Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 24, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Sep 2, 2007, 2:39 PM PDT for Lassen County, Modoc County, California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Sep 3, 2007, 6:57 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 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
- Sep 2, 2007, 2:39 PM PDT (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 3, 2007, 6:57 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2007, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- 2836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 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 022139 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 239 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA BY TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...THEN ACROSS ALL AREAS BY TUESDAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15% OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON MONDAY...AND INCREASE SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. HOWEVER...STRONGER WINDS ON TUESDAY MAY STILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DESPITE THE INCREASED HUMIDITY. NVZ458-031400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 239 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY OVER FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. VALLEY GUSTS WILL WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE MIDSLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE THE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 20 OR 25 PERCENT BY THIS TIME...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS STILL POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ CAZ270-278-031400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- 239 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE GUSTY WINDS AT THE MIDSLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ NVZ450-031400- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 239 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE SIERRA FRONT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA ON MONDAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO POTENTIALLY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY MAY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-031400- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 239 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA...WESTERN NEVADA AND THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE BENINATO
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KREV 022301 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA BY TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...THEN ACROSS ALL AREAS BY TUESDAY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON MONDAY...AND INCREASE SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. HOWEVER...STRONGER WINDS ON TUESDAY MAY STILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DESPITE THE INCREASED HUMIDITY. NVZ458-031400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 401 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. VALLEY GUSTS WILL WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT... HOWEVER THE MIDSLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE THE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 20 OR 25 PERCENT BY THIS TIME...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ CAZ270-278-031400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- 401 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE GUSTY WINDS AT THE MIDSLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ NVZ450-031400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 401 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE SIERRA FRONT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA ON MONDAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO POTENTIALLY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY MAY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-031400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 401 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA...WESTERN NEVADA AND THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE BENINATO
000 WWUS85 KREV 031357 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 657 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY...AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA BY TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TODAY...THEN ACROSS ALL AREAS ON TUESDAY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY...AND INCREASE SOMEWHAT ON TUESDAY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. HOWEVER...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY MAY STILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DESPITE THE INCREASED HUMIDITY. NVZ450-032300- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.FW.W.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 657 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TODAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO POTENTIALLY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY MAY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ NVZ458-032300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 657 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. VALLEY GUSTS WILL WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT... HOWEVER THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE THE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 20 OR 25 PERCENT BY THIS TIME...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ CAZ270-278-032300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.070903T2100Z-070904T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- 657 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE GUSTY WINDS AT THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-032300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 657 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 032149 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY...AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA BY TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON TUESDAY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY...AND INCREASE ON TUESDAY MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. HOWEVER...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY MAY STILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DESPITE THE INCREASED HUMIDITY. NVZ450-040645- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE GUSTY WINDS AT THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA BY TUESDAY EVENING WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY MAY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-040645- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...WESTERN NEVADA AND THE CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ NVZ458-040645- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST NEVADA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. VALLEY GUSTS WILL WEAKEN BEFORE MIDNIGHT... HOWEVER THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE THE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 20 OR 25 PERCENT BY THIS TIME...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ CAZ270-278-040600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE GUSTY WINDS AT THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ BENINATO
000 WWUS85 KREV 040044 CCA RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY...AND BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA BY TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON TUESDAY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING...AND INCREASE ON TUESDAY MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. HOWEVER...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY MAY STILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DESPITE THE INCREASED HUMIDITY. NVZ450-040645- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE GUSTY WINDS AT THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA BY TUESDAY EVENING WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY MAY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-040645- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...WESTERN NEVADA AND THE CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ NVZ458-040645- /O.COR.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0300Z/ /O.COR.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 CORRECTED FOR GRAMMAR ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST NEVADA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. VALLEY GUSTS WILL WEAKEN BEFORE MIDNIGHT... HOWEVER THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE THE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH EVEN STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 20 OR 25 PERCENT BY THIS TIME...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ CAZ270-278-040600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- 249 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THE GUSTY WINDS AT THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ BENINATO
000 WWUS85 KREV 040556 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1056 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 NVZ450-041400- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1056 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINDS IN THE VALLEYS HAVE DECREASED...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AT THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA TUESDAY EVENING WITH STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY MAY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ NVZ458-041400- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0300Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 1056 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. VALLEY WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS PERSIST OVERNIGHT AT THE MID SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 20 OR 25 PERCENT BY THIS TIME...HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ CAZ270-278-040700- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070904T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- 1056 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER RIDGES TONIGHT...WITH INCREASING WINDS AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING AS A COLD FRONT NEARS THE AREA. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS ALSO EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-041400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1056 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE BRONG
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 Sep 2, 2:15 PM PDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 2:15 PM PDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
215 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2007
.SHORT TERM...
