Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 24, 2008, 4:01 AM PDT for Washoe County, Nevada; 6 counties in California. It took effect at Aug 24, 2008, 9:02 PM PDT. It was in force for 25 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 24, 2008, 4:01 AM PDT (11:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2008, 9:02 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2008, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3663 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 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 241101 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... .WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER NEVADA STARTS TO BREAKDOWN AS LOW PRESSURE NEARS THE PACIFIC COAST. GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL APPROACH 30 MPH NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE MONDAY...IT WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE DESERTS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. CAZ278-NVZ450-453-458-242300- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 401 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE 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. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-242300- /O.EXB.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T2000Z-080826T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 401 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE AND HAWTHORNE. THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ CAZ271-242300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 401 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY AROUND 15 PERCENT FOR POTENTIALLY 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 BRONG
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KREV 241641 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... .WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER NEVADA STARTS TO BREAKDOWN AS LOW PRESSURE NEARS THE PACIFIC COAST. GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL APPROACH 30 MPH NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...IT WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. CAZ271-250445- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN WILL BE SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE...WHERE DRY GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THE LONGEST THROUGH THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO LASSEN COUNTY NORTH OF SUSANVILLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BRINGING HUMIDITY LEVELS UP ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ278-NVZ458-250445- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN WILL BE SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND FOX MOUNTAIN...WHERE DRY GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THE LONGEST THROUGH THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO NORTH OF THESE AREAS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BRINGING HUMIDITY LEVELS UP ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ NVZ450-453-250445- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT...AND ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT COULD SEE WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ272-250445- /O.EXB.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT FOR POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN. 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. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-250445- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T2000Z-080826T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE AND HAWTHORNE. THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 250045 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 545 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND HELP PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. CAZ271-278-NVZ458-251300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 545 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN WILL BE SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND FOX MOUNTAIN...WHERE DRY GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THE LONGEST THROUGH THE DAY. FURTHER NORTH...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE LOCALIZED AND LESS IN DURATION AS A COLD FRONT PASSES AND BRINGS AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ NVZ450-453-251300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 545 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT...AND ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT COULD SEE WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ272-251300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 545 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE LATE MONDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT FOR POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN. 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. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-251300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T2000Z-080826T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 545 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN AREAS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE AND HAWTHORNE. THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 250402 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 902 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND WESTERN NEVADA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. CAZ272-251615- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1600Z-080825T2300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 902 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PDT MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE POOR MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY AT MIDSLOPES WHERE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS MID MORNING. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...MOISTURE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SPILL OVER THE SIERRA CREST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND HELP PUSH HUMIDITY LEVELS ABOVE 20 PERCENT. THE CARSON RANGE WILL SEE THE LONGEST DURATION OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS AS THESE AREAS WILL BE THE LAST TO SEE HUMIDITY IMPROVEMENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-251615- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.080825T2000Z-080826T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T2000Z-080826T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 902 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN AREAS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE AND HAWTHORNE. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CAZ271-251615- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1600Z-080825T2300Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 902 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PDT MONDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM PDT MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE POOR MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY AT MIDSLOPES WHERE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS MID MORNING. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...MOISTURE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SPILL OVER THE CREST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND HELP PUSH HUMIDITY LEVELS ABOVE 20 PERCENT. AREAS SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE...INCLUDING THE PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS...WILL SEE THE LONGEST DURATION OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS AS THESE AREAS WILL BE THE LAST TO SEE HUMIDITY IMPROVEMENT. ACROSS THE LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE LOCALIZED AND SHORTER IN DURATION AS A COLD FRONT PASSES AND BRINGS AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ CAZ278-NVZ458-251615- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 902 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE AREA OF MOST CONCERN WILL BE SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND FOX MOUNTAIN...WHERE DRY GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THE LONGEST THROUGH THE DAY. FURTHER NORTH...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE LOCALIZED AND SHORTER IN DURATION AS A COLD FRONT PASSES AND BRINGS AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. $$ NVZ450-453-251615- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 902 PM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT...AND ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE 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. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 251030 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 330 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND WESTERN NEVADA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA BY THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. CAZ278-NVZ458-252300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 330 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND FOX MOUNTAIN. FURTHER NORTH...