Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
436 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH CRITICAL LEVELS AGAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA TODAY.

AZZ102-231730-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.130523T1700Z-130524T0300Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
436 AM MST THU MAY 23 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST
  DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  STRONG THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
  HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE
  FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

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