...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 229 LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 466 LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REALLY INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY SOUTH OF HOOVER DAM AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10-15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE FIRE WEATHER OFFICIALS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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