Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Sep 19, 2013, 8:29 AM PDT for 7 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Sep 20, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 25 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
- Sep 19, 2013, 8:29 AM PDT (15:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 20, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 25 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 15:32 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, 3.5 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
- 2671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
617 WWUS85 KREV 191529 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 829 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITY RESULTING IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WITH LOW TO MODERATE HUMIDITY MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-200330- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0011.130920T1800Z-130921T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T1800Z-130921T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 829 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 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. && $$ CAZ272-273-NVZ450-200330- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0011.130920T1800Z-130921T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T1800Z-130921T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 829 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 16 PERCENT...WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE TAHOE BASIN. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY VERY SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH POOR RECOVERY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ453-200330- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T2100Z-130921T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 829 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 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. && $$ NVZ459-200330- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T2100Z-130921T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 829 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH VERY POOR RECOVERY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
985 WWUS85 KREV 192204 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 304 PM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITY RESULTING IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WITH LOW TO MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN THE SIERRA INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-201015- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T1800Z-130921T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 304 PM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 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. && $$ NVZ453-201015- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T2100Z-130921T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 304 PM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-273-NVZ450-201015- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T1800Z-130921T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 304 PM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 16 PERCENT...WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE TAHOE BASIN. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY VERY SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH POOR RECOVERY NEAR 30% EXCEPT NEAR 40% IN THE 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. && $$ NVZ459-201015- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T2100Z-130921T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 304 PM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH VERY POOR RECOVERY OF 20-30%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
553 WWUS85 KREV 200956 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 256 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITY RESULTING IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WITH LOW TO MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN THE SIERRA INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-202300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T1800Z-130921T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 256 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 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. && $$ NVZ453-202300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T2100Z-130921T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 256 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-273-NVZ450-202300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T1800Z-130921T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 256 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 16 PERCENT...WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE TAHOE BASIN. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY VERY SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH POOR RECOVERY NEAR 30 PERCENT EXCEPT NEAR 40 PERCENT IN THE 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. && $$ NVZ459-202300- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.130920T2100Z-130921T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 256 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH VERY POOR RECOVERY OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
680 WWUS85 KREV 202211 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 311 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITY RESULTING IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS WELL INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WITH LOW TO MODERATE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN THE SIERRA INTO PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. NVZ459-211130- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1900Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 311 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH VERY POOR RECOVERY OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT BEFORE DROPPING BELOW 15% AGAIN SATURDAY 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. && $$ CAZ273-211130- /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 311 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 16 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY VERY SLOWLY RISE TONIGHT WITH POOR RECOVERY NEAR 30 PERCENT BEFORE FALLING TO NEAR 15% AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-210600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 311 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 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. && $$ NVZ453-210600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 311 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ272-NVZ450-211130- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 311 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 16 PERCENT...WITH 15 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE TAHOE BASIN. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY VERY SLOWLY RISE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH POOR RECOVERY NEAR 30 PERCENT EXCEPT NEAR 40 PERCENT IN THE 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
227 WWUS85 KREV 210231 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 731 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 CAZ272-210345- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 731 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN THE TAHOE BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONE 272. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY HAS RISEN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS WITH MOST AREAS ABOVE 30 PERCENT AS OF 7 PM. MODELS ARE SHOWING ADDITIONAL MOISTENING OVERNIGHT. SO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING MET. $$ CAZ271-210345- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T0600Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 731 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN THE FOREST AREAS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONE 271. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY HAS RISEN WELL ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS WITH ONLY A FEW AREAS 15 TO 20 PERCENT AS OF 7 PM. MANY LOCATIONS WERE APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 30 PERCENT. MODELS ARE SHOWING ADDITIONAL MOISTENING OVERNIGHT. SO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING MET ACROSS WESTERN LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES. $$ CAZ270-278-NVZ458-210600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 731 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ453-210600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 731 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 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. && $$ NVZ450-211200- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 731 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 25 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY VERY SLOWLY RISE TONIGHT WITH POOR RECOVERY NEAR 30 TO 35 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-211445- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 731 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY SLOWLY RISE TONIGHT WITH VERY POOR RECOVERY OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT BEFORE DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN SATURDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
412 WWUS85 KREV 210448 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 948 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 CAZ270-278-NVZ453-458-210600- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 948 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHWEST NEVADA...BASIN AND RANGE AND REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONES 270...278...453 AND 458. WINDS WERE DIMINISHING AND HUMIDITY WAS BEGINNING TO RECOVER AS MOISTURE APPROACHED FROM THE WEST IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ450-210600- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 948 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SIERRA FRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONE 450. WINDS WERE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING WITH A FEW LOCALIZED GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY HAD RISEN ABOVE 20 PERCENT. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY INCREASE AND MITIGATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ CAZ273-NVZ459-211700- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 948 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES AND ZONE 459... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL ONLY SLOWLY RISE TONIGHT WITH POOR RECOVERY BETWEEN 25 TO 35 PERCENT BEFORE DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
046 WWUS85 KREV 211009 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 309 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 CAZ273-NVZ459-211900- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 309 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS WILL REACH 50 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS * HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. HUMIDITY WILL RISE LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
544 WWUS85 KREV 211840 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1140 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 CAZ273-NVZ459-211945- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130921T1900Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1140 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... WHILE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...HUMIDITY IS SLOWLY RISING. HUMIDITY NEAR 20% WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO ABOVE 30% DURING THE AFTERNOON SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2:55 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 50 hr |
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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.