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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Elko, NV

July 7, 20214 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 7, 2021, 2:09 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jul 8, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 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
Jul 7, 2021, 2:09 PM PDT (21:09 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 8, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 8, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
9 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 21:11 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, 9.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-07-07Temperature 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 km15 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 2021-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4123 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

866 
WWUS85 KLKN 072109
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
209 PM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021

NVZ424-437-438-469-470-081515-
/O.UPG.KLKN.FW.A.0006.210708T1900Z-210709T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.FW.W.0008.210708T1900Z-210709T0400Z/
Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County-
Humboldt County-Quinn-
W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80-
Central Elko County-Eastern Elko County-
209 PM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424,
437, 438, 469, 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 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is
no longer in effect.

* 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, N 
  Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80, Fire Weather Zone 469 
  Central Elko County and Fire Weather Zone 470 Eastern Elko 
  County.

* Winds...West 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.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
393 
WWUS85 KLKN 080742
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
1242 AM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021

NVZ424-437-438-469-470-090400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0008.210708T1900Z-210709T0400Z/
Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County-
Humboldt County-Quinn-
W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80-
Central Elko County-Eastern Elko County-
1242 AM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470...

* 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, N 
  Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80, Fire Weather Zone 469 
  Central Elko County and Fire Weather Zone 470 Eastern Elko 
  County.

* Winds...West 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.

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.

&&

$$
710 
WWUS85 KLKN 082111
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
211 PM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021

......RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470...

NVZ424-437-438-469-470-090400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210709T0400Z/
Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County-
Humboldt County-Quinn-
W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80-
Central Elko County-Eastern Elko County-
211 PM PDT Thu Jul 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 
424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470...

* 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, N 
  Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80, Fire Weather Zone 469 
  Central Elko County and Fire Weather Zone 470 Eastern Elko 
  County. 

* Winds...West 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. 

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.

&&

$$
733 
WWUS85 KLKN 090416
RFWLKN

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
916 PM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021

NVZ424-437-438-469-470-090530-
/O.EXP.KLKN.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210709T0400Z/
Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County-
Humboldt County-Quinn-
W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80-
Central Elko County-Eastern Elko County-
916 PM PDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470...

Winds have fallen below critical thresholds, and the Red Flag 
Warning has been allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 2:07 PM PDTExcessive Heat WarningLKNElko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye5 days

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.