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Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Reno, NV

September 3, 2007Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Sep 3, 2007, 2:49 PM PDT for Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California. It took effect at Sep 4, 2007, 5:35 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 3, 2007, 2:49 PM PDT (21:49 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 4, 2007, 5:35 AM PDT
Expired
Sep 4, 2007, 10:00 PM PDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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 2007-09-03Temperature 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 2007-09-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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
6 follow-up statements
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

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000 
WWUS85 KREV 041235
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
535 AM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

NVZ458-042300-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0300Z/
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
535 AM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH
IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY
WILL RISE ABOVE 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY THIS TIME...HOWEVER CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO THE STRONGER
SHIFTING WINDS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES.
 

$$

CAZ278-042300-
/O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0300Z/
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
535 AM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATER TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH
IS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. HUMIDITY WILL RISE ABOVE 15 TO 20 PERCENT BY THIS TIME
HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE DUE TO
THE STRONGER WINDS...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.

$$

CAZ272-042300-
/O.EXA.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
535 AM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
IN THE EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY NEAR 20 PERCENT WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES.

$$

CAZ273-NVZ450-453-459-042300-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0025.070904T1800Z-070905T0500Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
535 AM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE
COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES.

$$
RC

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 
WWUS85 KREV 042216
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
316 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

CAZ278-NVZ458-050300-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070905T0300Z/
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
316 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY AND SHIFTING WINDS...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL SHIFT TO
THE NORTH DURING THE EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH
THE REGION. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 15
PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING...THE GUSTY AND SHIFTING WINDS WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
FOR UPDATES.

$$

CAZ272-273-NVZ450-453-459-050500-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070905T0500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
316 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND NORTH THEN DECREASE...WHILE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE
AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND
HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE 
FOR UPDATES.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 
WWUS85 KREV 050249
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
749 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

CAZ278-NVZ458-050400-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070905T0300Z/
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
749 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA AND LOWERED TEMPERATURES
INTO THE 50S AND INCREASED HUMIDITY ABOVE 35 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM
BEFORE DIMINISHING.

$$

CAZ272-273-NVZ450-453-459-050500-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070905T0500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
749 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT IS NEARING INTERSTATE 80 AND WILL REACH HIGHWAY 50 BY
900 PM. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WITH LOW HUMIDITY BETWEEN 5 AND 15
PERCENT WILL CONTINUE.

BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.  TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER INTO THE 50S AND
60S WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING ABOVE 30 PERCENT.

THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND A SHARP WIND SHIFT WILL
PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THIS
EVENING.

CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES.

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 
WWUS85 KREV 050446
RFWREV

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
946 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

CAZ272-273-NVZ450-453-459-050600-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070905T0500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
946 PM PDT TUE SEP 4 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO CENTRAL NEVADA. WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO INCREASE
ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES.

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE

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 3, 3:00 AM PDT, 11 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 3:00 AM PDT, 11 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
300 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2007

.SHORT TERM...
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY SHOWING UP WELL ON
SATELLITE IMAGERY AROUND 135W 43N WITH STRONG UPPER JET DIVING TO
THE SOUTH BEHIND THE LOW. MODELS STILL CONSISTENT IN BRINGING THIS
LOW TO THE OREGON COASTLINE BY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIVING SOUTH TO
NRN CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT AND THEN PASSING OVER NRN NV AS A DEEP
CLOSED LOW ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING DRASTICALLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE REGION WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING BREEZY WINDS
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS TODAY WILL BE STRONGEST NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80 AS AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT BEGINS TO SET UP OVER OREGON. WITH
INCREASED BOATING ACTIVITY DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY...FEEL THAT
LAKE WIND ADVISORIES ARE WARRANTED EVEN WITH MARGINAL WIND GUSTS
AROUND 30 MPH. DID HOWEVER PUSH THE TIMING OF THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES BACK TO THE AFTERNOON AS CONDITIONS IN THE MORNING
SHOULDNT BE TOO BAD.

WINDS INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE AND GRADIENTS
TIGHTEN. SOME LOWER VALLEYS SHOULD DECOUPLE FROM THE WINDS HOWEVER
RIDGES AND FOOTHILLS WILL STAY BREEZY ALL NIGHT. MODELS HAVE
LIGHTENED UP A LITTLE ON WIND SPEEDS TUESDAY HOWEVER WITH STRENGTH
OF THE LOW AND THE COLD FRONT...STILL EXPECTING WIDESPREAD BREEZY
CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS TUESDAY SHOULD BE ALONG THE SIERRA
FRONT FROM SUSANVILLE SOUTH TO THE MAMMOTH AREA...AND OVER THE GREAT
BASIN ZONES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. WINDS IN THIS AREA SHOULD GUST
TO AROUND 40 MPH WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT. ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE FOR BLOWING DUST IN
THE MOISTURE-STARVED GREAT BASIN ZONES. MODELS...MAINLY THE
NAM...STILL WANT TO GENERATE A GOOD AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY OVER THE MONO-MINERAL CONVERGENCE ZONE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS. STILL BELIEVE THAT IT IS
OVERDONE AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL SHEAR ANY DEVELOPMENT
APART...HOWEVER IT CANT BE IGNORED SO KEPT WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
OVER THOSE AREAS. BETTER INSTABILITY MOVES INTO THE NRN ZONES LATE
TUESDAY AS THE COLD POOL MOVES OVERHEAD. WITH GOOD FORCING ALONG THE
FRONT AND DECENT JET DYNAMICS THE CHANCES ARE IMPROVING FOR SHOWERS
AND SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. RAISED THE POPS TO CHANCE CATEGORY
OVER THE FAR NORTH AND BROUGHT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FURTHER SOUTH.

WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND QUICKLY DECREASE AS THE
FRONT CONTINUES PASSING THROUGH THE AREA. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES
SETTLE IN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH READINGS LIKELY BACK
BELOW NORMAL. JORDAN

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST PRODUCES A LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW
WITH DRY AND STABLE AIR OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NV THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY. THE AIRMASS DESTABILIZES JUST ENOUGH OVER THE CENTRAL SIERRA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SEE A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS. CLOUD COVER INCREASES
OVER SOUTHERN ZONES ON SATURDAY AS MID LEVEL CONVERGENCE DEVELOPS
BETWEEN A TROUGH DROPPING SOUTH THROUGH THE PAC NW AND A WEAK
DISTURBANCE MOVING NORTH ALONG THE SOUTHERN CA COAST. DO NOT EXPECT
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AS INSTABILITY REMAINS MARGINAL HOWEVER
WILL LEAVE LOW POPS/NO WEATHER IN THE GRIDS. WILL ADD LOW POPS IN
NORTHERN ZONES ON SUNDAY AS THE LATEST GFS DROPS A VORT MAX INTO
NORTHEAST CA...A SOLUTION NOT SEEN IN THE ECMWF/CANADIAN MODELS
ALTHOUGH THE ECMWF DOES SHOW A MUCH WEAKER TROUGH MOVING INTO
EXTREME NORTHERN NV. THE GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS WOULD COOL DAYTIME
TEMPS SLIGHTLY OR AT LEAST KEEP THEM NEARLY STEADY OVER THE WEEKEND.
EITHER WAY THE FORECAST TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMALS...WHICH SEEMS APPROPRIATE AFTER SETTING RECORDS FOR HOT
WEATHER IN AUGUST AND OVER THE SUMMER SEASON. RC
&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ISOLD TSTMS WITH BRIEF MVFR
CONDS AND OUTFLOW GUSTS TO 35 KT PSBL BTWN 21Z-03Z TODAY SOUTH OF
FALLON TO COLEVILLE LINE. RC
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
BREAKDOWN OF THE UPPER RIDGE WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
BRINGING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE CONCERN TODAY WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RHS MAINLY NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80. GUSTS IN THIS AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE 30-35 MPH AFTER
ABOUT 1400 HOWEVER RIDGES AND WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS TO 40
MPH. LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE CAUGHT ON TO THE DRY AIR OVER THE AREA
SO GETTING HUMIDITIES BELOW 15% SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY. AREAS WITH
HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL BE THE TAHOE BASIN AND WRN LASSEN COUNTY SO
THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STAY OUT OF THE RED FLAG WARNING...ALTHOUGH
ZONE 271 COULD BE CLOSE. MODELS ALSO HAVE HIGHER WINDS ALONG THE
SIERRA FRONT NOW SO WILL UPGRADE ZONE 450 TO THE RED FLAG WARNING AS
WELL.

WINDS ON MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES WILL STAY BREEZY ALL NIGHT HOWEVER
RHS SHOULD CLIMB ENOUGH TO BE OUT OF RED FLAG CATEGORY. SINCE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE A LITTLE MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE
DETERIORATING AGAIN TUESDAY...WILL CONTINUE TO HANDLE THE 2 DAYS AS
SEPARATE EVENTS.

TUESDAY STILL LOOKS LIKE THE MOST CRITICAL DAY AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT PASSES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. MODELS ARE STAYING
QUITE CONSISTENT WITH THIS EVENT SO THINKING IS STILL THE SAME AS
PREVIOUS SHIFTS. THE MOST CRITICAL AREA IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 INCLUDING THE SIERRA FRONT AROUND RENO. RHS
SHOULD STILL BE IN THE 10-15% RANGE IN THIS AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER
ZONES 453 AND 459...AND WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. RHS WILL BE ON THE RISE OVER THE LEESIDE VALLEYS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...HOWEVER THE WIND CONCERN MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO
OVERCOME THE INCREASING HUMIDITY. ALSO A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTH IS EXPECTED IN THE 270-278-458 ZONES AROUND 1600
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN THESE AREAS. RHS IN THE
CENTRAL AND NRN SIERRA SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT CRITICAL
CONDITIONS FROM DEVELOPING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE WINDS DECREASE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES
QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE AREA. JORDAN

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR NVZ001-002-004.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR NVZ450-458.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FOR NVZ450-453-458-459.

CA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR CAZ071>073.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR CAZ270-278.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FOR CAZ273.

&&

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 2:33 PM PDT, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
233 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-041100-
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-
233 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

A VIGOROUS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF NEVADA TUESDAY. THIS WILL HELP GENERATE STRONG WINDS
OVER MOST OF THE REGION STARTING LATE TONIGHT LASTING INTO TUESDAY
EVENING. THE HIGHER RIDGES IN THE SIERRA WILL SEE GUSTS INCREASE
TO NEAR 50 OR 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
40 MPH LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...INCLUDING THE VALLEYS OF
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA.

THESE WINDS CAN CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SUCH AS SEMIS AND RVS...AND ANY VEHICLE WITH A TRAILER.
BE PREPARED FOR ENCOUNTERING GUSTY CROSS WINDS IF TRAVELING
THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN WESTERN NEVADA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95.

LAKE WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW
DUE TO THE HAZARDS THESE WINDS PRESENT TO BOATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INSTANCES OF HIGH WINDS OR
BLOWING DUST TUESDAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.

CS

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 3, 2:19 PM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe32 hr

Nearby

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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.