Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Elko, NV
Areas Affected: Humboldt County - Quinn
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Saturday 10:19am PDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 10:19am PDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 6:30pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Saturday 11:00am PDT
Event Ends: Saturday 8:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Elko NV
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 437... ...HOT DRY WINDY CONDITIONS IN NW NEVADA TODAY... .Relative humidity in the single digits combined with afternoon westerly wind gusts of 30-33 mphs will create hazardous fire weather conditions. The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 8 PM PDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 437. * WIND...30-33 mph gusts * HUMIDITY...4-10% * THUNDERSTORMS...0% chance * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.691ba08e9e34246971c412198aabb8bc3e372ad5.001.1 Codes: NVZ437 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.691ba08e9e34246971c412198aabb8bc3e372ad5.001.1