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WWUS85 KVEF 070515
RFWVEF
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1015 PM PDT WED AUG 6 2025
NVZ461-071800-
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LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-
1015 PM PDT WED AUG 6 2025
...THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED, AND
ANOTHER 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...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING AROUND 30
MPH WILL RETURN BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
* 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.
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