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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Reno, NV

July 11, 2011

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jul 11, 2011, 9:13 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 12, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
Jul 11, 2011, 9:13 PM PDT (04:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 12, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 12, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

The text

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

919 
WWUS85 KREV 120413
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
913 PM PDT MON JUL 11 2011

NVZ450-121300-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110712T0400Z/
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0003.110712T2200Z-110713T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0003.110712T2200Z-110713T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
913 PM PDT MON JUL 11 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO
9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN AGAIN BY MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL 
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING HOURS. 


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
4 follow-up statements
520 
WWUS85 KREV 121104
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
404 AM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

NVZ450-122315-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.110712T2200Z-110713T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
404 AM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY MAY RISE
  ABOVE 20 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL 
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING HOURS. 

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
183 
WWUS85 KREV 121112 CCA
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
410 AM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

NVZ450-122330-
/O.COR.KREV.FW.W.0003.110712T2200Z-110713T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
410 AM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WILL OCCUR EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY MAY RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT BY LATE
  AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL 
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING HOURS. 

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
390 
WWUS85 KREV 122230
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
330 PM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

NVZ450-130400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110713T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
330 PM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA
FRONT...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WILL OCCUR 
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY MAY RISE ABOVE 20 PERCENT BY 
  LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

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
586 
WWUS85 KREV 130405
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
905 PM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

NVZ450-130515-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110713T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
905 PM PDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE RISEN AND NO LONGER MEET CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 30 MPH IN
WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING SLOPES THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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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.