Expires:No;;206492 WWUS85 KLKN 022116 RFWLKN URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 216 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET... .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ELKO COUNTY...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NVZ469-470-030300- /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-121003T0300Z/ SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- 216 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 469 AND 470... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 469 SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 470 EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ TURNER