[EDIS] Red flag warning - DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-MOJAVE DESERT

[EDIS] Red flag warning in effect from 11 am this morning to 8 pm pdt this evening for gusty winds and low relative humidities

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND AND ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEVADA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH SUNDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL ALLOW SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS... COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WELL BELOW 15 PERCENT... WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE EVENING... HOWEVER ONLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

Area: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY/ELY DISPATCH-NYE COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-

Affected Counties or parts of: Inyo, San Bernardino,

Sent: 2007-09-16T04:44:34-07:00

Original Sender: KVEF@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV