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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
502 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON LEADING TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.
LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA.

AZZ102-182300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0012.130619T2100Z-130620T0300Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0011.130618T2100Z-130619T0300Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
502 AM MST TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 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 2 PM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

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

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING.
  WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH
  FOR TODAY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35 MPH
  ON WEDNESDAY.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN
  THE MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BOTH DAYS.

* 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 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE
WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

NVZ460>462-182300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0011.130618T2100Z-130619T0300Z/
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH-
LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
502 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 102...460...461 AND 462...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA
  AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461
  LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462 NYE
  COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED
  IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* 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 CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE
WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

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