Red Flag Warning

NWS Elko NV · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-09-18 02:43:00 UTC.

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: 2026-09-17 10:03:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-17 18:00:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-17 18:15:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-18 03:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Response: Prepare

Description

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FWZ 426 & 427 THURSDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 426 and 427. * WIND...Sustained southerly winds of 20-25 mph with gusts of 30-35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum afternoon values of 10-15% * 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: 2026-09-17 10:04:18 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m18s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2QD5ZGR50V5K0222PCEMQ9T
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b33c9045f299ef3f38b96695dd61d7ac01a8d215.001.1
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.6960
WMO heading: XOUS55
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 55

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d95f1bee413d21e4d9ed371068302f9c6c9476a7.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-17 04:07:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4a677740ebf1353d2ac80abb814c4f9dab12bb8.002.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-16 20:36:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.060bfb312646bdc581e0f82f1eb3b70bccdd2435.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-16 18:32:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36f4e7898c8d5c0ea6defa2778f2341ff4d64d12.001.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-16 09:46:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5e5aa5f21944b69f27788f83cd4bfce3f0ba7980.001.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-15 19:48:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	FWW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	RFWLKN
WMOidentifier	WWUS85 KLKN 171003
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.d4a677740ebf1353d2ac80abb814c4f9dab12bb8.002.2,2026-09-16T13:36:00-07:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.060bfb312646bdc581e0f82f1eb3b70bccdd2435.001.2,2026-09-16T11:32:00-07:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.36f4e7898c8d5c0ea6defa2778f2341ff4d64d12.001.2,2026-09-16T02:46:00-07:00 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