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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1101 AM PDT SAT OCT 10 2026
NVZ424-437-438-469-470-110600-
/O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-261011T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-QUINN-
W ELKO COUNTY, N EUREKA AND LANDER COUNTIES N OF I80-
CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
1101 AM PDT SAT OCT 10 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND ACTIVE WILDFIRES FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 424, 437, 438, 469, AND 470...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 424 SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT
COUNTY AND NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 437
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-QUINN, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 438 W ELKO COUNTY, N
EUREKA AND LANDER COUNTIES N OF I80, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469
CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO
COUNTY.
* WIND...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-25 MPH GUSTING 25-40
MPH.
* HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15-25%.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
HIGH WINDS MAY IMPACT ACTIVE WILDFIRES TO SPREAD FURTHER.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
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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