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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1226 PM PDT MON JUN 8 2026
NVZ425>427-470-090600-
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WHITE PINE AND NORTHEAST NYE COUNTIES-NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-MOJAVE-
CENTRAL NEVADA-TOIYABE-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
1226 PM PDT MON JUN 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
425, 426, 427, AND 470...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 425 WHITE PINE AND NORTHEAST
NYE COUNTIES, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 426 NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
MOJAVE, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 427 CENTRAL NEVADA-TOIYABE AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.
* WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 MPH, WITH GUSTS 35 TO
40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 8
PERCENT.
* HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED IN ZONE 425.
* 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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