Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this red flag warning at Oct 21, 2016, 2:37 PM PDT for Inyo County, Tulare County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Oct 22, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 31 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
- Oct 21, 2016, 2:37 PM PDT (21:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2016, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Tulare County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 211 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 4031 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
551 WWUS85 KVEF 212137 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 237 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2016 .WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND IN ADVANCE OF A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. BEFORE INCREASED MOISTURE ADVANCES INTO THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. NVZ464-221200- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0012.161022T1800Z-161023T2100Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS- 237 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464. * TIMING...FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT...PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND THE LATE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. POOR MOISTURE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ NVZ462-221200- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0008.161023T1500Z-161024T0300Z/ NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 237 PM PDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT...PARTICULARLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CMS WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
6 follow-up statements
670 WWUS85 KVEF 220926 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 226 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND SUNDAY. NVZ464-222300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0012.161022T1800Z-161023T2100Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS- 226 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464. * TIMING...FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT...PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND THE LATE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. POOR RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HUMIDITY RISING TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ NVZ462-222300- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0008.161023T1500Z-161024T0300Z/ NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 226 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
748 WWUS85 KVEF 222154 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 254 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. COMBINED WITH DRY AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. NVZ462-231200- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0008.161023T1500Z-161024T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.FW.W.0012.161023T1800Z-161024T0100Z/ NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 254 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ CAZ226-227-231200- /O.EXB.KVEF.FW.W.0012.161023T1800Z-161024T0100Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 254 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227. * TIMING...FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ NVZ464-231200- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161023T2100Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS- 254 PM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT...PARTICULARLY SATURDAY EVENING AND LATE SUNDAY MORNING. POOR RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HUMIDITY RISING ONLY TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ CMS WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
811 WWUS85 KVEF 230916 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 216 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TODAY. COMBINED WITH DRY AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. NVZ464-232100- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161023T2100Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS- 216 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO AROUND 15 PERCENT TODAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ CAZ226-227-NVZ462-232100- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0012.161023T1800Z-161024T0100Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 216 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227 IN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS 462 IN NEVADA. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ WOLCOTT WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
765 WWUS85 KVEF 231629 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 929 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 NVZ464-231730- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161023T2100Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS- 929 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SEEING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT THE REST OF TODAY AS MOISTURE STREAMS NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ226-227-NVZ462-240100- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0012.161023T1800Z-161024T0100Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 929 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 227 IN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS 462 IN NEVADA. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
686 WWUS85 KVEF 232143 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 243 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 CAZ226-227-232245- /O.CAN.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161024T0100Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 243 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WIDESPREAD WINDS GUSTS OF 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT WILL BE HARD TO COME BY. THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ460-240100- /O.EXA.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161024T0100Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 243 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER 460 IN NEVADA. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ NVZ462-240100- /O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161024T0100Z/ NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 243 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER 462 IN NEVADA. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 MPH. * MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
597 WWUS85 KVEF 240056 RFWVEF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 556 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 .RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT. NVZ460-462-240200- /O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161024T0100Z/ ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH- 556 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... MOISTURE IS INCREASING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2:37 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Nye | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2016Red Flag Warnings in California, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016
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.