Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 17, 2013, 3:37 AM PDT for 6 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 18, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 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 17, 2013, 3:37 AM PDT (10:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2013, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2013, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:43 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 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 3658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
519 WWUS85 KREV 171037 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 337 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...INCREASING WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY... .A TROUGH WILL MOVE TOWARD THE WEST COAST TODAY AND THEN INLAND ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS NORTH OF I-80 WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD TO ALL OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ278-NVZ458-180000- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0003.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.130617T2100Z-130618T0500Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 337 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO GERLACH LINE... 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 NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES FOR MIDSLOPES. * 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. && $$ CAZ271>273-NVZ450-453-459-180000- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0003.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 337 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT...EXCEPT 12 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE TAHOE BASIN. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-180000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.130617T2100Z-130618T0500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- 337 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
163 WWUS85 KREV 172148 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 248 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...INCREASING WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY... .A TROUGH MOVING TOWARD THE WEST COAST TODAY AND THEN INLAND ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL SPREAD TO ALL OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ278-NVZ458-181000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130618T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 248 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES FOR MIDSLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-180500- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130618T0500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- 248 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 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. && $$ CAZ271>273-NVZ450-453-459-181000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 248 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES ...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT...EXCEPT 12 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE TAHOE BASIN. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
451 WWUS85 KREV 180455 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 955 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INLAND ON TUESDAY AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AFTER MANY LOCATIONS SEE POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. CAZ278-NVZ458-181700- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130618T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 955 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY SOUTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO HIGH ROCK CANYON LINE. * WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING TO AROUND 10 MPH THIS EVENING. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * WINDS TUESDAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT AFTER POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES FOR MIDSLOPES. * 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. && $$ CAZ270-180600- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130618T0500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- 955 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH HUMIDITY INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 PERCENT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM. $$ CAZ271-181700- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES- 955 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT...EXCEPT 12 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE TAHOE BASIN. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO POOR. * 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. && $$ CAZ272-181700- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 955 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 20 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO POOR. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-181700- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 955 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED 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. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND NEAR COLEVILLE. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR FOR MID SLOPES. * 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. && $$ NVZ453-459-181700- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 955 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR ESPECIALLY FOR MID SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
577 WWUS85 KREV 180541 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1041 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INLAND ON TUESDAY AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AFTER MANY LOCATIONS SEE POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY. CAZ271-278-NVZ458-181745- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 1041 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...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 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT AFTER POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES FOR MIDSLOPES. * 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. && $$ CAZ272-181745- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 1041 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 20 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO POOR. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-181745- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1041 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED 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. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND NEAR COLEVILLE. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR FOR MID SLOPES. * 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. && $$ NVZ453-459-181745- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1041 PM PDT MON JUN 17 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 12 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR ESPECIALLY FOR MID SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
238 WWUS85 KREV 180944 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 244 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INLAND AND PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE AIRMASS WILL BE VERY DRY AND RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ271-278-NVZ458-190000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 244 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...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 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT AFTER POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ON THE MID SLOPES. * 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. && $$ CAZ272-190000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 244 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 20 PERCENT AFTER POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ON MID SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-190000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 244 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED 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. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND NEAR COLEVILLE. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR ON MID SLOPES TONIGHT. * 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. && $$ NVZ453-459-190000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.130618T1900Z-130619T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 244 AM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 12 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT ON MID SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
398 WWUS85 KREV 182138 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 238 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND IS PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE AIRMASS IS VERY DRY, RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ271-278-NVZ458-190600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 238 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...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. && $$ CAZ272-190600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 238 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-190600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 238 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED 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. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND NEAR COLEVILLE. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 13 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR ON MID SLOPES TONIGHT. * 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. && $$ NVZ453-459-190600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 238 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...4 TO 12 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT ON MID SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
989 WWUS85 KREV 190333 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 833 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 CAZ271-278-NVZ458-190445- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 833 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR EXTREME EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 25 MPH. HUMIDITY HAS ALSO INCREASED TO 25 PERCENT OR HIGHER SO THE RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELED. $$ CAZ272-190600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 833 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-190600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 833 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED 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. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND NEAR COLEVILLE. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR ON MID SLOPES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ453-459-190600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 833 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR AGAIN TONIGHT ON MID SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
919 WWUS85 KREV 190555 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1055 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 CAZ272-190700- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 1055 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... WINDS ARE NOW GUSTING AT LESS THAN 25 MPH AND THE HUMIDITY HAS ALSO INCREASED TO NEAR 40%. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM. $$ CAZ273-NVZ450-190700- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1055 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH WITH ONLY LOCALIZED GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED ABOVE 20% SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM. $$ NVZ453-459-190700- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130619T0600Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1055 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED WITH ONLY A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION..HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED TO NEAR 20 PERCENT SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 17, 3:12 AM PDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:12 AM PDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
312 AM PDT MON JUN 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
INCREASED WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE OFF
THE WEST COAST MOVES TOWARD THE REGION. THE STRONGEST AND MOST
WIDESPREAD WINDS WILL BE TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES AROUND AVERAGE EARLY
IN THE WEEK WILL FALL TO BELOW AVERAGE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE
WARMING TO ABOVE AVERAGE BY NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A FAIRLY VIGOROUS
UPPER LOW FOR MID JUNE DRAWS CLOSER TO THE PACIFIC COAST AND
BEGINS TIGHTENING THE THERMAL GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA. THE INCREASE IN WIND WITH CONTINUED DRY SURFACE
CONDITIONS WILL BRING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURE-WISE, TODAY WILL BE THE
WARMEST DAY UNTIL LATE WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEKEND WITH HIGHS
TOPPING OUT AROUND AVERAGE.
