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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
245 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP AS A LARGE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE SETS UP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND BUT WEDNESDAY
LOOKS TO BE THE WINDIEST DAY.

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NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
245 PM MST TUE MAY 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
102...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

* 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...

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 CAN CREATE
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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