... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Sunday afternoon through
Sunday evening...
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for Esmeralda County and central Nye County... which
is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening for the
potential of gusty winds and low humidity.
An area of low pressure will move into southern Oregon on Sunday
afternoon. This will result in increasing southwest to south winds
across Esmeralda County and central Nye County. Wind gusts of 35
mph or greater are possible for 3 or more hours especially across
the higher elevations. In addition... as the flow aloft turns
southwest on Sunday this will help to dry out the air
mass over the area... resulting in the potential for relative
humidity values to drop to or below 15 percent during the
afternoon and evening hours for at least 3 hours. By later Sunday
evening winds are expected to decrease and relative humidity
values should recover enough that conditions do not reach critical
thresholds.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag
warnings.