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 304 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 /304 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...461...463...464...465 AND 466... * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND 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...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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE ACROSS MOST AREAS THIS EVENING. THE SPRING MOUNTAINS MAY SEE MORE PROLONGED GUSTS OVER 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. * WIND...WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 35 MPH PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * 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... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. PEOPLE USING PUBLIC LANDS SHOULD KNOW AND HEED ALL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. && $$ WOLCOTT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
568 WWUS85 KVEF 060358 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 858 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 AZZ101-102-NVZ461>466-060500- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140506T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE- NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 858 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 /858 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...102...461...463...464...465 AND 466... WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH RISING HUMIDITY VALUES. THE RED FLAG WARING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2014Red Flag Warnings in Arizona, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
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.