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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
148 PM PDT MON APR 12 2021
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY,
BRINGING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. THESE
WINDS COUPLED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
CAZ229-NVZ461-122200-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FW.A.0003.210413T1800Z-210414T0500Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
148 PM PDT MON APR 12 2021
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 229 AND
461...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
WINDS FOR FWZ 229 AND 461 WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS TO THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER, RH WILL STILL BE
VERY LOW AND WIND WILL GUST TO NEAR 25 MPH, SO SOME LEVEL OF
ENHANCED FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD THERE BE STARTS.
CAZ226>228-131200-
/O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0003.210413T1800Z-210414T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0003.210413T1800Z-210414T0500Z/
OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING MORONGO VALLEY/YUCCA VALLEY-
148 PM PDT MON APR 12 2021
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226, 227, AND 228...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...11 AM TO 10 PM TUESDAY.
* WIND...WEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...6 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY
DISCOURAGED. THE MAIN THREAT FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS IN THE
WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
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.
AZZ101-102-NVZ460-462>466-131200-
/O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0003.210413T1800Z-210414T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0003.210413T1800Z-210414T0500Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC 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-
148 PM PDT MON APR 12 2021 /148 PM MST MON APR 12 2021/
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM
PDT /10 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 101, 102, 460, 462, 463, 464, 465, AND 466...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM
PDT /10 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING...11 AM TO 10 PM TUESDAY.
* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...7 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT START WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE
TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.
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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