Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2010
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 16, 2010, 9:36 AM PDT for 7 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Aug 17, 2010, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 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 16, 2010, 9:36 AM PDT (16:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 17, 2010, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2010, 1:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 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 16:41 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, 4.6 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
- 2565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 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 161636 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 936 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NVZ453-161745- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 936 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO GUST OVER 30 MPH FOR THE BASIN AND RANGE. A SMALL AREA NEAR PYRAMID LAKE MAY SEE CRITICAL CONDITIONS...BUT IT WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO CONTINUE THE WATCH. $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-170445- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0800Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 936 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: MONO...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN NORTH OF MONO LAKE. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH TUESDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-170445- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 936 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 70 MPH. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-170445- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 936 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...NORTHERN WASHOE... LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
8 follow-up statements
230 WWUS85 KREV 162202 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 302 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO THE PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ272-162315- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 302 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... WHILE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW TUESDAY..10 TO 15 PERCENT...WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. IT WILL BE A BIT WINDIER THAN NORMAL WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH...BUT ONLY LOCALIZED AREAS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN LOCALLY GUSTY WELL INTO THE EVENING. $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-171015- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 302 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...NORTHERN WASHOE... EASTERN LASSEN COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-171015- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0800Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 302 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA: MONO...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN NORTH OF MONO LAKE. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH TUESDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ271-171015- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 302 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: WESTERN LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
631 WWUS85 KREV 170455 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 955 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO THE PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ273-NVZ450-171400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0800Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 955 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA: MONO...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN NORTH OF MONO LAKE. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH TUESDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-171400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 955 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...NORTHERN WASHOE... EASTERN LASSEN COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL ONLY SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ271-171400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 955 PM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA: WESTERN LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
014 WWUS85 KREV 171112 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 412 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TODAY. THIS WILL WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO THE PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ271-180000- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 412 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 271...WESTERN LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-180000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0800Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 412 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 273 AND 450. MONO...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN NORTH OF MONO LAKE. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH TUESDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-180000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 412 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 270...278 AND 458. SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...NORTHERN WASHOE AND EASTERN LASSEN COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
904 WWUS85 KREV 171316 CCA RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 615 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TODAY. THIS WILL WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO THE PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ271-180215- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0007.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ /O.COR.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 615 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 271...WESTERN LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-180215- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0800Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 615 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 273 AND 450. MONO...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN NORTH OF MONO LAKE. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH TUESDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-180215- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 615 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 270...278 AND 458. SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...NORTHERN WASHOE AND EASTERN LASSEN COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
929 WWUS85 KREV 171729 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1029 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TODAY. THIS WILL WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO THE PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ273-NVZ450-180530- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0010.100818T2000Z-100819T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0800Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1029 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT ...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WIND TODAY: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH AND 60 MPH IN MONO COUNTY THIS EVENING. * WIND WEDNESDAY: WINDS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-180530- /O.EXA.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 1029 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND VICINITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 70 MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-180530- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 1029 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ271-180400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.100817T2000Z-100818T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 1029 AM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
395 WWUS85 KREV 172312 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 412 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN OREGON WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THE REST OF TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND PORTIONS OF MONO COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ273-NVZ450-180900- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.100818T2000Z-100819T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 412 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WIND TODAY: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH AND 60 MPH IN MONO COUNTY THIS EVENING. * WIND WEDNESDAY: WINDS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-180600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 412 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ271-180400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 412 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-180800- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 412 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND VICINITY... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 70 MPH THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
338 WWUS85 KREV 180401 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 901 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN SOME AREAS AND INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE SIERRA FRONT AND THE SIERRA SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN OREGON WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND PORTIONS OF MONO COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ270-278-NVZ458-180515- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 901 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEVADA... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE EASED LATE THIS EVENING WHILE HUMIDITIES HAVE GRADUALLY INCREASED. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS A RESULT. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE FROM THE MIDSLOPES TO THE RIDGES OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ271-180515- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0400Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 901 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE EASED LATE THIS EVENING WHILE HUMIDITIES HAVE GRADUALLY INCREASED. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS A RESULT. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE FROM THE MIDSLOPES TO THE RIDGES OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-181615- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.100818T2000Z-100819T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 901 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WIND TODAY: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN ALPINE COUNTY WILL REACH 70 MPH AND 60 MPH IN MONO COUNTY THIS EVENING. * WIND WEDNESDAY: WINDS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-180800- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 901 PM PDT TUE AUG 17 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND VICINITY... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 70 MPH THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. HUMIDITY WILL NOT RISE ABOVE 25 PERCENT FOR MANY MID SLOPE LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
758 WWUS85 KREV 180753 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1253 AM PDT WED AUG 18 2010 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED AGAIN OVER THE SIERRA FRONT AND THE SIERRA SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN OREGON WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR TO PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND PORTIONS OF MONO COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ273-NVZ450-182000- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0010.100818T2000Z-100819T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1253 AM PDT WED AUG 18 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES.... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WIND TODAY: WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: AFTERNOON HUMIDITY OF 5 TO 10 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-180900- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100818T0800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 1253 AM PDT WED AUG 18 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND VICINITY... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH MID SLOPE RECOVERIES IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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 16, 2:14 AM PDT, 7 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 2:14 AM PDT, 7 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
214 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010
.SHORT TERM...
