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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1055 AM PDT WED AUG 6 2025
NVZ461-070200-
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LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
1055 AM PDT WED AUG 6 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LINCOLN
COUNTY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF LINCOLN
COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY TO A RED FLAG WARNING, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY
REMAINS IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461.
* TIMING...11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TODAY AND THURSDAY.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING AROUND
30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON RELATIVE 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.
MELTZER
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