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FNUS85 KVEF 171040
FWLVEF

ECCDA DISCUSSIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
340 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2024

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...DISCUSSION FROM RNOFWFVEF...

VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH  MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 15% FOR MOST AREAS THIS  AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR  AZZ101-102 TODAY DUE
TO THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND PERSISTENT GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN
HIGH FIRE START AND SPREAD RISK.  SUSTAINED WINDS IN NORTHWEST
ARIZONA WILL LIKELY EXCEED 20 MPH  FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. ELSEWHERE,
IT WILL BE DRY BUT WINDS WILL  STRUGGLE TO JUMP TO IMPACTFUL LEVELS
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  TIME AND FUELS REMAIN MARGINAL.
NVZ460 COULD REACH RED FLAG  WARNING CRITERIA THIS EVENING AND EARLY
OVERNIGHT; HOWEVER, IT IS  UNCERTAIN IF FUELS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR
CONSIDERABLE WILD FIRE RISK.


...DISCUSSION FROM LAXFWFSGX...


A LITTLE COOLER TODAY. THERE WILL ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FOR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE DESERTS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND NEAR CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THOUGH WINDS ON TUESDAY WON`T BE QUITE AS
STRONG AS TODAY, THE LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWER AT 5 TO 15
PERCENT. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL BE AROUND 5 DEGREES WARMER
FOR INLAND AREAS, BUT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BELOW
AVERAGE. THEN GRADUALLY WARMER FOR FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AROUND 10 TO 15 DEGREES
ABOVE AVERAGE FOR INLAND AREAS.


...DISCUSSION FROM PHXFWFPSR...


ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER
TERRAIN NORTHEAST OF PHOENIX THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHERE  GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 30-35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AS LOW AS  7-12%
ARE ANTICIPATED. FUEL MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AZ IS  ALSO VERY
DRY WITH ERCS NOW ABOVE THE 90TH PERCENTILE, OR NEAR THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL MAXIMUM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS WILL REDUCE THE FIRE WEATHER RISK ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE LATE THIS WEEK.


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ECC027-180445-
SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH-
DISCUSSION FOR SAN BERNARDINO ECC DISPATCH
340 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2024

VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH  MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 15% FOR MOST AREAS THIS  AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR  AZZ101-102 TODAY DUE
TO THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND PERSISTENT GUSTY WINDS RESULTING IN
HIGH FIRE START AND SPREAD RISK.  SUSTAINED WINDS IN NORTHWEST
ARIZONA WILL LIKELY EXCEED 20 MPH  FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. ELSEWHERE,
IT WILL BE DRY BUT WINDS WILL  STRUGGLE TO JUMP TO IMPACTFUL LEVELS
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF  TIME AND FUELS REMAIN MARGINAL.
NVZ460 COULD REACH RED FLAG  WARNING CRITERIA THIS EVENING AND EARLY
OVERNIGHT; HOWEVER, IT IS  UNCERTAIN IF FUELS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR
CONSIDERABLE WILD FIRE RISK.

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