WEAK RIDGING WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY FOR HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS. ATTENTION TURNS TO A POTENT LOW SITTING AROUND 40N
132W AS OF 2 AM...WHICH IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA ON
TUESDAY. MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH BRINGING THE BULK OF
THE ENERGY INLAND ALONG THE CA/ORE BORDER...MOVING INLAND ALONG
THE ID/NV BORDER.
THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THE LOW WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ALOFT ARE LOOKING
TO OCCUR MORE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH IS ABOUT 6
HOURS LATER THAN PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS WERE SHOWING. DECREASED WINDS
SLIGHTLY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND INCREASED WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY WHICH LINED UP BETTER WITH THE JET OVERHEAD. GUSTS TO
35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MOST AREAS...WITH RIDGE WINDS GUSTING
TO AROUND 60 MPH. WHILE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER OVERNIGHT IN THE
VALLEYS...AM NOT EXPECTING A FULL DECOUPLE TO OCCUR...AND IN
ADDITION RIDGE WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY UP THROUGH THE NIGHT. THESE
GUSTY WINDS WILL COINCIDE WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS ADVECTING INTO
THE REGION WITH THE LOW. WILL KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT
FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THESE CRITICAL CONDITIONS IN PLACE. WINDS
WILL ALSO MAKE FOR CHOPPY LAKE WATERS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOONS.
THE LOW IS FAIRLY MOISTURE STARVED AS IT MOVES INLAND...BUT WITH A
VIGOROUS WAVE AND MODERATE INSTABILITY ALOFT...THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST CA AND EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN NV. THIS COULD END UP ONLY BEING CUMULUS IF THE CORE
OF THE LOW MOVE INLAND FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY PROGGED. THESE
STORMS WILL MOSTLY BE DRY WITH LOW PWS AND FAST STORM MOTION.
WINDS WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE DRY AIR MASS ACROSS
THE REGION MODERATING SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. DF
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
ONLY SLIGHT CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED. ALL MODELS AND ENSEMBLES
SUPPORT LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. SHORTWAVES TO MOVE THROUGH THE TROUGH AND IMPACT THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGHOUT THE LONG TERM. MODELS CURRENTLY HAVE ONE
WAVE TRACKING THROUGH FRIDAY AND A MORE PRONOUNCED ONE LATE SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY. A BROAD UPPER JET IS ANTICIPATED TO SET UP OVER THE
FORECAST AREA FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...INITIALLY AROUND 60 KTS
BUT INCREASING TO OVER 90 KNOTS BY LATE SATURDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO
GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS WITH TEMPS COOLING TO NEAR NORMAL...WHICH WERE
THE ONLY TWEAKS MADE TO THE PACKAGE. FORECAST WILL REMAIN PRECIP
FREE TO DUE TO DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW IN THE LOWER TO MID LEVELS. SOME
COOLING ALOFT IS EXPECTED AS WAVES PASS OVERHEAD...WHICH COULD LEAD
TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED ISOLATED STORMS OR SHOWERS...BUT NOT
GREAT CHANCES. MILNE
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR AT ALL SITES. WINDS TO INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
GUSTY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. WEST TO SW GUSTS OF 30+ KTS ARE
POSSIBLE AT TERMINALS WITH MODEST MTN WAVE ACTIVITY OVER THE
RIDGES. MILNE
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING NVZ458.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING NVZ450-453.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING CAZ270-271-278.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING CAZ272-273.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOHazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 5:55 AM PDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 555 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-171500- 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- 555 AM PDT MON AUG 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. AS A RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. PLEASE REFER TO WWUS85 KREV RNORFWREV FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE POTENTIAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN LOWER WIND SPEEDS AND GRADUALLY INCREASING HUMIDITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. O'HARA 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 16, 2:57 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Storey | 56 min |
| Aug 15, 5:20 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | REV | Storey | 40 min |
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Red Flag Warnings in California, 2010Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2010Every red flag warning in 2010
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.