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Clark County, NV

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM TUESDAY FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
102...460...461 AND 462...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST
DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE
WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

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Nye County, NV

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM TUESDAY FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
102...460...461 AND 462...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST
DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE
WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

Lincoln County, NV

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM TUESDAY FOR STRONG
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
102...460...461 AND 462...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST
DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 461 LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462
NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE MOUNTAINS WITH 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE
WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

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