FOCUS OF THE FIRST 3 DAYS IS ON EVOLUTION OF UPPER TROF NEAR 41N
143W (1250MI WNW OF RNO). OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE SUGGESTING A
SLOWER PROGRESSION...AND SREF DEPICTS HIGH SPREADS ON THE WRN SIDE
OF MEAN TROF...INDICATING POTENTIAL FOR A SLOWER SOLN TO OCCUR.
DRY AND RELATIVELY STABLE AIRMASS TODAY WILL SHOW A TREND TOWARD
DESTABILIZATION/MOISTENING WITH APPROACH OF THIS TROF. GIVEN
RELATIVELY MEAGER CLOUD ENHANCEMENT THUS FAR...HAVE REMOVED SLT CHCS
FOR TSRA ACROSS SRN ZONES THIS AFTN/EVE. FOR MON AFTN/EVE...HAVE
EXPANDED THE ISOLD TSRA FROM MONO/MINERAL COUNTIES UP INTO ERN
CHURCHILL. TUES-TUES NIGHT WILL BE THE MOST CHALLENGING PERIOD WITH
TROF NEARING. GFS SHOWS A VEIL OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS STREAMING ACROSS
THE CWA TUES...WHICH WITH SOME SLIGHT INSTABILITY SHOULD RESULT IN
ISOLD SHRA/TSRA FROM MONO COUNTY UP INTO GREAT BASIN AREAS.
SHOWERS MAY BECOME MORE COMMON ACROSS NRN 1/2 THE CWA AS POTENT
UPPER WAVE TRACKS THROUGH THE AREA...DYNAMIC TROPOPAUSE WITHIN TROF
AXIS DOWN TO BELOW 600MB TUES NIGHT. MAY NEED TO CONSIDER RAISING
POPS INTO CHC CATEGORY IF SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE THIS
INTENSITY. ALONG THESE LINES MAIN STORY WILL LIKELY BE STRONG
WINDS...SREF MEAN SHOWING 700MB WINDS AOA 35KTS FROM 9Z TO
21Z/TUES. GFS HAS SIMILAR NUMBERS...NAM EVEN HIGHER. EVEN THOUGH
GUSTS WILL BE MARGINAL TOMORROW...WITH THE ENHANCED LABOR DAY
BOATING TRAFFIC WILL ISSUE A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR MON AFTN/EVE.
GIVEN CURRENT MODEL TRENDS...WE MAY NEED TO CONSIDER A FULL WIND
ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA.
SYSTEM TRANSLATES DOWNSTREAM OF THE CWA WED INTO WED NIGHT...WITH
PRECIP CHCS AND WINDS DIMINISHING. TEMPS WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY
COOLER TUES AND WED (BELOW NORMAL HIGHS POSSIBLE?).
CS
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
RIDGE REBUILDING OFF THE WEST COAST WITH HEIGHT RISES OVER THE
FORECAST AREA WILL BRING WARMER TEMPS BACK TO THE REGION WITH TEMPS
BACK INTO THE LOWER 90S FOR MOST VALLEYS IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
WHILE A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE IS STILL INDICATED OVER ERN CA-WRN NV
THURS-FRI...THE FORECAST POSITION OF THE WEAK UPR LOW OFF THE CA
COAST IS TOO FAR OFFSHORE WITH ITS DEFORMATION ZONE REMAINING WEST
OF THE FORECAST AREA. WITHOUT THIS DYNAMIC FORCING...TSTM FORMATION
WILL BE UNLIKELY ALTHOUGH SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS SHOULD FORM IN THE
SOUTH ZONES EACH DAY.
