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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 5, 2007, 2:30 PM PDT for 7 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jul 6, 2007, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2007, 2:30 PM PDT (21:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 6, 2007, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2007, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2:04 PM PDT | DOWNBURST | Reno, NV | DOWNBURST GENERATED WIND GUSTS TO 54KTS JUST EAST OF THE RENO AIRPORT PRODUCING WIDE-SPREAD BLOWING DUST. |
| Jul 6, 2:41 PM PDT | DUST STORM | 12 N Spanish Springs, NV | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR 12 MILES NORTH OF SPANISH SPRINGS REPORTED WIND GUSTS 45MPH AND BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ZERO. |
| Jul 6, 3:00 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 N Stead, NV | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR 5 MILES N OF STEAD IN RED ROCK AREA REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KREV 052130 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 230 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 CAZ270-278-NVZ458-061430- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0011.070706T2100Z-070707T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 230 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ450-061430- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0011.070706T2100Z-070707T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 230 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF RENO WITH ISOLATED STORMS SOUTH OF RENO. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. EXTREME HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ453-061430- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0011.070706T2100Z-070707T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 230 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 80 WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. EXTREME HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ271-061430- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0011.070706T2100Z-070707T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 230 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STORMS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME WETTER LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXTREME HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ272-273-NVZ459-061430- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.A.0011.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 230 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXTREME HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE MAY COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KREV 060419 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 919 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 CAZ272-273-NVZ459-061230- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0011.070706T2000Z-070707T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1800Z-070707T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 919 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST CENTRAL SIERRA AND WEST CENTRAL NEVADA LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY WITH ONLY LOCALIZED WETTING RAINS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF THE STRONGEST STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE MAY COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-061230- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1800Z-070707T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 919 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ450-061230- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1800Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 919 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA FRONT LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. EXTREME HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ453-061230- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1800Z-070707T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 919 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 80 WITH MORE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ271-061230- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1800Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 919 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY... ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 061113 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 413 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 CAZ270-278-NVZ458-062300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1200Z-070707T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 413 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ450-062300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1600Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 413 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. EXTREME HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ271-062300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1200Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 413 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ453-062300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1600Z-070707T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 413 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 80 WITH MORE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ272-273-NVZ459-062300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0011.070706T1600Z-070707T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 413 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR DRY LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH RECORD BREAKING HEAT... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST CENTRAL SIERRA AND WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY WITH ONLY LOCALIZED WETTING RAINS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF THE STRONGEST STORMS. RECORD BREAKING HEAT AND VERY DRY AIR NEAR THE SURFACE MAY COMBINE WITH LIGHTNING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 062301 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 CAZ270-278-NVZ458-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 401 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ450-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 401 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ453-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 401 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ271-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 401 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ272-273-NVZ459-070100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 401 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 062312 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 412 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 CAZ272-070015- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 412 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA....THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 412 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ450-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 412 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ453-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 412 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ271-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 412 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-070100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0100Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 412 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...MAINLY EAST OF A YERINGTON TO MONO LAKE TO BISHOP LINE. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS...WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 070050 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 550 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 CAZ273-NVZ459-070200- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0100Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 550 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. VERY ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 PM...WHICH COULD PRODUCE ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 550 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ450-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 550 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ453-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 550 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ271-070400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 550 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY DRY. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CORES OF STRONGER OR SLOW MOVING STORMS. STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY STORMS WHICH CAN CREATE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 070351 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 851 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 CAZ270-278-NVZ458-070500- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 851 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT WHICH COULD PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. $$ NVZ450-070500- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 851 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH 10 PM. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CA BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. $$ NVZ453-070500- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 851 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH THE NIGHT. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CA BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. $$ CAZ271-070500- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 851 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT WHICH COULD PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND ERRATIC WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF SUSANVILLE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE BENINATO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 5, 2:30 PM PDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:30 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
230 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007
.SHORT TERM...
THE RECORD HEAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...AND EVEN
INTO SATURDAY IN SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS WRN NV. SOME HIGH
TEMPERATURES MAY BREAK THE ALL TIME RECORDS TODAY. SEE /SPSREV/ FOR
MORE DETAILS ON ALL TIME RECORDS ACROSS THE AREA AND FORECAST
TEMPERATURES/RECORDS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. CURRENT TEMPERATURES
ARE UP ABOUT 2-4 DEGREES FROM WHERE THEY WERE YESTERDAY...THEREFORE
THE RENO AIRPORT MAY GET VERY CLOSE TO BREAKING THE ALL TIME RECORD
OF 108. STAY TUNED. HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR WRN NV THROUGH
FRIDAY AND OVER MINERAL/PERSHING/CHURCHILL COUNTIES INTO SATURDAY AS
COOLING WILL TAKE ANOTHER DAY IN THOSE AREAS TO DROP BELOW HEAT
ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS WILL BE PUSHED SLIGHTLY EAST FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO
SHORT WAVE OFF THE COAST OF CA MOVING NEWD. THERE HAS BEEN SOME
COOLING ALOFT TODAY AHEAD OF THE SHORT WAVE BASED ON THE MORNING
KRNO SOUNDING...BUT STILL RECORD BREAKING SURFACE TEMPERATURES.
THEREFORE LAPSE RATES WILL BE STEEPER TODAY MAKING THE ATMOSPHERE
MORE UNSTABLE. THIS IS EVIDENT WITH CUMULUS CLOUDS POPPING EARLIER
TODAY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST IN MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES. THERE
SHOULD BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO
PRODUCE AT LEAST A FEW TSTM CELLS MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80
ALONG THE CREST. EAST WINDS OVER THE CREST WILL KEEP CELLS ALONG
SIERRA EARLY...BUT THEY MAY PUSH EAST OF THE CREST LATER TODAY AS
WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST. ANY TSTM ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE AFTER
SUNSET WITH LOSS OF HEATING. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO THE
UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70 ACROSS WRN NV MAKING RECOVERY FROM THE
AFTERNOON HEAT DIFFICULT...HENCE HEAT ADVISORY.
