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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1216 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
424, 425, 426, 427, 437, 438, 469, AND 470...
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SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY-
WHITE PINE AND NORTHEAST NYE COUNTIES-NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-MOJAVE-
CENTRAL NEVADA-TOIYABE-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-QUINN-
W ELKO COUNTY, N EUREKA AND LANDER COUNTIES N OF I80-
CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
1216 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
424, 425, 426, 427, 437, 438, 469, AND 470...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR
45 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 9
PERCENT.
* 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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