Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
328 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.A WEAK STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS UTAH ON SUNDAY WILL
RESULT IN GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM EARLY
MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH DRY FUELS
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT OR LESS MAY COMBINE TO
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE BEHAVIOR.

AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-191330-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0005.130520T1600Z-130520T2200Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
328 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /328 PM MST SAT MAY 18 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
  229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
  466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR NEAR 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCAL AREAS NEAR 5 PERCENT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

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