047 
WWUS85 KVEF 110943
RFWVEF

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
243 AM PDT SUN SEP 11 2016

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING GUSTY
WINDS ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO PARTS OF THE AREA BY
TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEVADA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

AZZ101-NVZ461>466-111745-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FW.A.0003.160913T1800Z-160914T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-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-
243 AM PDT SUN SEP 11 2016 /243 AM MST SUN SEP 11 2016/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 101...461...462...463...464...465 AND 466...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN AZZ101...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101. IN NVZ461...
  FIRE WEATHER ZONE 461. IN NVZ462...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 462. IN 
  NVZ463...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 463. IN NVZ464...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
  464. IN NVZ465...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 465. IN NVZ466...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 466. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TUESDAY...PEAK TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN DECREASING TUESDAY NIGHT

* WIND...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY 
  AND MAY EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT 
  RECOMMENDED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
