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WWUS85 KVEF 192211
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
311 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013


AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-192315-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FW.A.0005.130520T1600Z-130520T2200Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
311 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /311 PM MST SUN MAY 19 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR
GUSTY WINDS TO FORM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME ONLY ISOLATED
WIND GUSTS TO OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH MOST OF THE AREA SEEING
GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE BULLHEAD CITY ARIZONA AREA.

ALTHOUGH THE WIDESPREAD WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE CRITERIA
NEEDED TO MEET RED FLAG CONDITIONS...LOCAL AREAS OF CONCERN WILL
LIKELY BE SEEN. THIS WILL BE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
LOWERING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY ON MONDAY...WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
MAY CREATE EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS.

$$

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000
WWUS85 KVEF 192211
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
311 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013


AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-192315-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FW.A.0005.130520T1600Z-130520T2200Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
311 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /311 PM MST SUN MAY 19 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR
GUSTY WINDS TO FORM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME ONLY ISOLATED
WIND GUSTS TO OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH MOST OF THE AREA SEEING
GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
IN THE BULLHEAD CITY ARIZONA AREA.

ALTHOUGH THE WIDESPREAD WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE CRITERIA
NEEDED TO MEET RED FLAG CONDITIONS...LOCAL AREAS OF CONCERN WILL
LIKELY BE SEEN. THIS WILL BE DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
LOWERING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY ON MONDAY...WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
MAY CREATE EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS.

$$

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000
WWUS85 KVEF 191214
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
514 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY FROM EARLY MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
ALONG WITH DRY FUELS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT OR
LESS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-192230-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0005.130520T1600Z-130520T2200Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
514 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /514 AM MST SUN MAY 19 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229
  LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466
  LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. THE MOST FAVORABLE AREA WILL
  BE FROM LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY TO NEAR NEEDLES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH FROM
  LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY TO NEAR NEEDLES.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCAL AREAS NEAR 5 PERCENT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

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000
WWUS85 KVEF 191214
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
514 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY FROM EARLY MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
ALONG WITH DRY FUELS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT OR
LESS MAY COMBINE TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE
BEHAVIOR.

AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-192230-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0005.130520T1600Z-130520T2200Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
514 AM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /514 AM MST SUN MAY 19 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229
  LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466
  LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. THE MOST FAVORABLE AREA WILL
  BE FROM LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY TO NEAR NEEDLES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH FROM
  LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY TO NEAR NEEDLES.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCAL AREAS NEAR 5 PERCENT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

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000
WWUS85 KVEF 182228
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
328 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.A WEAK STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS UTAH ON SUNDAY WILL
RESULT IN GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM EARLY
MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH DRY FUELS
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT OR LESS MAY COMBINE TO
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE BEHAVIOR.

AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-191330-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0005.130520T1600Z-130520T2200Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
328 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /328 PM MST SAT MAY 18 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
  229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
  466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR NEAR 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCAL AREAS NEAR 5 PERCENT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

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000
WWUS85 KVEF 182228
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
328 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.A WEAK STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS UTAH ON SUNDAY WILL
RESULT IN GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM EARLY
MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH DRY FUELS
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT OR LESS MAY COMBINE TO
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE BEHAVIOR.

AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-191330-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0005.130520T1600Z-130520T2200Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
328 PM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /328 PM MST SAT MAY 18 2013/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD
  NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
  229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
  466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR NEAR 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH LOCAL AREAS NEAR 5 PERCENT.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

&&

$$

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000
WWUS85 KVEF 170136
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
636 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

AZZ102-NVZ465-170245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130517T0200Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
636 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013 /636 PM MST THU MAY 16 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 465...

WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING ALTHOUGH
LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT.

$$

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000
WWUS85 KVEF 170136
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
636 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013

AZZ102-NVZ465-170245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130517T0200Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
636 PM PDT THU MAY 16 2013 /636 PM MST THU MAY 16 2013/

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 102 AND 465...

WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING ALTHOUGH
LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT.

$$

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