Red Flag Warning!

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY AND TUESDAY RESULTING IN CRITICAL AND POSSIBLE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN ON TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. CAZ226-NVZ460-041400- /O.UPG.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120604T1900Z-120605T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.FW.W.0015.120604T1900Z-120605T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST- ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH- 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 460... 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 NOON MONDAY TO 6 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460 ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH. * TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION...DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * HUMIDITY...GENERALLY BETWEEN 7 AND 14 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.