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June 11, 2020 04:38PM
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
234 PM PDT Thu Jun 11 2020

AZZ101-CAZ226-227-229-NVZ460>466-121100-
/O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0005.200612T1800Z-200613T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0011.200612T1800Z-200613T0400Z/
Lake Mead NRA/Colorado River-AZ side-
Owens Valley/Southern Inyo Forest-Death Valley National Park-
Lower Colorado River Valley-
Esmeralda and Nye County Deserts/CNC Dispatch-
Lincoln County/Ely Dispatch-Nye County Deserts/Las Vegas Dispatch-
Sheep Range-Spring Mountains-
Clark and SW Lincoln County Deserts/Las Vegas Dispatch-
Lake Mead NRA/Colorado River-NV side-
234 PM PDT Thu Jun 11 2020 /234 PM MST Thu Jun 11 2020/

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
PDT /9 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 101, 226, 227, 229, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465,
AND 466...

The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ to 9 PM
PDT /9 PM MST/ Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in
effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Arizona...Fire weather zone 101. In
California...Fire weather zones 226, 227, and 229. In Nevada...
Fire weather zones 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, and 466.

* TIMING...11 am PDT through 9 pm PDT Friday.

* WIND...South wind 20 to 30 mph, gusts 30 to 40 mph. Gusts as
high as 40 to 50 mph in parts of Inyo, Esmeralda, Nye and
Lincoln Counties.

* HUMIDITY...5 to 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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