Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 29, 2016, 2:05 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 30, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Aug 29, 2016, 2:05 PM PDT (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2016, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
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332 WWUS85 KLKN 292105 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 205 PM PDT MON AUG 29 2016 NVZ467-301515- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0011.160830T1800Z-160831T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 205 PM PDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION, EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE ZONE. && $$ NVZ454-455-457-469-470-301515- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.A.0006.160831T1800Z-160901T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50-SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 205 PM PDT MON AUG 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...455...457...469 AND 470... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS, WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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305 WWUS85 KLKN 300942 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 242 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016 NVZ467-310345- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0011.160830T1800Z-160831T0600Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 242 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...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... LOW HUMIDITY... AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE ZONE. && $$ NVZ454-455-457-469-470-310345- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0006.160831T1800Z-160901T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50-SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 242 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...455...457... 469 AND 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
817 WWUS85 KLKN 301834 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1134 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016 NVZ457-311100- /O.CAN.KLKN.FW.A.0006.160831T1800Z-160901T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.A.0007.160901T1900Z-160902T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50- 1134 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 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. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. 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. && $$ NVZ454-469-311100- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0006.160831T1800Z-160901T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0012.160831T1800Z-160901T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 1134 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 469... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ455-470-311100- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0006.160831T1800Z-160901T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0012.160831T1800Z-160902T0500Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 1134 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 470... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING ABOVE CRITERIA AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIE OUT LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, THEN BECOME ISOLATED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ467-311100- /O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160901T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 1134 AM PDT TUE AUG 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW RED FLAG CONDITIONS LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE ABOVE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS... LOW HUMIDITY... AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE ZONE. && $$
484 WWUS85 KLKN 310937 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 237 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 NVZ467-010300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160901T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 237 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS... LOW HUMIDITY... AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE ZONE. && $$ NVZ454-469-010345- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.160831T1800Z-160901T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 237 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 469... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ455-470-010345- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.160831T1800Z-160902T0500Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 237 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIE OUT LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... THEN BECOME ISOLATED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ457-010345- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0007.160901T1900Z-160902T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50- 237 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
396 WWUS85 KLKN 311806 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1106 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 NVZ457-011100- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0007.160901T1900Z-160902T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KLKN.FW.W.0012.160901T1900Z-160902T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50- 1106 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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 NOON TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 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. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ455-011100- /O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160903T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 1106 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIE OUT LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... THEN BECOME ISOLATED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ467-010300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160901T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 1106 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT 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... LOW HUMIDITY... AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE ZONE. && $$ NVZ454-469-010600- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160901T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 1106 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 469... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ470-011100- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160902T0500Z/ EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 1106 AM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIE OUT LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... THEN BECOME ISOLATED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
345 WWUS85 KLKN 010300 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 NVZ467-010400- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160901T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467... SUBSIDING WINDS AND SLOWLY RISING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL HUMBOLDT COUNTY HAVE CAUSED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO FALL BELOW RED FLAG LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED. $$ NVZ454-469-010600- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160901T0600Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454 AND 469... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ470-012100- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160902T0500Z/ EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN BECOME ISOLATED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ457-012100- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.160901T1900Z-160902T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50- 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 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. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ455-012100- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160903T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 800 PM PDT WED AUG 31 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING FROM THE SOUTHWEST UP TO 30 MPH. SMALL RAIN CORES WILL NOT PREVENT NEW LIGHTNING STARTS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIE OUT LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... THEN BECOME ISOLATED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...35 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ARE IN PLACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
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 Aug 29, 1:55 AM PDT, 12 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 1:55 AM PDT, 12 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 155 AM PDT Mon Aug 29 2016 .SYNOPSIS...Dry and warm through mid week. Windy afternoons will start Tuesday and will persist during the workweek. A cooling trend starts about mid week and continues into the weekend. Spotty thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon with the greatest chances mainly over eastern Nevada. && .SHORT TERM...Tonight through Tuesday. Models are currently agreeing with the location and timing of trough passage with a late tuesday into wednesday time frame for passage over Nevada. This may not last as the models have been inconsistent with this trough as its arrival time approaches so further changes is likely with newer model runs. Regardless of the trough timing it should be warm and dry into early Tuesday. Beginning Tuesday surface gradient tightens causing the winds pick up. Moisture will return on Tuesday bringing a chance for isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .LONG TERM...Tuesday night through Sunday. The models seem to be in agreement with the general pattern. The atmosphere is beginning to shape up like an early Fall pattern as it becomes more progressive. A low pressure system will be dropping south from the Aleutian Island area. How deep this system eventually gets modeled will make a difference in timing, cold air and winds. There are tropical influxes from the Atlantic and Pacific realms that will continue to make consistent modeling difficult in the coming days. There have been some changes over the past 24 hours. The latest model run indicates a frontal passage as early as Wednesday. Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. Mean low pressure will move near the Canadian coastline and banded precipitation will begin to encroach upon Washington and Oregon, just east of the most significant shortwave. There could be some mountain showers developing across the Great Basin by Wednesday morning. Low temperatures will be in the 50s. Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. The upper low pressure system will begin to move ashore in western Canada and Washington state. The pressure gradient will tighten over the Great Basin. Winds will increase all around. Models are indicating a cold front developing. Convection looks to be limited. High temperatures will be in the 80s. Low temperatures will range from the mid 40s to the mid 50s. Thursday afternoon through Saturday. Low pressure will move across Washington state then lift north, heading into Canada. The pressure gradient will remain tight over the Great Basin through Saturday and gusty winds will continue. Mountain showers are possible each day however models are reluctant to produce any QPF. High temperatures will range from the mid 70s to the mid 80s. Low temperatures will generally be in the 40s. Saturday night through Sunday. A trough axis associated with the Canadian low feature will drag through Nevada. There could be a dry cold front passing through. The models continue to be lacking QPF during this time frame. High temperatures will be in the 70s. Low temperatures will range from the mid 30s to the mid 40s. && .AVIATION...VFR condtions is expected at all terminals for the next 24 hours. && .FIRE WEATHER...Warm and dry til Tuesday then isolated dry thunderstorms possible for the rest of the workweek. The main concern this week will be low RH values coupled with gusty afternoon winds. Starting tuesday afternoon fire zone 467 will experience gusty winds that will be in the low 30's for mph. however the coverage for the winds is still in question due to model inconsistencies with handling the timing of a low pressure system. Future model runs will better show how this system evolves and determine if a RFW would be necessary. A large low pressure system will bring further gusty winds for wednesday to friday across fire zones 454, 455, 457, and 470 which may also warrant RFW's if the evolution of the system remains favorable. Dry isolated thunderstorms will be possible starting on Tuesday and lasting through the workweek as the low pressure system moves some moisture into Nevada. The greatest chance for convection being in central to eastern Nevada. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 99/92/99/99
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 29, 2:05 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LKN | Elko | 21 hr |
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Sources
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