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Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Reno, NV

August 17, 20077 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 17, 2007, 2:59 PM PDT for 7 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Aug 18, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 2007, 2:59 PM PDT (21:59 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 18, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 19, 2007, 12:07 AM PDT
In force
11 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 21:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2007-08-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2007-08-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3292 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS85 KREV 172159
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
259 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-180600-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0021.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
259 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE 
TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA. PEAK WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 1 AND
9 PM. IN ADDITION...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT
CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ271-272-180600-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0021.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
259 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE 
TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO
20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA FROM LASSEN
COUNTY SOUTH TO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35
MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM. IN ADDITION...AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

$$

CAZ273-180600-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0021.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
259 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY DUE
TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE
COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 1 AND 9 PM. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN MONO COUNTY BETWEEN
MONO LAKE AND WALKER WHERE GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT
CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE

BRONG
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS85 KREV 180457
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
957 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
957 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA. PEAK WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN
1 AND 9 PM. IN ADDITION...AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
TONIGHT...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT
CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ271-272-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
957 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO
20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA FROM LASSEN
COUNTY SOUTH TO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO
35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM. IN ADDITION...AFTER POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL
DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ273-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
957 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MONO AND
EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN
1 AND 9 PM. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN MONO
COUNTY BETWEEN MONO LAKE AND WALKER WHERE GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES 
TONIGHT...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10
PERCENT CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 
WWUS85 KREV 180501
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1001 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

CAZ270-278-NVZ450-458-181430-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
1001 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA. PEAK WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN
1 AND 9 PM. IN ADDITION...AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
TONIGHT...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL DROP TO 5 TO
10 PERCENT CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ271-272-181430-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1001 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO
20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA FROM LASSEN
COUNTY SOUTH TO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO
35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM. IN ADDITION...AFTER POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL
DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ273-181430-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
1001 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MONO AND
EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN
1 AND 9 PM. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN MONO
COUNTY BETWEEN MONO LAKE AND WALKER WHERE GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...AFTER POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT CREATING
THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 
WWUS85 KREV 181345
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
645 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

NVZ450-182330-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0022.070819T1700Z-070820T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0700Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
645 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.
WIND GUSTS WILL REACH 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS
OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS DURING THE
EVENING. IN ADDITION... AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL DROP TO
AROUND 5 PERCENT CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY MORNING WITH
SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE BY NOON. GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH HUMIDITY
DROPPING TO NEAR 10 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT
PASSES. THESE FACTORS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ273-182330-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0022.070819T1700Z-070820T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0700Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
645 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MONO AND
EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY AFTER 1
PM AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN MONO COUNTY BETWEEN MONO LAKE AND
WALKER WHERE GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 AND
11 PM THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION..AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL
DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH
INCREASING HUMIDITY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL DROP TO NEAR 10 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON CREATING POTENTIALLY
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECT TO SHIFT
TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS.


$$

CAZ270-278-NVZ458-182330-
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
645 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA. PEAK WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 1
AND MIDNIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. IN ADDITION...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
SATURDAY WILL DROP TO NEAR 5 PERCENT CREATING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MDINIGHT
WITH SLOWLY INCREASING HUMIDITY.

$$

CAZ271-272-182330-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.070818T2000Z-070819T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
645 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO
20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA FROM LASSEN
COUNTY SOUTH TO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO
35 MPH ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM. IN ADDITION...AFTER POOR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY SATURDAY WILL
DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

$$

NVZ453-459-182330-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0022.070819T1700Z-070820T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
645 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA
FROM PERSHING COUNTY SOUTH TO MINERAL COUNTY SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH
PEAK GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE WEST
OR NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES.
THESE FACTORS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY.


$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE

WALLMANN
000 
WWUS85 KREV 182251
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
351 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

CAZ273-190430-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0022.070819T1700Z-070820T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
351 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN MONO COUNTY
BETWEEN MONO LAKE AND WALKER BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING.
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING
WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE MORNING CREATING CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE WEST
SUNDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

NVZ450-190430-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0022.070819T1700Z-070820T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
351 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
AN EAST TO WEST COLD FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCALLY
STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. HUMIDITIES
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS EVENING WILL ADD TO THE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY MORNING AT 15 TO 25
MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. HUMIDITY WILL DROP
AGAIN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

CAZ272-190430-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
351 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 35 MPH. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS
EVENING WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. RIDGE TOP WINDS IN THE
SIERRA WILL RANGE FROM 60 TO 80 MPH OVERNIGHT.

WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT...CREATING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

NVZ453-459-190430-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0022.070819T1700Z-070820T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
351 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
AN EAST TO WEST COLD FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BY LATE
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY WILL
ADD TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

CAZ270-278-NVZ458-190430-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
351 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT AT 15 TO 25 MPH MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING.

GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY BUT DIMINISH BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE SUNDAY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.


$$

CAZ271-190400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
351 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 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.

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITIES
WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING.

GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY BUT DIMINISH BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE SUNDAY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 
WWUS85 KREV 190359
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
859 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

CAZ272-191400-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
859 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY.

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
WINDS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH
IN THE VALLEY AREAS AND NEAR LAKE LEVEL...HOWEVER STRONG WIND
GUSTS WILL REMAIN LIKELY ON THE RIDGE TOPS WITH GUSTS OF BETWEEN
60 AND 80 MPH LIKELY. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE ANTICIPATED
OVERNIGHT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 20
PERCENT... CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

CAZ271-190500-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
859 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. 

WINDS THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH
IN THE VALLEY AREAS...HOWEVER OCCASIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL
REMAIN LIKELY ON THE RIDGE TOPS. GENERALLY POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ273-191400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
859 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN MONO
COUNTY BETWEEN MONO LAKE AND WALKER BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM THIS
EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THIS
EVENING...THEN INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AGAIN SUNDAY
MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE
MORNING CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE WEST SUNDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

NVZ450-191400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
859 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
AN EAST TO WEST COLD FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCALLY
STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS.
HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS EVENING WILL ADD TO THE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
AROUND MIDNIGHT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY MORNING AT 15 TO
25 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. HUMIDITY WILL DROP
AGAIN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BY
LATE AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

CAZ270-278-NVZ458-190700-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
859 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH A COLD
FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT AT 15 TO 25 MPH MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING.

GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY BUT DIMINISH BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE SUNDAY TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

NVZ453-459-191400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
859 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
AN EAST TO WEST COLD FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BY
LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY
WILL ADD TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$
CS

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 
WWUS85 KREV 190707
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1207 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2007

CAZ273-191515-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T0707Z-070820T0200Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
1207 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PUSH ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. WHILE SOUTHWEST WINDS
HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE VALLEYS TO 10 TO 15 MPH...WIND PRONE
AREAS ARE STILL SEEING WIND SPEEDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ALL AREAS SEEING
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND
40 MPH BY NOON SUNDAY.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ONLY CLIMB INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT IN MANY
LOCATIONS AND DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY MID MORNING CREATING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO
THE WEST SUNDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

NVZ450-191515-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T0707Z-070820T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
1207 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
WHILE SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS
VALLEY LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE
SIERRA FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG WINDS. SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN WIND PRONE AREAS
OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR WITH MANY
AREAS ONLY RISING INTO THE TEENS BY SUNRISE.

ALL AREAS WILL SEE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS BY MID MORNING OF 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. HUMIDITY WILL DROP AGAIN INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BY LATE
AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

CAZ270-278-NVZ458-190815-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070819T0700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
1207 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT SPEEDS OF
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS
ALSO RISEN TO 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH
SUNRISE TO 35 PERCENT.

$$

CAZ272-191515-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1207 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE VALLEY
AREAS AND NEAR LAKE LEVEL...HOWEVER STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN
LIKELY ON THE RIDGE TOPS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH LIKELY.
POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AS
DAYTIME HUMIDITIES DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT...CREATING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$

NVZ453-459-191515-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0023.070819T1600Z-070820T0200Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
1207 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY. 

LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY.
AN EAST TO WEST COLD FRONT WILL SAG ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH BY NOON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. HUMIDITIES
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY WILL ADD TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE

WALLMANN

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 Aug 17, 3:10 AM PDT, 11 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 3:10 AM PDT, 11 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
310 AM PDT FRI AUG 17 2007

.SHORT TERM...
WILL LEAVE MENTION OF MORNING SMOKE/HAZE IN SRN ZONES TODAY AS A
CARRYOVER FROM THE HAZY CONDITIONS THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY...SMOKE
CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS ARE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. WINDS ALOFT
BECOMING A BIT MORE SW SHOULD PUSH THE SMOKE PLUME FROM THE ZACA
FIRE IN SRN CA FARTHER EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON.

