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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV

May 27, 2014

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at May 27, 2014, 11:13 AM 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 27, 2014, 11:13 AM PDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2014, 9:00 PM PDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV

The text

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

827 
WWUS85 KREV 271813
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1113 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014


CAZ273-NVZ450-453-459-280400-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0002.140527T1813Z-140528T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
1113 AM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA AND
EASTERN CALIFORNIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED 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 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 12 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS 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.  

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

1 follow-up statement

227 
WWUS85 KREV 280405
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
905 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

CAZ273-NVZ450-453-459-280515-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140528T0400Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
905 PM PDT TUE MAY 27 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN
SIERRA OF MONO AND ALPINE COUNTIES... 

WINDS WERE DECREASING THIS EVENING WITH MOST GUSTS BELOW 30 MPH AS
OF 9 PM. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Nearby

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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.