CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS NORTH WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT. DRIER ARE WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. AZZ101-CAZ229-NVZ466-181000- /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0004.140318T1500Z-140318T2200Z/ LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE- 249 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /249 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ TO 3 PM PDT /3 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 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ TUESDAY. * 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...NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT THERE STRONGEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT OR LESS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY 8 AM...AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE MORNING AND REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS CAN CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR ERRATIC 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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