Red Flag Warning

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
843 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011

…VERY DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY…

.LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON THE RIDGES TONIGHT WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL
AREAS TUESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN OREGON.

NVZ453-191500-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.110719T2000Z-110720T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
843 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PERSHING AND
CHURCHILL COUNTIES…

* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND
RANGE.

* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY…5 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

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URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
843 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011

…VERY DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY…

.LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON THE RIDGES TONIGHT WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL
AREAS TUESDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN OREGON.

CAZ273-NVZ450-459-191500-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110719T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.110719T2000Z-110720T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
843 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND
THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES…
…RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES…

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT…
FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE
273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES.

* WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS BELOW 25 MPH
EXPECTED BY 10 PM.

* WINDS TUESDAY…SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY TUESDAY…HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY
AFTER RISING TO NEAR 30 PERCENT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

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URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
923 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011

…STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY…

LOW PRESSURE WILL BE SKIRTING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
TUESDAY…AS A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER THE CENTRAL
UNITED STATES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT
IN UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY. IN
ADDITION TO THE WINDS…VERY DRY AIR FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW.

NVZ454-455-457-200400-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110720T0400Z/
CENTRAL LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY-
923 PM PDT MON JUL 18 2011

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
454…455…AND 457…

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY.

THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES:

454 – LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES BETWEEN I80 AND HIGHWAY 50

455 – WHITE PINE COUNTY

457 – NORTHERN NYE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 IN LANDER AND
EUREKA COUNTIES

* WINDS…WINDS WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AFTER
11 AM PDT TUESDAY WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO A WESTERLY
DIRECTION BETWEEN 2 PM TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DECREASE TO AS LOW
AS 4 PERCENT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY AIR TO
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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 WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

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