RED FLAG WARNING
WWUS85 KVEF 242142
RFWVEF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
242 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012
AZZ101-102-NVZ460>466-251245-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH-
LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
242 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 /242 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/
FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 101...102...460...461...462...463...464...465 AND
466...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD
NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST
DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463
SHEEP RANGE...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 464 SPRING MOUNTAINS...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 465 CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS
DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO
RIVER-NV SIDE.
* TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA WILL LIKELY BE MET AS WINDS
INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY AND RH VALUES MAY
RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY
MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35
MPH TODAY...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON FRIDAY.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 5 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
CAZ226>229-251245-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
MOJAVE DESERT-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
242 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
226...227...228 AND 229...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS
VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 DEATH
VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 228 MOJAVE DESERT AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.
* TIMING...RED FLAG CRITERIA IS EXPECTED TO BE MET AS WINDS
INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. GUSTY
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY IN SOME AREAS AND RH VALUES MAY
RECOVER BRIEFLY OVERNIGHT TO BELOW CRITERIA...BUT WILL EASILY
MEET CRITERIA AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AREAWIDE.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH
TODAY...AND GUSTS UP NEAR 50 MPH ON FRIDAY. THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE SIERRA MAY SEE THEIR STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WHEN GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES 8 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&&
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