Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 29, 2008, 6:14 AM PDT for 7 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Aug 29, 2008, 4:01 PM PDT. It was in force for 52 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 29, 2008, 6:14 AM PDT (13:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 29, 2008, 4:01 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2008, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 52 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 13:20 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3322 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 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 291314 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 614 AM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT AND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ270>272-278-NVZ450-453-458-300000- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0005.080830T1900Z-080831T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0010.080830T1800Z-080831T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 614 AM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS AN UPGRADE OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDDAY SATURDAY OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...NORTHWEST NEVADA...AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...THEN EXTEND INTO WESTERN NEVADA FROM HIGHWAY 50 NORTH BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SIERRA. VERY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT IS LIKELY IN WESTERN NEVADA AND THE LOWER VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. WHILE DIMINISHING WINDS AND INCREASING HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS OVER THE MIDSLOPES AND HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SIERRA ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN STRONG SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. VERY DRY AIR IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT WITH HUMIDITY POSSIBLY REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-300000- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0006.080830T2100Z-080831T1900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 614 AM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE SIERRA OF ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES AND EAST INTO MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE SIERRA. IN ADDITION...VERY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT IS LIKELY THROUGH EVENING. HUMIDITES ARE EXPECTED TO MARGINALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT BUT THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE FIGHTING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MIDSLOPES UP TO THE RIDGES. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF SUNDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE UPGRADES TO A RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KREV 292301 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ273-NVZ459-301200- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0006.080830T2100Z-080831T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0010.080830T2100Z-080901T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 401 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SIERRA OF ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES AND EAST INTO MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. SUNDAY WILL BE EVEN WINDIER WITH GUST TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ALONG WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO MARGINALLY INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY OFF THE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE FIGHTING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT FOR MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ272-NVZ450-453-301200- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0010.080830T1800Z-080901T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 401 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY MIDDAY SATURDAY OVER WESTERN NEVADA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. VERY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE LIKELY IN WESTERN NEVADA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY POOR SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING...ESPECIALLY OFF THE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE FIGHTING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT FOR MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR THE VALLEYS ONCE AGAIN BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-301200- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.080830T1800Z-080831T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 401 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MIDDAY SATURDAY OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. ALSO...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT ARE LIKELY IN WESTERN NEVADA AND THE LOWER VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SWITCH TO WEST AND NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY ALONG WITH LIGHTER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 301048 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 348 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-302300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.080830T1800Z-080831T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 348 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY MIDDAY OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALSO... MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT ARE LIKELY IN WESTERN NEVADA AND THE LOWER VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SWITCH TO WEST AND NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY ALONG WITH LIGHTER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ272-NVZ450-453-302300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.080830T1800Z-080901T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 348 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY MIDDAY SATURDAY OVER WESTERN NEVADA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. VERY LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE LIKELY IN WESTERN NEVADA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY POOR SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING...ESPECIALLY OFF THE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE FIGHTING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT FOR MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR THE VALLEYS ONCE AGAIN BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EXPECTED UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-302300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.080830T2100Z-080901T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 348 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SIERRA OF ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES AND EAST INTO MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. SUNDAY WILL BE EVEN WINDIER WITH GUST TO 50 MPH. IN ADDITION...