Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 9, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT for Elko County, Nevada. It took effect at Jul 10, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 reports 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
- Jul 9, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT (18:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2016, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Elko County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 12:50 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 Nne Ryndon, NV | MESONET STATION COAL MINE CANYON N7NNV CWOP /AS326/. |
| Jul 10, 2:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 8 E Jarbidge, NV | MESONET STATION POLE CREEK RAWS /POCN2/. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 102 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
684 WWUS85 KLKN 091800 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1100 AM PDT SAT JUL 9 2016 NVZ454-457-470-101200- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0003.160710T1900Z-160711T0500Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 1100 AM PDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...457 AND 470... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ455-101200- /O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0002.160709T1900Z-160711T0500Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 1100 AM PDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, DECREASING TO SOUTH * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE TO 30-40 PERCENT TONIGHT, WITH WINDS DECREASING TO UNDER 15 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ467>469-100300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.160709T1900Z-160710T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 1100 AM PDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 467...468 AND 469... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 467 CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 468 EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
2 follow-up statements
861 WWUS85 KLKN 100243 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 743 PM PDT SAT JUL 9 2016 NVZ467>469-100345- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160710T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY- EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- 743 PM PDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 467...468 AND 469... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CONTINUE TO CLIMB ACROSS FIRE ZONES 467-469...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE STILL GUSTING PRETTY STRONG AT 25-30 MPH. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR THESE ZONES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ454-457-470-102045- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0003.160710T1900Z-160711T0500Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 743 PM PDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...457 AND 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 454 CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A 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. && $$ NVZ455-102045- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160711T0500Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 743 PM PDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE TO 30-40 PERCENT TONIGHT... WITH WINDS DECREASING TO UNDER 15 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ 84
253 WWUS85 KLKN 110432 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 932 PM PDT SUN JUL 10 2016 NVZ454-457-470-110545- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160711T0500Z/ CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY/LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 932 PM PDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 454...457 AND 470... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE SLOWLY INCREASING WHILE WINDS ARE DECREASING TO BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. AS A RESULT, THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT. $$ NVZ455-110545- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160711T0500Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- 932 PM PDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE SLOWLY INCREASING WHILE WINDS ARE DECREASING TO BELOW CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS. AS A RESULT, THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT. $$ DS
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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.