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCALIZED AND SHORTER IN DURATION AS A COLD FRONT NEARS AND BRINGS AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS. $$ CAZ271-252300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1600Z-080825T2300Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 330 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE...INCLUDING THE PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS. MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO ABOVE 20 PERCENT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT NEARS. HOWEVER WINDS WILL NOT SUBSIDE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ272-252300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1600Z-080825T2300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 330 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 20 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND PUSH HUMIDITY ABOVE 20 PERCENT. HOWEVER THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ450-453-252300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T1800Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 330 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT...AND ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 MAY EXCEED 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-252300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.080825T2000Z-080826T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 330 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH IN AREAS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE AND HAWTHORNE. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 252204 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 304 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND WESTERN NEVADA... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS EVENING...AND INTO CENTRAL ZONES OVERNIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WILL OCCUR WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE FOR UPDATES. CAZ271-260300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 304 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AREAS SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE...INCLUDING THE PLUMAS AND TAHOE NATIONAL FORESTS. HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ABOVE 20 PERCENT AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ272-260300- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 304 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 20 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE ABOVE 20 PERCENT AND WINDS WILL DECREASE BY 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING. $$ CAZ278-NVZ458-260300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 304 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND FOX MOUNTAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. FURTHER NORTH...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LOCALIZED AND SHORTER IN DURATION AS A COLD FRONT NEARS AND BRINGS AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 6 PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING HUMIDITY. $$ NVZ450-453-260300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 304 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 MAY EXCEED 45 MPH. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING HUMIDITY. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-260500- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 304 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING IN AREAS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE AND HAWTHORNE. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO IMPROVE BY 10 PM. $$ GMCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 260208 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 708 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 CAZ271-272-278-NVZ458-260315- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 708 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE TAHOE BASIN...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. THIS INCLUDES THE TAHOE...PLUMAS AND LASSEN NATIONAL FORESTS AS WELL AS BLM LANDS NORTH OF I-80. THE COLD FRONT WHICH BROUGHT GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS HAS PUSHED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NO LONGER BEING MET DUE TO A COMBINATION OF RISING HUMIDITY LEVELS AND DIMINISHING WINDS. THESE TRENDS WILL CONTINUE AS WINDS SHIFT NORTH AND NORTHEAST LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. $$ NVZ450-453-260315- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 708 PM PDT MON AUG 25 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 UP TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MID EVENING. GUSTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 MAY EXCEED 45 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY LATE EVENING AND BRING A DECREASING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND ALONG WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT IN HUMIDITY LEVELS. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-260500- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 708 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING IN AREAS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE AND HAWTHORNE. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS HUMIDITY LEVELS RISE SLIGHTLY AND WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 260301 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 801 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 NVZ450-453-260415- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 801 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS WERE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOLED AND COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. LOCALIZED SPOTS...MAINLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR...WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WIND GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH THROUGH 10 PM. HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT TO A NORTHWEST OR NORTH DIRECTION. WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-260500- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 801 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING IN AREAS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE AND HAWTHORNE. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS HUMIDITY LEVELS RISE SLIGHTLY AND WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO/FIRE
000 WWUS85 KREV 260504 RFWREV RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1004 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 CAZ273-NVZ459-260615- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080826T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1004 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DECREASED CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS CONTINUED TO RISE. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS A RESULT. $$ 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 24, 3:02 AM PDT, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 3:02 AM PDT, 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
302 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2008
.SHORT TERM...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS HAS SHIFTED OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS
AN UNSEASONABLE LOW STRENGTHENS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS DEEP
LOW WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER IN THE SHORT TERM. TEMPERATURES TODAY
WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAYS VALUES WITH SOME LOCATIONS ONLY
A FEW DEGREES BELOW RECORD HIGHS. NO THUNDERSTORM POSSIBILITY
TODAY AS DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW HAS DECREASED THE MID LEVEL MOISTURE
FROM YESTERDAY. WITH THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS FURTHER EAST...THE
SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE GREAT BASIN
BRINGING MORE WEST WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS IN THE
LEE OF THE SIERRA SHOULD BE AROUND 30 MPH...SO NO LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES OR FIRE WEATHER STATEMENTS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY.
WINDS ALOFT INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE
PACNW AND THE SURFACE FRONT APPROACHES THE NRN CALIFORNIA COAST.
LATEST MODEL RUNS INDICATE H7 WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KTS BY 12Z WHICH
WOULD TRANSLATE INTO SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OF AROUND 60 MPH. THE
STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WOULD LIKELY PREVENT EXPOSED AREAS AND UPPER
SLOPES FROM DECOUPLING OVERNIGHT MAKING FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES IN
THE VALLEYS. WINDS IN VALLEY LOCATIONS SHOULD PICK UP RATHER EARLY
MONDAY WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE DAY.