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ALONG WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO MARGINALLY INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY OFF THE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE FIGHTING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT FOR MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 302250 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 350 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-310600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080831T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 350 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ALONG WITH HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SWITCH TO WEST AND NORTHWEST TONIGHT. HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY ALONG WITH LIGHTER WINDS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ272-NVZ450-453-311200- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 350 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW TONIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING...ESPECIALLY OFF THE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE FIGHTING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT FOR MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR THE VALLEYS ONCE AGAIN BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-311200- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 350 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER THE SIERRA OF ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES AND EAST INTO MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY MARGINALLY INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT BUT GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY OFF THE VALLEY FLOORS. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE FIGHTING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT FOR MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. SUNDAY MORNING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN MOST AREAS TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH. IN ADDITION... MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 310607 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1107 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AS OF 11 PM SATURDAY...THE FRONT IS ALONG A SUSANVILLE TO GERLACH LINE. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-310715- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080831T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 1107 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED INTO THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED NORTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO GERLACH LINE INTO THE 30S. $$ CAZ272-NVZ450-453-311815- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 1107 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ON THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ON THE SLOPES AND UP TO 75 MPH ON THE RIDGES. VALLEYS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW WITH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WITH ONLY 20S IN THE VALLEYS. AROUND SUNRISE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS ALL LOCATIONS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS SUNDAY. HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THROUGH THE DAY FOR ALL LOCATIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING AND/OR WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-311815- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1107 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER THE SIERRA OF ALPINE AND MONO COUNTIES AND EAST INTO MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW TONIGHT WITH VALUES REMAINING BELOW 20 PERCENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY OVERNIGHT WILL OCCUR ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. SUNDAY MORNING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH. IN ADDITION... MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 311250 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 550 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS TO CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ272-NVZ450-453-010000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 550 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS ALL LOCATIONS THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATER TODAY...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS GRADUALLY DECREASING AND HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING AND/OR WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-010000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 550 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LATER THIS EVENING...THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AND BRING A SHIFT IN WINDS FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTH NORTHWESTERLY. WINDS SPEEDS WILL ALSO DECREASE WITH HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASING AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 312206 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 306 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 CAZ272-NVZ450-453-010300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 306 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND 10 PERCENT UNTIL SUNSET WHEN THE COLD FRONT PASSES. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS DECREASING AND HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING AND/OR WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-010300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 306 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST COULD SEE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HUMIDITIES OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNSET WHEN THE COLD FRONT PASSES. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS DECREASING AND HUMIDITIES SLOWLY INCREASING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ JORDAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 010253 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 753 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 CAZ272-NVZ450-453-010400- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 753 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND IS NOW PAST INTERSTATE 80. WIND SPEEDS ARE CURRENTLY 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THEY SHIFT TO THE NORTH SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-010400- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 753 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS EVENING WITH SPEEDS CURRENTLY 10 TO 15 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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 Aug 29, 3:23 AM PDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 3:23 AM PDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
323 AM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008
.SHORT TERM...
A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CONUS WILL GIVE WAY TO AN
IMPRESSIVE AND DYNAMIC UPPER TROUGH DROPPING INTO THE WESTERN STATES
THIS WEEKEND. WITH THE STRONG RIDGE OVER THE GREAT BASIN...WE
COULD SEE HIGH TEMPS IN THE DESERT VALLEYS REACHING NEAR 100 AND
NEAR 90 IN THE SIERRA VALLEYS. THE MONO-MINERAL COUNTY CONVERGENCE
ZONE WILL GET ACTIVE THIS AFTERNOON AS WE REACH PEAK HEATING.
YESTERDAY WE JUST CU BUILDUPS...BUT TODAY WITH THE INCREASED HEATING
WE SHOULD SEE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO.
MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS...BRINGING AND
UPPER WAVE WITH STEEP 500-300 MB LAPSE RATES...WITH INCREASED MID
LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. WENT AHEAD AND ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR NOCTURNAL DRY
THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT...FOCUSING ON AN AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
80. THIS COULD BE SIGNIFICANT AND NEEDS TO BE MONITORED
CLOSELY...ESPECIALLY WITH THE INCOMING DRY WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE TROUGH DEEPENING OVER THE PAC NW WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT
INTO NORTHERN CA/NV BY SATURDAY. THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE THE
THERMAL AND PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 40 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE DOWNSLOPE
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DRY OUT THE LOWER BOUNDARY LAYER...WITH CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE AREA. SEE
FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS ON WINDS AND HUMIDITY
CONCERNS. ALSO WITH THE STRONG WINDS...EXPECT TO SEE LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES FOR AREA LAKES INCLUDING LAKE TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE FOR
SATURDAY...AFFECTING A POTENTIALLY LARGE GROUP OF RECREATIONAL
BOATERS DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
A VERY COLD POOL ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY...WITH 700
MB TEMPS DROPPING TO BELOW -4 DEGREES CELSIUS. JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE
PERSPECTIVE HOW COLD THAT IS...DURING THE WINTER SEASON THOSE TEMPS
ALOFT WOULD MEAN SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 7000 FEET MSL THE STANDARD
DEVIATION OF THE EXPECTED 560 DM CLOSED LOW OVER NV IS BETWEEN -3
AND -4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS...MEANING THIS IS A PRETTY EXTREME COLD
POOL ALOFT. ALL OF THIS COLD AIR ALOFT...AND STRONG COLD AIR
ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COOL TEMPERATURES BY 10-15 DEGREES
FROM SUNDAYS HIGHS. SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...STILL AHEAD OF THE MAIN
COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLD POOL WILL DESTABILIZE THE AREA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOME COLD CORE CONVECTION. EXPECT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
SOME SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY EVEN THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 UNDER THE CLOSED LOW. HOON
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
UNSEASONABLY COLD TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY WITH
500 MB HEIGHT ANOMALIES OF 3 TO 4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL.
WE DROPPED TEMPS BELOW MOS GUIDANCE AS A RESULT WITH HIGHS
STRUGGLING TO GET INTO THE 70S IN WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS AND 60S IN
THE SIERRA. 700MB TEMPS CLOSE TO -4...WHICH DURING WINTER CONDITIONS
WOULD NORMALLY EQUATE TO SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7000 FEET. ALTHOUGH
TEMPS WARM ALOFT DURING THE DAY MONDAY...COOL NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW
SHOULD REINFORCE COOLER AIR AT THE SURFACE. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A
DEFORMATION AXIS ON THAT SETS UP AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL
NEVADA MONDAY MORNING. THIS COULD LEAD TO A BAND OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. NO POPS ARE IN THE FORECAST WITH THIS
FEATURE BUT WILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED BY FUTURE SHITS.
AS THE LOW DEPARTS THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY A
SIGNIFICANT WARM UP WILL TRANSPIRE AND BRING TEMPS BACK UP TO
NEAR NORMAL. MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE AROUND THURSDAY AS A DEEP
TROUGH IN WESTERN CANADA DROPS SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND
TOWARD THE GREAT BASIN. GFS BRINGS A COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION BUT
KEEPS THE COLDEST AIR TO THE EAST WHILE THE ECMWF CUTS A LOW AT THE
BASE OF THE TROUGH THAT STALLS OVER OREGON AND IDAHO. THE GFS
SOLUTION WOULD BE A QUICK SHOT OF COLDER AIR AND THEN TEMPERATURES
WOULD QUICKLY REBOUND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN. THE EC
SOLUTION WOULD DROP TEMPS...BUT NOT AS SIGNIFICANTLY...AND PROLONG
THE DURATION OF THE COOLER CONDITIONS. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE
LATER PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST DUE TO MODEL DIFFERENCES AND THE NEED
TO FOCUS ON THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND.
MILNE
&&
.AVIATION...
CLEAR SKIES WITH LIGHT WINDS ALL ROUTES THROUGH 21Z FRI. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRI 21Z -S AT 12Z SOUTH OF AROUND
INTERSTATE 80 DUE TO A WEAK WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION 06Z SUN - 06Z MONDAY
BRINGING STRONG SURFACE WIND GUSTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO 35-40KTS
AND RIDGE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70KT. MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL DEVELOP TO
THE LEE OF THE SIERRA SAT AND SUN. MILNE/JAH
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
AN UPDATED FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION WILL BE OUT BY 730 AM WITH
UPGRADES TO MOST LOCATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER FIRE WEATHER WATCHES TO
RED FLAG WARNINGS. WILL ALSO BE ISSUING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
FIRE ZONES 459 AND 273. SEE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW. MILNE
/PREVIOUS FIRE DISCUSSION/
CONFIDENCE IS GOOD FOR ANOTHER WIND EVENT FROM HIGHWAY 50 NORTHWARD
FOR SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
NWRN US WITH A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH...THEREFORE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH THIS
FORECAST. PRE-FRONTAL WIND GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH SINGLE
DIGIT HUMIDITY IN THE VALLEYS AND 10-15 PERCENT IN ZONES 271-272.
