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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
115 AM PDT THU JUN 19 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL INCREASE SOUTHWESTERLY WIND
SPEEDS DRAMATICALLY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
AND CENTRAL NEVADA. COMBINED WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE REGION, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN THE WARNED LOCATIONS MIDDAY THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THURSDAY AFTERNOON FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL BE AGGRAVATED BY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR
TRIPLE DIGITS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ELKO COUNTY. THERE WILL BE
A BREAK IN HIGH WINDS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BUT WIND
SPEEDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BECOMING SLIGHTLY STRONGER
THAN THURSDAY.
NVZ425>427-469-470-200000-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0001.250619T1800Z-250621T0600Z/
WHITE PINE AND NORTHEAST NYE COUNTIES-NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-MOJAVE-
CENTRAL NEVADA-TOIYABE-CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
115 AM PDT THU JUN 19 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 426, 427, 469, AND 470...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 426, 427, 469, AND
470.
* WIND...THURSDAY: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25-30 MPH WITH WIND
GUSTS RANGING 35-40 MPH. FRIDAY: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES RANGE FROM 4% TO 12%.
* 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.
NVZ424-437-438-200000-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0001.250620T1800Z-250621T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-QUINN-
W ELKO COUNTY, N EUREKA AND LANDER COUNTIES N OF I80-
115 AM PDT THU JUN 19 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY FOR HIGH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 424, 437, AND 438...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 424, 437, AND 438.
* WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS RANGING
35-40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 6% TO 13% FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
* 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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