Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at May 20, 2012, 2:02 PM PDT. It took effect at May 21, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 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
- May 20, 2012, 2:02 PM PDT (21:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
706 WWUS85 KREV 202102 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 202 PM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH MORE WIND POSSIBLE TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH THE WEST COAST MONDAY AND PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH LOW HUMIDITY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON TUESDAY...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN LOW ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN. NVZ453-211500- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0003.120521T2000Z-120522T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0006.120521T2000Z-120522T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0004.120522T1800Z-120523T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 202 PM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY MONDAY...FALLING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TUESDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY MAY DROP TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MAY DO SO AGAIN TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ450-211500- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0003.120521T2000Z-120522T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0006.120521T2000Z-120522T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 202 PM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND GALENA. * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-211500- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0003.120521T2000Z-120522T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0006.120521T2100Z-120522T0900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 202 PM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING. * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 8 TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT ONLY RISING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. * 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. && $$ NVZ459-211500- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0004.120522T1800Z-120523T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 202 PM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...POSSIBLY FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
982 WWUS85 KREV 211113 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 413 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY WITH MORE WIND POSSIBLE TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH THE WEST COAST TODAY AND PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH LOW HUMIDITY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON TUESDAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN LOW ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL AND MINERAL COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NVZ453-212315- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.120521T2000Z-120522T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.120522T1800Z-120523T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 413 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY TODAY...8 TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TUESDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY MAY DROP TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MAY DO SO AGAIN TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ NVZ450-212315- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.120521T2000Z-120522T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 413 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND GALENA. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-212315- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.120521T2100Z-120522T0900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 413 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN SLOWLY RISING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. * 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. && $$ NVZ459-212315- /O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0004.120522T1800Z-120523T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 413 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...POSSIBLY FALLING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
353 WWUS85 KREV 212242 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 342 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH LOW HUMIDITY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON TUESDAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN LOW ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NVZ453-221400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.120522T1800Z-120523T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0007.120522T2000Z-120523T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 342 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY TODAY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * TUESDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY 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. && $$ NVZ459-221400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.120522T1800Z-120523T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0007.120522T2000Z-120523T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 342 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ450-220600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 342 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND 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 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND GALENA. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$ CAZ273-220900- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 342 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN SLOWLY RISING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
863 WWUS85 KREV 212339 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 439 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH LOW HUMIDITY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ON TUESDAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT. HUMIDITY MAY REMAIN LOW ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NVZ453-221400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.120522T2000Z-120523T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 439 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS TODAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY TODAY...8 TO 15 PERCENT. * TUESDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY 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. && $$ NVZ450-220600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 439 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND GALENA. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ459-221400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.120522T2000Z-120523T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 439 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ CAZ273-220900- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 439 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN SLOWLY RISING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
619 WWUS85 KREV 220550 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1050 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEAR THE WEST COAST ON TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALL AREAS. HUMIDITY WILL STAY LOW ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ273-220700- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 1050 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND NO LONGER MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 20 PERCENT ON SOME MIDSLOPES OVERNIGHT. $$ NVZ453-221400- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.120522T2000Z-120523T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 1050 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS EVENING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * TUESDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ450-220700- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120522T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1050 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND NO LONGER MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA ALONG THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. $$ NVZ459-221400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.120522T2000Z-120523T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1050 PM PDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2:02 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | 26 hr | |
| May 20, 3:08 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 32 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Nevada, 2012Red Flag Warnings in California, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
Sources
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