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WWUS85 KLKN 080947
RFWLKN
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
247 AM PDT MON JUN 8 2026
NVZ425>427-470-090000-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0003.260608T1800Z-260609T0600Z/
WHITE PINE AND NORTHEAST NYE COUNTIES-NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-MOJAVE-
CENTRAL NEVADA-TOIYABE-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
247 AM PDT MON JUN 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 425, 426, 427, AND 470...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425, 426, 427, AND 470.
* 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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