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Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
637 FNUS85 KVEF 171040 FWLVEF ECCDA DISCUSSIONS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 340 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2024 ##################################################################### ## ## ## DISCUSSIONS FROM THE LATEST FWF BELOW ## ## ## ##################################################################### ...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. ##################################################################### ## ## ## AFTER REVIEWING THE FWF DISCUSSIONS (ABOVE) - COMPLETE ## ## THE DISCUSSION (BELOW) FOR THE ECCDA FORECAST ## ## WHEN DONE CLICK TRANSMIT, PRODUCT SENT AS KVEFFWLVEF ## ## ## ##################################################################### 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. $$