Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

993 
WWUS85 KVEF 011816
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1116 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2015

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM QUICKLY MOVES FROM
THE WEST COAST TOWARD THE GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NVZ462-020400-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151002T0400Z/
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
1116 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON THEN BECOME NORTHERLY LATE THIS EVENING BEHIND A PASSING
  COLD FRONT.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 
  TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
  EVENING.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 14 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE 
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP 
  WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT 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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702 
WWUS85 KVEF 020242
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
742 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2015

NVZ462-020345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151002T0400Z/
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
742 PM PDT THU OCT 1 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DIMINISH EARLY ALONG WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RECOVERING QUICKER. THE RED FLAG WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
305 AM PDT THU OCT 1 2015

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY BRINGING
SOME GUSTY WINDS AND A DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SECOND STRONGER SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.SHORT TERM...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

CLOSED LOW SPINNING A FEW HUNDRED MILES WEST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA WILL PUSH EASTWARD TODAY AND MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN BY THIS EVENING. IN THE MEANTIME...INCREASING CLOUDS CAN BE
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE MAINLY ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE BREAKING OUT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN NORTHERN INYO AND
ESMERALDA COUNTIES WHERE MOISTURE WILL BE DEEPEST AND COLLOCATED
WITH SOME INSTABILITY ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE CLOSED LOW.
ELSEWHERE...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE BIG STORY WITH A BELT OF
STRONGEST WINDS WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH LIKELY ACROSS EASTERN
INYO COUNTY INTO CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. SOME OF THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
BLEED INTO LINCOLN COUNTY AS WELL BUT COVERAGE SHOULD BE SPARSE
ENOUGH TO DISCOUNT THE NEED FOR EXPANDING THE WIND ADVISORY.

AS THE FRONT CUTS EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON...PRECIPITATION
CHANCES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD WITH IT BUT REMAIN CONFINED TO OUR
NORTHERN MOST ZONES IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. BEHIND THE
FRONT...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INVADE THE AREA. THESE NORTH-
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD A COOLER AIRMASS INTO THE AREA FOR
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO SEASONAL
NORMALS.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THE 00Z MEDIUM RANGE OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE NOW IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THE CLOSED LOW DROPPING OUT OF WESTERN
CANADA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. THE 500 MB LOW CENTER
IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR SAN FRANCISCO AT 12Z SUNDAY. THE SYSTEM NOW
APPEARS TO BE CONSIDERABLY SLOWER WITH ITS EASTWARD PROGRESSION AND
THE CENTER WOBBLES AROUND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH 12Z MONDAY
BEFORE SLOWLY LIFTING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA INTO UTAH MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM LINGERS OVER
EASTERN NEVADA TUESDAY BEFORE A RIDGE MOVES IN BEHIND IT WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY.

AS FAR AS SENSIBLE WEATHER GOES...SUNDAY WILL SEE GUSTY SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST WINDS...MODERATE COOLING AND CHANCES FOR SHOWERS MAINLY
OVER INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND OUR SOUTHERN NEVADA ZONES MAINLY
NORTH OF LAS VEGAS...THOUGH THE SPRING MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO SEE A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MONDAY WILL SEE TEMPERATURES
DROP SEVERAL MORE DEGREES WITH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER
INYO COUNTY AND SPREADING DOWN THROUGH MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA. THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD BRING
HIGHS DIPPING INTO THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S IN THE MOJAVE DESERT
REGION BY MONDAY. CONTINUED COOL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TUESDAY AS
THE LOW SLOWLY LIFTS AWAY WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLY LINGERING OVER
CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES.

TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM BACK TO NORMAL WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS UNDER A SHORTWAVE RIDGE ALOFT.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE
WEST COAST ACROSS NEVADA LATER TODAY WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND BECOME LIGHT NORTHERLY. A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY IS EXPECTED WITH ONLY A FEW CLOUDS AOA 12 KFT.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE WEST COAST ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND NEVADA LATER TODAY WILL BRING STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
KNOTS IN MANY LOCATIONS. HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGE
TOPS AND ACROSS ESMERALDA...NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...WHERE
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE SYSTEM TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
&&

SHORT TERM...OUTLER
LONG TERM/AVIATION...ADAIR

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