THIS WILL MAINLY BRING UP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...SEE THE FIRE
DISCUSSION BELOW. MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN TIMING OF THE COLD
FRONT WHICH SHOULD MOVE INTO THE NRN ZONES AROUND MIDDAY AND PASS
THROUGH THE RENO AND TAHOE REGION LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS
DECENT DYNAMICS AND PRECIP ALONG THE FRONT NORTH OF THE OREGON
BORDER...HOWEVER STILL KEEPING A DRY FORECAST FOR THE CWA WITH
INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IN PLACE.
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT LEAVING A
COOLER NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE CWA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. KEPT
FORECAST TEMPERATURES ON THE LOW END OF ENSEMBLE MOS WITH THE POST
FRONTAL FLOW AND SHORTENING DAYS MAKING IT HARDER TO COMPLETELY
MIX OUT. JORDAN
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
RIDGING OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BUILD INLAND STARTING
WEDNESDAY AND PROGRESS EASTWARD OVER THE GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY RISE BOTH DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S ACROSS WESTERN NV. DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WITH THE
RIDGE OVERHEAD WILL PREVENT ANY THUNDERSTORM FORMATION THROUGH
THURSDAY.
RIDGE CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY FRIDAY WHICH
WILL TURN OUR FLOW SOUTHERLY DRAWING UP MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH.
BOTH GFS AND EC HAVE CONTINUED THE TREND OF INCREASED MOISTURE BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SO HAVE INTRODUCED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN MONO COUNTY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY WITH
PWAT VALUES INCREASING TO NEAR 0.75 INCHES OVER MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES.
GFS PUTS THE BEST INSTABILITY SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50. EXPANDED
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS NORTH AND EASTWARD TO THE SOUTH OF
U.S. HIGHWAY 50 FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN
THE MID 90S ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND BREEZY AFTERNOON ZEPHYR WINDS
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MOZLEY
&&
.AVIATION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS TROUGH AND COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE WEST. FOR TODAY...LOOKING AT PEAK GUSTS NEAR 25 KTS AT
KRNO AND SLIGHTLY LOWER GUSTS AT THE OTHER TERMINALS.
WINDS OVER THE SIERRA INCREASE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. JUST
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AND FRONT SUSTAINED RIDGE WINDS WILL BE 30-40
KTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 50KTS...THUS HIGH PROBABILITY FOR MOUNTAIN
WAVES. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GUSTS OF 30-35KTS ARE LIKELY 20Z
TUESDAY THROUGH 03Z WEDNESDAY. BRONG
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
BREAKDOWN OF THE UPPER RIDGE STILL ON TRACK THROUGH MONDAY. IF
ANYTHING THE LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE INDICATING A STRONGER EVENT
WITH INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. WHILE MONDAY IS THE WINDIEST DAY AND THE MAIN
FOCUS...THERE IS UNCERTAINTY ON HOW MUCH WIND DEVELOPS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM. WIND GUSTS TODAY
SHOULD BE BELOW 30 MPH...HOWEVER SOME WIND-PRONE AREAS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 MAY BRIEFLY REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA. FEEL THAT THE
BEST WAY TO HANDLE THIS IS TO FOCUS ON THE BIG EVENT THAT OCCURS
ON MONDAY.
INCREASING WINDS ALOFT SUNDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AND MAKE FOR A WARMER AND DRIER START TO THE DAY MONDAY.
VALLEY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS
OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WITH INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN THE EVENT...HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE
TO THE RED FLAG WARNING NOW FOR THE AREAS OF HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 HOWEVER THE LATEST
GUIDANCE INDICATES HIGHER WINDS GETTING FURTHER SOUTH THAN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT...SO ADDED MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES TO THE
WATCH AREA. DECIDED TO LEAVE WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY AS A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR NOW DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN THE HUMIDITY LEVEL.
THE CONCERN IS THAT THE FRONT REACHES THE NRN SIERRA EARLY ENOUGH
IN THE DAY THAT THE HUMIDITY NEVER REALLY DRIES OUT BEFORE THE
WINDS INCREASE. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING A GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WIND SHIFT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY AFTERWORDS.
JORDAN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NVZ450-453-
458.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR NVZ459.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ278.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ273.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ271.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 3:00 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 31 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.