LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 443 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /443 AM MST TUE MAR 11 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101...229 AND 466... * 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 HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER THIS MORNING IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY MAINLY SOUTH OF HOOVER DAM AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SOME RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS MAY ALREADY BE BELOW 15 PERCENT OR ARE FORECAST TO DROP BELOW BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS MORNING AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8-15 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
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