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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 4, 2021, 1:11 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Aug 5, 2021, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 13 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
- Aug 4, 2021, 1:11 PM PDT (20:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 5, 2021, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2021, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 3544 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
135 WWUS85 KLKN 042011 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 111 PM PDT Wed Aug 4 2021 NVZ437-060500- /O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0007.210805T1700Z-210806T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0010.210805T1700Z-210806T0600Z/ Humboldt County-Quinn- 111 PM PDT Wed Aug 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 437... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 11 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WIND...West to southwest 15-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...as low as 4 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity will likely create critical fire weather conditions. 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. && $$ NVZ424-438-060500- /O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0010.210805T1700Z-210806T0600Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80- 111 PM PDT Wed Aug 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424 AND 438... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 11 PM PDT Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 424 and 438. * WIND...West to southwest 15-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...as low as 6 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity will likely create critical fire weather conditions. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
2 follow-up statements
911 WWUS85 KLKN 050928 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 228 AM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 NVZ424-437-438-060600- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0010.210805T1700Z-210806T0600Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Humboldt County-Quinn- W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80- 228 AM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424 437 AND 438... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County, Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn, Fire Weather Zone 438 W Elko County and N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80. * WIND...West to southwest 15-25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * HUMIDITY...as low as 4 percent. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low relative humidity will likely create critical fire weather conditions. 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. && $$
871 WWUS85 KLKN 060552 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Elko NV 1052 PM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 NVZ424-437-438-060700- /O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210806T0600Z/ Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- Humboldt County-Quinn- W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80- 1052 PM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, AND 438... Winds are diminishing and RHs are rising across NW NV late this evening. RH recoveries will continue to improve overnight, with much lighter winds tonight and into Friday. $$
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.