Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
135 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
UTZ495-497-160600-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210517T0300Z/
Color Country West Desert-Mojave Desert-
135 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 495 AND
497...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West
Desert and Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert.
* WINDS...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
135 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
UTZ498-160600-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210517T0300Z/
Grand Staircase-
135 PM MDT Sat May 15 2021
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Outdoor
burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1000 AM PDT Sat May 15 2021
An approaching low pressure system will bring gusty south-
southwesterly winds to the region. Coupled with cured fuels and
critical relative humidity values, high fire danger is expected
this afternoon.
AZZ101-102-NVZ461>466-160200-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210516T0200Z/
Lake Mead NRA/Colorado River-AZ side-
Northwest Deserts/Northwest Plateau-Lincoln County/Ely Dispatch-
Nye County Deserts/Las Vegas Dispatch-Sheep Range-
Spring Mountains-
Clark and SW Lincoln County Deserts/Las Vegas Dispatch-
Lake Mead NRA/Colorado River-NV side-
1000 AM PDT Sat May 15 2021 /1000 AM MST Sat May 15 2021/
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT / MST THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA...
* AFFECTED AREA...In Arizona...Fire weather zones 101 and 102.
In Nevada...Fire weather zones 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, and
466.
* TIMING...Through this evening.
* WIND...South-southwest winds 20-25 mph with gusts 30-40 mph.
* HUMIDITY...Afternoon relative humidity values in the single
digits are expected. Humidities will recover to above 20%
overnight tonight.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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