Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Red Flag Warning for dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds, which is in effect from 11 AM Saturday to 1 AM PDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 424 Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County, Fire Weather Zone 425 White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties, Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County-Mojave, Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe, Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn, Fire Weather Zone 438 W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80, Fire Weather Zone 469 Central Elko County and Fire Weather Zone 470 Eastern Elko County.

* Thunderstorm Coverage...A 10% to 40% chance of dry thunderstorms with gusty outflow winds from Saturday afternoon to Sunday night.

* Outflow Winds...Variable and erratic outflow winds with gusts to 50 mph are possible with any thunderstorm.

* Impacts...Dry lightning may create new fire starts and combine with strong outflow winds to produce rapid fire growth.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY ... WHITE PINE AND NORTHEAST NYE COUNTIES ... NORTHERN NYE COUNTY - MOJAVE ... CENTRAL NEVADA - TOIYABE ... HUMBOLDT COUNTY - QUINN ... WESTERN ELKO COUNTY, NORTHERN EUREKA AND LANDER COUNTIES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 ... CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY ... EASTERN ELKO COUNTY

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.