Red Flag Warning
NWS Elko NV ยท US
Details
Red Flag Warning Remains In Effect From 11 AM This Morning To 8 PM PDT This Evening For Dry, Windy Conditions For Fire Weather Zones 426 And 427
- Event
- Red Flag Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Prepare
Description
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FWZ 426 & 427 WEDNESDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 426 AND 427... The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 426 and 427. * WIND...Sustained southerly winds of 20-25 mph with gusts of 30-35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon values of 10-15% possible * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instructions
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 can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Affected areas
- Northern Nye County - Mojave
- Central Nevada - Toiyabe
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Elko NV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~56s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2MSSERZCMS6RAX0XEKGXA5M
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36f4e7898c8d5c0ea6defa2778f2341ff4d64d12.001.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Elko NV
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLKN
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.6619
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | FWW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | RFWLKN |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS85 KLKN 160946 |
| NWSheadline | RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 426 AND 427 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KLKN.FW.W.0013.260917T1800Z-260918T0300Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T20:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e5aa5f21944b69f27788f83cd4bfce3f0ba7980.001.1,2026-09-15T12:48:00-07:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Northern Nye County - Mojave
- Central Nevada - Toiyabe
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 032023 |
| SAME | 032011 |
| SAME | 032015 |
| UGC | NVZ426 |
| UGC | NVZ427 |