NEXT WEEKEND LOOKS MUCH MORE BENIGN ON ALL GUIDANCE SOURCES AS THE
TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM LANDFALLING TS/HURRICANE HENRIETTE IN NWRN
MEXICO LOOKS TO STAY WELL EAST AND SOUTH OF THE FORECAST
AREA...WHILE NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVES TRACK MORE EAST NEAR THE
US-CANADA BORDER. WEAK LOW OFF THE CA COAST IS NOW BEING SHOWN TO
RETROGRADE FARTHER OFFSHORE...LEAVING THE FORECAST AREA IN A WEAK
FLOW PATTERN THAT WILL SUPPORT SOME PM CUMULUS BUILDUPS ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE SIERRA CREST AND IN MINERAL-MONO CONVERGENCE ZONE...BUT
MARGINAL INSTBY AND WARM CAPPING LAYER ALOFT WILL LIMIT THE
POTENTIAL FOR TSTM DEVELOPMENT. MJD
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLD TSTMS WITH BRIEF MVFR CONDS AND
OUTFLOW GUSTS TO 35 KT PSBL BTWN 21Z-03Z MONDAY SOUTH OF FALLON TO
COLEVILLE LINE. MJD
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
DRY AIR IS BACK...WITH HUMIDITIES LAST NIGHT ONLY DROPPING INTO THE
20S AND 30S IN NRN ZONES...AND ONLY FAIR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES
ELSEWHERE. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH TOMORROW...MINUS SOME
PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA. MODELS INDICATE A PUSH OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH
INTO THE SIERRA WHICH MAY KEEP TAHOE AND WRN LASSEN OUT OF THE RED
FLAG FOR MONDAY...BUT NIGHT SHIFT MAY WANT TO MAKE SURE OF THAT
TONIGHT. AFTER A DAY OF SOMEWHAT LIGHTER WINDS TODAY THE WINDS WILL
PICK BACK UP AGAIN ON MONDAY AS THE STRONG LOW OFF THE WEST COAST
APPROACHES THE AREA. MODELS HAVE SLOWED DOWN THE SYSTEM WHICH MAY
HAVE AN EFFECT ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE GUSTY WINDS MAKE IT. NWRN NV AND
THE REST OF NERN CA LOOK GOOD FOR LOW END RED FLAG...WITH GUSTS
30-35 MPH AND HUMIDITIES BELOW 15%. HOWEVER THE RENO-CARSON CITY
AREA IS QUESTIONABLE. LEFT THE WATCH UP FOR THIS AREA (AS OPPOSED TO
CANCELING IT) IN CASE THE MODELS SPEED UP THE SYSTEM AGAIN...AND
UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR NRN ZONES. AFTER TALKING TO GACC OFFICES
THE RECENT RAIN THAT FELL UP NORTH DID IMPROVE THE 100 HOUR FUELS
SLIGHTLY...HOWEVER IT DID NOT MAKE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE AND THE AREA
IS STILL TO BE CONSIDERED AS DRY.
THE MAIN CONCERN IS TUESDAY. THE 700 MB FLOW AHEAD OF THE LOW
INCREASES OVERNIGHT MONDAY TO 25-35 KTS...AND PERSISTS THROUGH
TUESDAY AND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TUESDAY NIGHT. VALLEY GUSTS WILL
LIKELY DROP OFF LATE MONDAY EVENING...HOWEVER MIDSLOPES AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS MAY SEE WINDS GUST ALL NIGHT LONG...ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY
SHOULD IMPROVE. THE SURFACE GRADIENT REALLY TIGHTENS ON TUESDAY
AHEAD OF FRONT AND WOULD THINK WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA. HUMIDITY WILL BE THE MAIN QUESTION. FOR
AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN NEVADA HUMIDITY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
15% FOR SURE. OTHER AREAS FROM MONO COUNTY NORTH THROUGH ZONE
450/458 ARE MORE QUESTIONABLE. BUT MY FEELING IS THAT THE STRONGER
WINDS WILL COUNTERACT ANY RH INCREASE EVEN TO 20% OR SO...SO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER IS STILL POSSIBLE...AND WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR
TUESDAY. OVER 458 THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTH AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...SO THAT WILL ALSO ADD TO THE CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR
THREAT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT AS
THE WINDS DECREASE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE
AREA. BENINATO
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NVZ002.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NVZ458.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NVZ001-004.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NVZ450-453-458-459.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR NVZ450.
CA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ071-072.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ270-278.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ073.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ273.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 5:57 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | Lassen, Modoc | 25 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:39 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | 39 hr | |
| Sep 2, 2:42 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 30 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.