FARTHER SOUTH...SOME LOCAL GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH MAY DEVELOP BY LATE
AFTERNOON BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD REMAIN NORTH.
WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE WITH GUSTS BECOMING MORE SPORADIC SAT NIGHT IN
THE VALLEYS AND MOST MID SLOPES...BUT AT RIDGE LEVEL THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH A 700-500 MB DRY SLOT REACHING THE SIERRA
AS THE MAIN JET MOVES OVERHEAD. AS A RESULT DEW POINTS COULD PLUNGE
WELL BELOW ZERO DEGREES F IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH HUMIDITY NOT
RECOVERING ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUN MORNING. WHILE
THESE MORE LOCALIZED CONDITIONS ALONE ARE NORMALLY NOT SUFFICIENT TO
JUSTIFY A LONGER DURATION OF THE WATCH...THIS INFORMATION WAS
INCLUDED IN THE TEXT OF THE WATCH TO PROVIDE HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF
HARSH CONDITIONS ON THE RIDGES...AND LATER SHIFTS MAY DECIDE TO
EXTEND THE WATCH IF NECESSARY.
AN ADDITIONAL WIND EVENT IS LIKELY SUNDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE MINERAL
AND MONO ZONES WITH POTENTIAL FOR EVEN STRONGER GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH
AND HUMIDITY BELOW 5 PERCENT EAST OF HWY 395...BUT SOUTH PORTIONS OF
ZONES 272-450-453 COULD STILL SEE WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH AND
HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT BEFORE THE TRANSITION TO THE BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES IS COMPLETED BY EARLY SUN EVENING. SINCE THIS POTENTIAL
EVENT IS STILL SEVERAL DAYS AWAY...A WATCH WILL NOT BE ISSUED THIS
AFTERNOON BUT CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT THESE AREAS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN
A WATCH BY FRIDAY IF CURRENT WEATHER TRENDS ARE MAINTAINED. MJD
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR NVZ450-453-458.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ270>272-278.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 29, 3:53 AM PDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 353 AM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-300000- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE... BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE... YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...SCHURZ...GLENBROOK... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE... GERLACH 353 AM PDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...STRONG COLD FRONT WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND... THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND WILL BE MARKED BY DRASTICALLY CHANGING WEATHER. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY...ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...AND LIGHT WINDS WILL GIVE WAY TO A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEARLY 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS...IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES FROM THE TAHOE BASIN NORTH AND ON PYRAMID LAKE. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DESERT VALLEYS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL FALL DRAMATICALLY... WITH HIGHS IN MANY AREAS ONLY REACHING THE LOWER TO MID 70S. SOME AREAS IN THE SIERRA NORTH OF THE TAHOE BASIN WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 60S FOR HIGHS. FARTHER SOUTH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 80S...WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH CONTINUING. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FROM THE TAHOE BASIN SOUTH THROUGH THE SIERRA AND EAST TO WALKER LAKE. WHILE THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. HIGHS WILL AVERAGE IN THE 70S FOR MOST AREAS WITH SOME SIERRA LOCATIONS ONLY IN THE LOW 60S. THIS COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BRING FREEZING TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS TO THE HIGH SIERRA VALLEYS...INCLUDING TRUCKEE AND SOUTH LAKE TAHOE STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES TO THIS WEEKENDS HOLIDAY WEATHER... INCLUDING ANY ADVISORIES...WATCHES OR WARNINGS THAT MAY BE NEEDED. HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 6:14 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | 10 hr | |
| Aug 29, 3:26 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 36 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.