386  
WWUS85 KVEF 182024  
RFWVEF  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
124 PM PDT WED JUN 18 2025  
 
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY...  
 
NVZ460-191200-  
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0002.250619T1800Z-250620T0600Z/  
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH-  
124 PM PDT WED JUN 18 2025  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY  
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY  
DESERTS...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460.  
 
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
* WIND...SUSTAINED WIND OF 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AS  
TIMES.  
 
* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
AZZ101-102-NVZ461-462-465-466-191200-  
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0002.250619T1800Z-250621T0600Z/  
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-  
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-  
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-  
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-  
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-  
124 PM PDT WED JUN 18 2025 /124 PM MST WED JUN 18 2025/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY  
TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY  
FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY  
TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN AZZ101...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101.IN AZZ102...  
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102.IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 461, 462,  
465, AND 466.  
 
* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
* WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.  
 
* HUMIDITY...BELOW 10 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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