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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Elko, NV

June 7, 20214 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 7, 2021, 11:24 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jun 9, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 10 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
Jun 7, 2021, 11:24 AM PDT (18:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 9, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 12:00 AM PDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

Counties Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 4:10 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Ene Baker, NVMESONET STATION DNEP8 4.3 E BAKER (DRI), ELEVATION 5185 FEET.
Jun 9, 4:39 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6314 Wsw Pinto Summit, NVCOMBS CANYON RAWS ELEV. 6589.
Jun 9, 4:39 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6314 Wsw Pinto Summit, NVCORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 14 WSW PINTO SUMMIT. COMBS CANYON RAWS ELEV. 6589.
Jun 9, 4:41 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5827 Ene Eureka Airport, NVALLIGATOR RIDGE RAWS ELEV 6674.
Jun 9, 4:41 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5827 Ene Eureka Airport, NVCORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 27 ENE EUREKA AIRPORT. ALLIGATOR RIDGE RAWS ELEV 6674.
Jun 9, 4:45 PM PDTHIGH SUST WINDS 438 E Tonopah, NVCORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 8 E TONOPAH. ASOS STATION KTPH TONOPAH AIRPORT ASOS, ELEVATION 5402 FEET.
Jun 9, 4:45 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 438 E Tonopah, NVASOS STATION KTPH TONOPAH AIRPORT ASOS, ELEVATION 5402 FEET.
Jun 9, 6:30 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7242 Ese Manhattan, NVCORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 42 ESE MANHATTAN. CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 42 ESE MANHATTAN. WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT ELEV. 7549.
Jun 9, 6:30 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7242 Ese Manhattan, NVCORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 42 ESE MANHATTAN. WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT ELEV. 7549.
Jun 9, 6:30 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7242 Ese Manhattan, NVWARM SPRINGS SUMMIT ELEV. 7549.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 176 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2711 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

146 
WWUS85 KLKN 071824
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
1124 AM PDT Mon Jun 7 2021

NVZ425-081230-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0002.210608T1800Z-210610T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0003.210609T1800Z-210610T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210609T0400Z/
White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-
1124 AM PDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 425...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
425...

The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch
is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 425 White Pine and Northeast 
  Nye Counties.

* Winds...For Today, south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
  Winds are expected to diminish tonight before returning south 15
  to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Tuesday afternoon. 
  Wednesday afternoon south 20 to 30 mph with gust up to 50 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.

&&

$$

NVZ426-081230-
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0003.210609T1800Z-210610T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KLKN.FW.W.0002.210607T1824Z-210609T0400Z/
Northern Nye County-Mojave-
1124 AM PDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 426...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
426...

The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect until 9 PM PDT Tuesday. A Red Flag Warning has also been
issued from 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Wednesday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County- 
  Mojave.

* Winds...For Today, south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
  Winds are expected to diminish tonight before returning south 15
  to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Tuesday afternoon. 
  Wednesday afternoon south 20 to 30 mph with gust up to 50 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.

&&

$$

NVZ424-081230-
/O.EXB.KLKN.FW.W.0002.210607T1824Z-210609T0400Z/
Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County-
1124 AM PDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 424...

The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect until 9 PM PDT Tuesday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt 
  County and northern Lander County.

* Winds...For Today, west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
  Winds are expected to diminish tonight before returning west to
  southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Tuesday 
  afternoon.
 
* 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
708 
WWUS85 KLKN 080938
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
238 AM PDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NVZ425-426-081745-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210609T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0003.210609T1800Z-210610T0400Z/
White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave-
238 AM PDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 425...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
425...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County- 
  Mojave. 

* Winds...For Today, south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 
  mph. Winds are expected to diminish tonight before returning 
  south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Tuesday 
  afternoon. Wednesday afternoon south 20 to 30 mph with gust 
  up to 50 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.

&&

$$

NVZ424-081745-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210609T0400Z/
Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County-
238 AM PDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 424...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt 
  County and northern Lander County. 

* Winds...For Today, west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. 
  Winds are expected to diminish tonight before returning west 
  to southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph on Tuesday 
  afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
358 
WWUS85 KLKN 082218
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
318 PM PDT Tue Jun 8 2021

NVZ427-091630-
/O.EXA.KLKN.FW.W.0003.210609T1800Z-210610T0400Z/
Central Nevada-Toiyabe-
318 PM PDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
427...

The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Wednesday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe.

* Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 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.

&&

$$

NVZ425-426-091630-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210609T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0003.210609T1800Z-210610T0400Z/
White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave-
318 PM PDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
425 AND 426...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 425 AND 426...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 425 White Pine and Northeast 
  Nye Counties and Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County- 
  Mojave.

* Winds...For Today, south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
  Wednesday afternoon south 25 to 35 mph with gust up to 55 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.

&&

$$

NVZ424-090400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210609T0400Z/
Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County-
318 PM PDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
424...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt 
  County and northern Lander County.

* Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 12 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.

&&

$$
017 
WWUS85 KLKN 091000
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
300 AM PDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NVZ425>427-100400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0003.210609T1800Z-210610T0400Z/
White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave-
Central Nevada-Toiyabe-
300 AM PDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425...426...427...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 425 White Pine and Northeast 
  Nye Counties, Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County-Mojave 
  and Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe.

* Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 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.

&&

$$
474 
WWUS85 KLKN 100348
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
848 PM PDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NVZ425>427-100700-
/O.EXT.KLKN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210610T0700Z/
White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave-
Central Nevada-Toiyabe-
848 PM PDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT 
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
425...426...427...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 425 White Pine and Northeast 
  Nye Counties, Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County-Mojave 
  and Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe.

* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 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.

&&

$$
90
274 
WWUS85 KLKN 100658
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
1158 PM PDT Wed Jun 9 2021

NVZ425>427-100800-
/O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210610T0700Z/
White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-Northern Nye County-Mojave-
Central Nevada-Toiyabe-
1158 PM PDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 426,
AND 427...

Humidity values have recovered to above critical thresholds.
Gusty winds will gradually diminish overnight.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 2:19 PM PDTHigh Wind WatchLKNNye, White Pine25 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2021Every red flag warning in 2021

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.