Red Flag Warning URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 209 AM PDT TUE SEP 17 2013 ...A FRONT IS MOVING TOWARDS THE GREAT BASIN AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ON TUESDAY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEVADA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 455 AND 457... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 455 WHITE PINE COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 457 LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 PLUS NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:13:02 +0000
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