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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
246 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING FOR FWZ 426 & 427 WEDNESDAY
NVZ426-427-161800-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0012.260916T1800Z-260917T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0013.260917T1800Z-260918T0300Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-MOJAVE-CENTRAL NEVADA-TOIYABE-
246 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 426 AND 427...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11
AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 426 AND 427...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 426 AND 427.
* WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
30-35 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON VALUES OF 10-15% POSSIBLE
* 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.
NVZ425-469-470-161800-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.A.0009.260917T1800Z-260918T0300Z/
WHITE PINE AND NORTHEAST NYE COUNTIES-CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
246 AM PDT WED SEP 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 425, 469, AND 470...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 469, AND 470.
* WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
30-35 MPH POSSIBLE.
* HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON VALUES OF 18-28% THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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