Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2012, 2:50 PM PDT for Lassen County, California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 17, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Jun 16, 2012, 2:50 PM PDT (21:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2012, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lassen County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 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
- 3086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
674 WWUS85 KREV 162150 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 250 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BREAK DOWN TOMORROW AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO THE WEST COAST. THIS IS A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WHERE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS INTERACT WITH LOW HUMIDITY. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 SUNDAY BEFORE INCREASING AND SPREADING TO ALL AREAS MONDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR SUNDAY NIGHT. NVZ450-453-171300- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0008.120617T2100Z-120618T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0012.120617T2100Z-120618T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0009.120618T1900Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 250 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WITH HUMIDITY 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * SUNDAY NIGHT...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES WITH GUSTY WINDS PERSISTING. * MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * 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. && $$ CAZ278-NVZ458-171300- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0008.120617T2100Z-120618T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0012.120617T2100Z-120618T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 250 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...SOUTH OF LINE FROM RAVENDALE TO FOX MOUNTAIN. * SUNDAY...WEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * SUNDAY NIGHT...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES WITH GUSTY WINDS PERSISTING. * MONDAY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-273-NVZ459-171300- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0009.120618T1900Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 250 PM PDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND GUSTS TO 80 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. * 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
3 follow-up statements
324 WWUS85 KREV 171241 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 541 AM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND MONDAY... ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY... .A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BREAK DOWN TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO THE WEST COAST. THIS IS A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WHERE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS INTERACT WITH LOW HUMIDITY. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 SUNDAY BEFORE INCREASING AND SPREADING TO ALL AREAS MONDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR SUNDAY NIGHT. CAZ278-NVZ450-453-458-180000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.120617T2100Z-120618T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 541 AM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT...EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT...EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * SUNDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH AND HUMIDITY VALUES OF 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * SUNDAY NIGHT...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES WITH GUSTY WINDS PERSISTING. * MONDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * 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. && $$ CAZ272-180000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 541 AM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 80 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-180000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 541 AM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND GUSTS TO 85 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
011 WWUS85 KREV 172232 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 332 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND MONDAY... ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY... .HIGH PRESSURE WHICH PRODUCED VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BREAK DOWN THIS EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO THE WEST COAST. THIS IS A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WHERE STRONG WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH MONDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR TONIGHT. NVZ450-181045- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1400Z-120619T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120618T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 332 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT... ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS THIS EVENING...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * HUMIDITY...POOR RECOVERY ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES TONIGHT OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT. HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY. * 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. && $$ CAZ278-NVZ453-458-181045- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120618T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 332 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES AND THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES AND THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS THIS EVENING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * HUMIDITY...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT ON THE MID SLOPES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT. HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-181045- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 332 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 90 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-181045- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 332 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... AND SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND GUSTS TO 90 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
094 WWUS85 KREV 180354 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 854 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE MONDAY... ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MONDAY MORNING... .GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PATTERN WHERE STRONG WINDS COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE MONDAY EVENING. CAZ278-NVZ453-458-181400- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120618T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 854 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES AND THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES AND THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * TONIGHT...WINDS DECREASING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY ON MID SLOPES. * MONDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HUMIDITY FALLING TO 5 TO 15 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ NVZ450-181400- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120618T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1400Z-120619T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 854 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * TONIGHT...WINDS DECREASING 10 TO 15 MPH WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY ON MID SLOPES. * MONDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-181400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 854 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 90 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-181400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 854 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... AND SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND GUSTS TO 90 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2:50 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Sierra | 55 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:33 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 54 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in California, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.