Alert archive / Nevada / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 12, 2014, 5:57 AM PDT. It took effect at Jun 13, 2014, 9:00 AM 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 12, 2014, 5:57 AM PDT (12:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 13, 2014, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2014, 8:27 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
194 WWUS85 KREV 121257 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 557 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...WINDY AND VERY DRY THROUGH FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL NOT DECREASE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND AFTERNOON VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. CAZ272-NVZ450-130100- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0003.140613T1800Z-140614T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0005.140612T1400Z-140614T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 557 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * WINDS TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MID SLOPES WITH RIDGES GUSTING TO 60 MPH. 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH VALLEYS. * WINDS FRIDAY...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15% DURING THE AFTERNOON. RECOVER NEAR 20% MID SLOPES AND RIDGES TONIGHT AND 30-40% VALLEYS. B * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO EXPLODE IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-130100- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0003.140613T1800Z-140614T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0006.140613T1600Z-140614T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.140612T1800Z-140613T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 557 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST IN WIND PRONE AREAS ACROSS MONO COUNTY TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...NEAR AND BELOW 10% DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES NEAR AND BELOW 25% ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO EXPLODE IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-130100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.140612T1500Z-140613T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 557 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA... * 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 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
6 follow-up statements
614 WWUS85 KREV 121413 CCA RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 712 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...WINDY AND VERY DRY THROUGH FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL NOT DECREASE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND AFTERNOON VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. CAZ272-NVZ450-130230- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0003.140613T1800Z-140614T0600Z/ /O.COR.KREV.FW.W.0005.140612T1400Z-140614T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 712 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * WINDS TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MID SLOPES WITH RIDGES GUSTING TO 60 MPH. 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH VALLEYS. * WINDS FRIDAY...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15% DURING THE AFTERNOON. RECOVERY NEAR 20% MID SLOPES AND RIDGES TONIGHT AND 30-40% VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO EXPLODE IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-130230- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0003.140613T1800Z-140614T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0006.140613T1600Z-140614T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.140612T1800Z-140613T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 712 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST IN WIND PRONE AREAS ACROSS MONO COUNTY TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...NEAR AND BELOW 10% DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES NEAR AND BELOW 25% ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO EXPLODE IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-130230- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.140612T1500Z-140613T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 712 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA... FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA- EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
114 WWUS85 KREV 122156 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 256 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...WINDY AND VERY DRY THROUGH FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL NOT DECREASE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND AFTERNOON VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. CAZ273-NVZ453-459-131000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140613T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.140613T1600Z-140614T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 256 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST IN WIND PRONE AREAS ACROSS MONO COUNTY OVERNIGHT. * WINDS FRIDAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...NEAR AND BELOW 10% DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES NEAR AND BELOW 25% ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ272-NVZ450-131000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 256 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR MID SLOPES AND WIND PRONE VALLEYS WITH RIDGES GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * WINDS FRIDAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15% DURING THE AFTERNOON. RECOVERY NEAR 20% MID SLOPES AND RIDGES TONIGHT AND 30 TO 40% VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-130600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140613T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 256 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA... * 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 TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
686 WWUS85 KREV 130613 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1113 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...WINDY AND VERY DRY THROUGH FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-80. WINDS WILL NOT DECREASE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND AFTERNOON VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. CAZ273-NVZ453-459-132200- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140613T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.140613T1600Z-140614T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1113 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * WINDS FRIDAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AT OR BELOW 10% DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES NEAR OR BELOW 25% ON MID AND UPPER SLOPES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ270-271-278-NVZ458-130715- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140613T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 1113 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHWEST NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS IN MOST AREAS AND THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ272-NVZ450-132200- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1113 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FOR MID SLOPES AND WIND PRONE VALLEYS WITH RIDGES GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * WINDS FRIDAY...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 15% DURING THE AFTERNOON. RECOVERY NEAR 20% MID SLOPES AND RIDGES TONIGHT AND 30 TO 40% VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
847 WWUS85 KREV 131232 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 532 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WINDY AND VERY DRY THROUGH TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-80. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND AFTERNOON VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. CAZ272-NVZ450-140000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 532 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 6 TO 12% ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT AND 10 TO 20% IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-140000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.140613T1600Z-140614T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 532 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 4 TO 10% BY THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
763 WWUS85 KREV 132203 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 303 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WINDY AND VERY DRY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-80. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND POOR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES. CAZ272-NVZ450-140600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 303 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...6 TO 12% ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT AND 10 TO 20% IN THE LAKE 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 WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ CAZ273-NVZ453-459-140600- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 303 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10%. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND PREPAREDNESS TIPS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
416 WWUS85 KREV 140327 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 827 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 CAZ273-NVZ453-459-140430- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 827 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR WIND PRONE AREAS AND RIDGES...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ CAZ272-NVZ450-140430- /O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 827 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR WIND PRONE AREAS AND RIDGES...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ 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 12, 3:10 AM PDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 3:10 AM PDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
310 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE WINDS
FOR TODAY AND BRING VERY DRY AIR TO THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE PERIODS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS INTO FRIDAY. THE WEEKEND WILL FEATURE SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
NO MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CURRENT FORECAST WHICH CONTINUES TO
VERIFY WELL. DID INCREASE VALLEY WINDS TO BE MORE CONSISTENTLY
AROUND 40 MPH TODAY AND INCREASED WINDS A LITTLE ON FRIDAY. ADDED
BREEZIER WINDS TO NORTHERN WASHOE AND EASTERN MODOC ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY PUSH THESE AREAS TOWARDS RED FLAG
CRITERIA AS HUMIDITY CONTINUES TO BE MEAGER. DRY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS TODAY AND TOMORROW AS TROUGHING TIGHTENS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT. WINDS SHOULD BE MORE CONSISTENTLY 40-45 MPH ALONG THE
SIERRA FRONT AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN. WIND PRONE LOCATIONS CAN
EXPECT HIGHER GUSTS AROUND TO JUST OVER 50 MPH. TIMING OF THESE
WINDS HASN'T REALLY CHANGED WITH GUSTS PASSING 30 MPH BY LATE
MORNING. DUST SHOULD BEGIN TO BE LOFTED BY LATE MORNING MAINLY
EAST OF THE VIRGINIA RANGE INTO CENTRAL NEVADA.