THE NEXT BIG WEATHER EVENT SHOULD COME ON FRIDAY AS THE SHORT WAVE
MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS NRN CA AND POSSIBLY BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED
(PER ETA). THIS WOULD ENHANCE TSTMS ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80 OVER NORTHEAST CA AND NWRN NV. ANY TSTMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL
LIKELY BE HIGH BASED AND DRY...AND MAY PRODUCE STRONG DOWNBURST
WINDS. THERE IS MOISTURE EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR AND LIKELY BEING
PICKED UP BY MODEL PW EAST OF THIS SHORT WAVE WHICH WILL BE PULLED
UP INTO THE REGION. TSTMS WILL STILL BE DRY INITIALLY...ALTHOUGH
SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY FALL DIRECTLY BENEATH THE CORES OF THESE TSTMS.
HOWEVER MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. SEE FIRE
WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIALLY CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER DAY.
BY SATURDAY THE TROUGH WEAKENS AND PUSHES TOWARD THE SIERRA CREST.
WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE SIERRA WHICH MAY PUSH ANY TSTMS THAT
DO DEVELOP EAST OF THE CREST. THEREFORE TSTMS WERE REMOVED IN OUR
WRN CWA ON SATURDAY WITH ISOLD DRY TSTMS LEFT OVER NV. SUNDAY STILL
LOOKS UNSTABLE...BUT MOST OF THE ACTION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO
NATURAL CONVERGENCE AREAS IN MONO/MINERAL COUNTY. THE NRN LASSEN/NRN
WASHOE COUNTY CONVERGENCE AREA MAY NEED TO BE WATCHED...WITH TSTMS
POSSIBLY ADDED BY LATER SHIFTS. BENINATO
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED. A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE WRN CONUS
WILL BE THE MAIN INFLUENCE ON OUR WEATHER MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
ON MONDAY THE RIDGE WILL BE FAIRLY FLAT AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS
SRN CANADA. THE RIDGE WILL THEN START TO STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY AS
THE SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST AND THE PATTERN AMPLIFIES. AS WITH THEIR
PREVIOUS RUNS THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHOW THE WRN RIDGE BUILDING
INTO CNTRL BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD. HIGH TEMPS AT MANY
LOCATIONS IN WRN NEVADA VALLEYS WILL BE 100 TO 105 DEGREES...WITH
READINGS IN THE ERN SIERRA IN THE LWR TO MID 90S. WITH THE WARM SFC
TEMPS AND DRY AIR MASS THE LWR ATMOSPHERE WILL ALSO REMAIN UNSTABLE
DURING THE DAYTIME PERIODS. WILL CONTINUE WITH SLIGHT CHC TSTMS
MONDAY AFTN AND EVENING...AND AGAIN ON WED AND THURS WITH THE MORE
SLY FLOW HELPING TO INCREASE LLVL MOISTURE ADVECTION. OHARA
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH THE VERY WARM SFC
TEMPERATURES AND LLVL INSTABILITY TODAY..ISOLD TSTMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTN AND EVENING ALONG THE ERN SIERRA. OHARA
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR NVZ450-453-458.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NVZ459.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR NVZ001-004.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR NVZ003.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR CAZ270-271-278.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ272-273.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:15 PM PDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
215 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007
CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-061400-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...
BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...
YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...SCHURZ...GLENBROOK...
INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY...
FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
215 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY...
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD OCCUR IN MANY AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY.
OVERNIGHT LOWS FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE 60S WITH SOME AREAS STRUGGLING TO DROP
BELOW 70 DEGREES. BECAUSE OF THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEVADA.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE AREA. IN PARENTHESES
ARE THE YEAR OF THEIR OCCURRENCE. THE ALL TIME RECORD HIGH (AND YEAR
OF OCCURRENCE) FOR EACH LOCATION IS ALSO LISTED.
THE LATEST FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR
EACH SITE IS LISTED BELOW THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE.
RECORD AND FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA...
FRIDAY SATURDAY
JULY 6 JULY 7 ALL-TIME
RENO 100 (1945,2004) 100 (1964) 108 (2002)
103 101
LOVELOCK 102 (2005) 103 (1989) 110 (2002)
107 105
FALLON 101 (1968) 100 (1968) 108 (2002,2003)
104 104
CARSON CITY 95 (2004) 97 (1996) 105 (2002)
99 98
VIRGINIA CITY 92 (1989) 92 (1989) 100 (1970)
92 88
GERLACH 99 (1972) 104 (1968) 111 (2003)
103 100
YERINGTON 99 (2005) 98 (1996) 107 (2002,2005)
103 102
HAWTHORNE 100 (1999) 102 (1964) 108 (2002)
105 103
RECORD AND FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA...
FRIDAY SATURDAY
JULY 6 JULY 7 ALL-TIME
TRUCKEE 91 (1984) 91 (1996) 100 (2002)
91 92
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 86 (1991) 86 (1985) 99 (1988)
89 88
PORTOLA 94 (1968) 94 (1956) 107 (1981)
94 92
CEDARVILLE 96 (1968) 98 (1968) 107 (2002)
99 95
SUSANVILLE 102 (1984) 100 (1968) 106 (1931)
96 94
MARKLEEVILLE 90 (1991) 89 (2006) 101 (2006)
96 93
BRIDGEPORT 94 (1989) 94 (1989) 98 (1994,2002)
94 91
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.