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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Reno, NV

August 3, 20127 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Aug 3, 2012, 3:17 PM PDT for 7 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Aug 4, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 21 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 3, 2012, 3:17 PM PDT (22:17 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 4, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 5, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
21 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 22:23 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, 10.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3296 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

567 
WWUS85 KREV 032217
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS WEEKEND...

.LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND WITH A
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES, WHICH COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES
ALONG WITH WETTING RAINS POSSIBLE DIRECTLY UNDER STORM CORES. THE
DRY STRIKES WITH THE RECENT HOT AND VERY DRY WEATHER MAY CREATE A
HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS.

CAZ273-032330-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0014.120804T2100Z-120805T0600Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR PARTS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

STORMS WILL BE PREDOMINATELY WET ACROSS MONO COUNTY, AND THEREFORE
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE CANCELLED. 

$$

CAZ270-278-NVZ453-458-041330-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0014.120805T0100Z-120805T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T1500Z-120806T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR EASTERN LASSEN
COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND
RANGE...AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST 
  CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN 
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  LIKELY SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.  

&&

$$

CAZ271-272-NVZ450-041330-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0014.120805T0100Z-120805T1800Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SIERRA AND THE
SIERRA FRONT DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER 
  LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ459-041330-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0014.120804T2100Z-120805T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
317 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON 
  COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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
7 follow-up statements
602 
WWUS85 KREV 040230
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
730 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
THIS WEEKEND...

.LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND WITH A
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO INCREASING
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES... WHICH COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES
ALONG WITH WETTING RAINS POSSIBLE DIRECTLY UNDER STORM CORES. THE
DRY STRIKES WITH THE RECENT HOT AND VERY DRY WEATHER MAY CREATE A
HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRE STARTS.

CAZ272-NVZ450-041430-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0014.120805T0100Z-120805T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0600Z-120805T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
730 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE
BASIN AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE 
  ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.  

&&

$$

CAZ271-041430-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0014.120805T0100Z-120805T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0900Z-120805T2100Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
730 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR WESTERN
LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.  

&&

$$

NVZ453-041430-
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0600Z-120806T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
730 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR EASTERN
LASSEN COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA
BASIN AND RANGE...AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND 
  RANGE.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY
  SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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-NVZ458-041430-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T1500Z-120806T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
730 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR EASTERN
LASSEN COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA
BASIN AND RANGE...AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN 
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY 
  SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ459-041430-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0014.120804T2100Z-120805T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
730 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON 
  COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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
829 
WWUS85 KREV 041131
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
431 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
NEVADA THIS WEEKEND...

.LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY AND COMBINE WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MOISTURE TO
PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS. THE LIGHTNING POTENTIAL AND RECENT HOT AND
DRY WEATHER WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR NEW LIGHTNING STARTS TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. 

NVZ459-041245-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0014.120804T2100Z-120805T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
431 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE DEEP ENOUGH SUCH THAT
MOST STORMS WILL PRODUCE WETTING RAINS. HOWEVER A FEW NEW FIRE
STARTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OUTSIDE MAIN THUNDERSTORMS CORES.

$$

CAZ272-NVZ450-050000-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0600Z-120805T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
431 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
THE TAHOE BASIN AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE 
  ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
  LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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-NVZ458-050000-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T1500Z-120806T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
431 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR EASTERN
LASSEN COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...AND NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN 
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

CAZ271-050000-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0900Z-120805T2100Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
431 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR WESTERN
LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA
COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ453-050000-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0600Z-120806T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
431 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND 
  RANGE.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
  EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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
458 
WWUS85 KREV 042224
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
324 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY AND COMBINE WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MOISTURE TO
PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS. THE LIGHTNING POTENTIAL AND RECENT HOT AND
DRY WEATHER WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR NEW LIGHTNING STARTS TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY.

CAZ272-NVZ450-051400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0600Z-120805T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
324 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
THE TAHOE BASIN AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE 
  ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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-NVZ458-051400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T1500Z-120806T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
324 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR EASTERN
LASSEN COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...AND NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN 
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

CAZ271-051400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0900Z-120805T2100Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
324 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR WESTERN
LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA
COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ453-051400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T0600Z-120806T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
324 PM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND 
  RANGE.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS 
  EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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
926 
WWUS85 KREV 051141
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
441 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. STORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY AND THUS BE CAPABLE
OF LIGHTNING WITH ONLY LIMITED RAINFALL. GUSTY WEST WINDS ALONG
THE SIERRA FRONT FROM RENO AND CARSON CITY TO SUSANVILLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PUSHING ANY HOLDOVER FIRES FOR A FEW
HOURS.


CAZ272-051245-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120805T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
441 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA
FRONT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND THE THREAT FOR
NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE LIMITED TO HOLDOVERS FROM OVERNIGHT
STORMS. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 9 PM.

$$

CAZ270-278-NVZ458-060000-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T1500Z-120806T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
441 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...AND NORTHERN
WASHOE COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN 
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ450-051800-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120805T1800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
441 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE
BASIN AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

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

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
  MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

CAZ271-052100-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120805T2100Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
441 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR WESTERN
LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA
COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ453-060000-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
441 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE WEST CENTRAL
NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND 
  RANGE.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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
565 
WWUS85 KREV 051354
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
654 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. STORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY AND THUS BE CAPABLE
OF LIGHTNING WITH ONLY LIMITED RAINFALL. GUSTY WEST WINDS ALONG
THE SIERRA FRONT FROM RENO AND CARSON CITY TO SUSANVILLE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PUSHING ANY HOLDOVER FIRES FOR
A FEW HOURS.

NVZ450-051500-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120805T1800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
654 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVE NORTH AND EAST OF AREA AND THE THREAT FOR
ADDITIONAL LIGHTNING HAS ENDED THIS MORNING. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE
PINE NUTS AND VIRGINIA RANGE. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MID
AFTERNOON AND MAY PUSH ANY EXISTING HOLD OVERS FOR A FEW HOURS.

$$

CAZ270-278-NVZ458-060200-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.120805T1500Z-120806T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
654 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR EASTERN LASSEN
COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN 
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

CAZ271-052100-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120805T2100Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
654 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR WESTERN
LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA
COUNTIES...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH OF SUSANVILLE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ453-060200-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
654 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE WEST CENTRAL
NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND 
  RANGE.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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
328 
WWUS85 KREV 051613
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. STORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY AND THUS BE CAPABLE
OF LIGHTNING WITH ONLY LIMITED RAINFALL. GUSTY WEST WINDS ALONG
THE SIERRA FRONT FROM RENO AND CARSON CITY TO SUSANVILLE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PUSHING ANY HOLDOVER FIRES FOR
A FEW HOURS.

CAZ271-051715-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120805T2100Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR WESTERN LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN
SIERRA AND EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SHOWERS AND STORMS OVERNIGHT
TO WESTERN LASSEN AND EASTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES HAS SHIFTED NORTH
AND EAST. THERE MAY STILL BE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON, BUT NOT NUMEROUS ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN THE
RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

CAZ270-278-NVZ458-060300-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR EASTERN LASSEN
COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN 
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NVZ453-060300-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
913 AM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE WEST CENTRAL
NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND 
  RANGE.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR STORMS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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
281 
WWUS85 KREV 060237
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
737 PM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012



CAZ270-278-NVZ458-060345-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
737 PM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR EASTERN LASSEN
COUNTY...THE SURPRISE VALLEY...AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA SO THE RED
FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

$$

NVZ453-060345-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
737 PM PDT SUN AUG 5 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE WEST CENTRAL
NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVE NORTH AND EAST OF PERSHING COUNTY SO THE
RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

$$

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.