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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
514 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013
.A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY FROM EARLY MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
ALONG WITH DRY FUELS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT OR
LESS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE
BEHAVIOR.
AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-192230-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0005.130520T1600Z-130520T2200Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
514 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /514 AM MST SUN MAY 19 2013/
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD
NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. THE MOST FAVORABLE AREA WILL
BE FROM LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY TO NEAR NEEDLES.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH FROM
LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY TO NEAR NEEDLES.
* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCAL AREAS NEAR 5 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS MAY CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE
FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL AND EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
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