MAIN UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE FROM THE US-CANADA BORDER TODAY
BEFORE ADVANCING TOWARD THE COAST AND MOVING INLAND THIS WEEKEND.
SHORTWAVE ENERGY AROUND THIS TROF WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND WITH WINDS BEING THE MAIN EFFECT ON BOTH DAYS...ALONG WITH
TEMPS COOLING A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY TO THE UPPER 80S-NEAR 90 BY
SUNDAY IN MOST VALLEYS. SLGT INSTBY OVER ERN MINERAL-SERN MONO
COUNTY TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS EACH
DAY BUT TSTMS ARE NOT LIKELY AS SIMILAR INSTBY PROFILES SO FAR THIS
WEEK HAVE NOT YIELDED ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES. STABLE AIR MASS IS
EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS ON SUNDAY WITH FRONT PASSAGE ACCOMPANIED BY
SOME HIGH CLOUDS AND POSSIBLE LEE SIDE WAVE CLOUDS.

RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS HAVE DROPPED FROM OVER 50 MPH YESTERDAY EVENING
TO CURRENT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MPH...WITH 700 MB WINDS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE THRU THIS AFTERNOON. THE RESULTANT SURFACE WINDS WILL BE
LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY WITH GUSTS IN MOST AREAS REMAINING BELOW 30
MPH. WITH FOCUS ON STRONGER WINDS COMING IN AGAIN FOR THIS
WEEKEND...THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MJD

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MODELS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE LONG TERM THAN THEY HAVE BEEN
RECENTLY WITH THE PATTERN DEAMPLIFYING. FLAT RIDGE OVER THE SRN
CONUS WITH ONE CENTER OFF THE COAST AND ZONAL FLOW TO THE NORTH.
RIDGE WILL SPLIT A BIT WITH ONE CENTER REMAINING OFF THE COAST AND
ANOTHER OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. BETWEEN THE TWO BY WED WILL BE A
WEAK BAGGY TROUGH WHICH WILL COOL TEMPS OFF ALOFT. AREA WILL MAINLY
BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE WITH EXTREMELY WARM H5 TEMPS OF
-2 C FOR MON. WITH FRONT PASSING THROUGH ON SUNDAY AND LIGHT NW FLOW
ALOFT...EXPECT STRONG INVERSION NEAR 600 MB WHICH GFS DEPICTS WELL.
SO TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE TO WARM SOME. EXPECT WARMER TEMPERATURES
TUE/WED WITH AUGUST SUN AND COOLING ALOFT FROM TROUGH FOR BETTER
MIXING. TEMPS LIKELY INTO THE MID-UPPER 90S ACROSS WRN NV AND HAVE
ADJUSTED TEMPS UP 4-5 DEGREES ACROSS THE BOARD TO ALMOST 10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. HEIGHTS FALL A BIT FOR THURSDAY ON ALL MODELS SO HAVE
COOLED TEMPS SLIGHTLY BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL.

EXPECT DRY WEATHER FOR THE WEEK ALTHOUGH THE EURO PRESENTS AN
INTERESTING SOLUTION. INSTEAD OF THE LOW PASSING JUST TO THE EAST ON
THU...IT CUTS OFF A WEAK LOW OVER CA WHICH WOULD KEEP THE COOLER
TEMPS ALOFT. WITH VERY WARM TEMPS...MIGHT BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE A
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO FOR THU...BUT SINCE IT IS THE ONLY MODEL SHOWING
THIS AND UNCERTAINTY IS HIGH WILL JUST WATCH IT FOR NOW. WALLMANN
&&

.AVIATION...
VFR EXCEPT FOR SOME LOCAL 5SM NEAR KMMH DURING THE MORNING HOURS
TODAY DUE TO SMOKE FROM THE ZACA FIRE. WINDS TODAY WILL BE LIGHTER.
WALLMANN
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AS THE FRONT WASHES OUT A BIT. NEXT
CONCERN IS FOR SAT AS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA AND INCREASE WINDS. GFS/NAM/SREF IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH H7
WINDS OF 20-25KTS ACROSS THE AREA SAT. WITH AREA STILL AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND SOME VERY DRY AIR...LOOKING LIKE A GOOD BET TO AT LEAST
APPROACH IF NOT EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA. PLAN ON ISSUING A WATCH
LATER WITH THE MORNING FIRE WEATHER FORECAST.

BY SUNDAY THE FRONT MAY BE THROUGH THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA
WITH SOME MOISTURE INCREASING BEHIND THE FRONT. ALSO...THE FRONT
DOES NOT APPEAR QUITE AS STRONG SINCE THE NEXT SHORT WAVE LOOKS A
LITTLE BIT WEAKER. STILL MAY NEED SOME WATCHES FOR SUN BUT
UNCERTAINTY TOO HIGH AT THIS TIME. WALLMANN
&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 7:14 AM PDTFire Weather WatchREVEl Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more8 hr
Aug 17, 2:47 PM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more30 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.