TUESDAY, THE UPPER TROUGH WILL NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AND PUSH A COOL FRONT INTO THE SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA BY
LATE AFTERNOON. THE INTENSE THERMAL PACKING ACROSS THE FRONT WILL
BRING FAIRLY STRONG WINDS (GUSTS 40-45 MPH, HIGHER FOOTHILLS IN
THE LEE OF THE SIERRA) FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA
AND WESTERN NEVADA. WITH MODELS SHOWING A DRY SLOT MOVING INTO
WESTERN NEVADA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ALONG WITH THE GUSTY
WINDS, THERE IS A CONCERN FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
OVER A LARGER PART OF THE AREA. WINDS SHOULD TAKE AWHILE TO
DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT AS MODELS INDICATE A DECENT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT.
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING, THE UPPER LOW WILL SWING
INLAND. MODEL SOUNDINGS FROM ALTURAS AND OVER NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY INDICATE SOME MOISTURE BELOW ABOUT 650-700 MB SO A FEW
SHOWERS FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY OR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY ARE
POSSIBLE. THERE IS A FAST-MOVING UPPER WAVE MOVING AROUND THE BASE
OF THE MAIN TROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH MAY BEGIN TO COOL
AND DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS IN THAT AREA. HOWEVER, MODEL SOUNDINGS
REMAIN WEAK ON THE MID LEVEL INSTABILITY FOR PROMOTING THUNDERSTORMS
(ANTECEDENT AIRMASS VERY DRY/STABLE ALOFT). SNYDER
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE PULLING OUT OF THE AREA AT BEGINNING OF
PERIOD BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE SETS UP ALOFT OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL RESULT IN MUCH LIGHTER WIND FLOW AND MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES.
HIGHS SHOULD RETURN TO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S SIERRA TO THE 90S
IN WESTERN NV VALLEYS. THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN STABLE ALTHOUGH THE
GFS IS SHOWING SOME WEAK INSTABILITY BUILDING OVER MONO COUNTY BY
SUNDAY. THERE IS NO RESPONSE AT 400MB, SO THINK THERE WILL MAINLY BE
SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS. THE 00Z ECMWF IS EVEN MORE STABLE WITH A BIT
MORE SOUTHWEST FLOW. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO ONGOING FORECAST.
HOHMANN
&&
.AVIATION...
WINDS INCREASE THROUGH TUESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
ONSHORE AND INCREASES THE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS FROM
THE SIERRA INTO WRN NV. SFC GUSTS MONDAY COULD REACH 25-30 KTS NORTH
OF I-80 WHILE TUESDAY WINDS WILL GUSTS IN THE 30-40 KT RANGE FOR
MOST AREAS. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT OVER THE SIERRA LATE MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY SHOULD RESULT IN TURBULENCE ALONG AND DOWN WIND OF THE
SIERRA.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE NORTH OF GERLACH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ONLY REDUCTION
IN VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING DUST TUESDAY PRIMARILY IN
THE BASIN AND RANGE. HOHMANN
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST ON
TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW. PERSISTENT
DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING TROUGH WILL RESULT
IN INCREASINGLY POOR MID SLOPE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES THROUGH
THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK ALONG WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AROUND THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.
TODAY...TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE AND SURFACE THERMAL GRADIENTS
ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL RESULT IN
INCREASING GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. MODEL SOUNDINGS FOR
ALTURAS AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY DID INDICATE SUFFICIENT MIXING OF
650 MB WINDS, AROUND 25-30 KTS, DOWN TO THE SURFACE, WHICH WOULD
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
SUSANVILLE AND GERLACH. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 270-278-458. CONDITIONS WILL BE CLOSE FOR A FEW HOURS ALONG
THE SIERRA FRONT, ESPECIALLY LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WHERE
GUSTS AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS. FOR
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING, A DRY SLOT PUSHES INTO THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA LIMITING MID SLOPE RECOVERIES FURTHER WITH SOME
LOCATIONS STAYING AROUND 20%.
BY TUESDAY...A STRONG JET ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
MOVES ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT. TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE/THERMAL GRADIENTS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL FLOW
ALLOWING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP. FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH FOR WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH. GIVEN THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS
AREAS SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND GERLACH, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AND THE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG
WARNING. AREAS NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND GERLACH SHOULD GET ENOUGH
MOISTURE ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE TROUGH SO THAT CRITICAL CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. LINDAMAN/HOHMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING NVZ458.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY
NVZ450-453-458-459.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING CAZ270-278.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY CAZ271>273-278.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:13 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 33 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.