... Red flag warning in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Sunday for
gusty winds and low relative humidity in central Nevada zone 457...
A red flag warning is in effect for the following fire weather zone:
457 - northern Nye County and south of Highway 50 in Lander and
Eureka counties
The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a red flag
warning... which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Sunday... for
gusty winds and low relative humidity in central Nevada.
Discussion... a low pressure system will move by to the north of
Nevada on Sunday... dragging a cold front across the Silver state
late Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. Strong winds ahead of
and along the cold front will combine with drier air moving in
from the southwest to result in hazardous fire weather conditions
across fire weather zone 457. Wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph with
relative humidity values of 10 to 15 percent are likely Sunday
afternoon and evening.
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 will
create explosive fire growth potential.