ATYPICALLY, THESE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND SOME
OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DELAYS THE
FORMATION OF SURFACE INVERSIONS. EVENTUALLY, THE GRADIENT DOES
RELAX AND WILL ALLOW FOR SURFACE INVERSIONS TO FORM DECOUPLING
VALLEY WINDS. HOWEVER, MID SLOPES AND HIGHER TERRAIN WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BREEZES. THE REPRIEVE WILL BE FAIRLY BRIEF
AS WINDS PICK BACK UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY. FORTUNATELY, WINDS WON'T BE
QUITE AS STRONG AS THE RESIDUAL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE WEAKER
THAN TODAY. STILL, GUSTS COULD INTERMITTENTLY EXCEED 30-35 MPH
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. BOATERS SHOULD TAKE HEED OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AND CAN EXPECT CHOPPY LAKE CONDITIONS ON ALL AREA
LAKES.
OTHERWISE,TEMPERATURES COOL OFF BACK TO SEASONAL CONDITIONS FOR
THE WEEKEND AS WINDS BECOME MUCH LIGHTER. ANTICIPATE PLEASANT
WEATHER WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S FOR WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WITH
BETTER OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
MODELS IN REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY BUT
DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ON THE STRENGTH OF A
BACKDOOR COLD FRONT. FOR SUNDAY/MONDAY EXPECT NORTHWEST FLOW WITH
TYPICAL AFTERNOON W-NW BREEZES AND TEMPS NEAR AVERAGE FOR MID-JUNE.
FOR TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY, THE GFS/GEFS ARE VERY WEAK WITH A BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT, IF THERE IS ONE AT ALL. AS A RESULT, IT IS THE WARMEST
SET OF SOLUTIONS. THE EC IS QUITE A BIT STRONGER AND COLDER WITH THE
CORE OF THE PARENT UPPER LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN IDAHO AND 700 MB
TEMPS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO ALONG I-80 BY 00Z WED. THE EC ENSEMBLE
MEAN SHOWS SUPPORT FOR THE EC, WHILE THE GEM IS THE COLDEST WITH THE
UPPER LOW MOVING INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA. THERE IS TREMENDOUS
UNCERTAINTY WHICH SHOWS UP IN THE MOST DISPERSIVE EC ENSEMBLE. FOR
NOW, HAVE COOLED TEMPS SOME FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY TO GO MORE IN
LINE WITH THE EC ENSEMBLE IDEA. EVEN THEN, I WOULD BE TOO WARM
BECAUSE IF THAT SOLUTION WERE TO VERIFY, HIGHS WOULD BE IN THE 70S
FOR WESTERN NV AND 60S IN THE SIERRA. EITHER WAY, IT STILL APPEARS
DRY UNLESS THE GEM WERE TO VERIFY. WALLMANN
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE MAIN CONCERN WINDS. WINDS TO
INCREASE THIS MORNING ALL TERMINALS WITH PEAK GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON
TO 35-40 KTS FROM THE W-SW. EXPECT SOME MTN WAVE TURBULENCE WITH
SOME LLWS FOR KTVL DUE TO TERRAIN CHANNELING. WINDS TO WEAKEN A BIT
TONIGHT, WITH TURBULENCE CONTINUING. GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST
FRIDAY WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 30 KTS, MOSTLY FROM I-80 SOUTH. WALLMANN
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY ON TRACK. DRY SLOT IS BEING NOTICED THIS
MORNING AS MID SLOPE RH IS DROPPING AND SIERRA RIDGE WINDS ARE
GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 20-30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH STILL LOOK GOOD WITH RH 5-15%.
AS FOR TONIGHT, THE MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF A LITTLE ON THE STRENGTH
OF THE WINDS. HOWEVER, THE WINDS STILL LOOK TO BE GUSTING ON THE
WEST SHORES OF TAHOE AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CARSON RANGE.
THE WASHOE VALLEY AND VIRGINIA RANGE ALSO LOOK TO BLOW OVERNIGHT. RH
RECOVERY WILL ALSO BE POOR WITH VALUES MOST OF THE NIGHT AROUND 20%.
WHILE IT IS MORE LOCALIZED, THESE AREAS DO HAVE SIGNIFICANT
URBAN-INTERFACE SO CONTINUING THE WARNING OVERNIGHT LOOKS GOOD.
THERE MAY BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WINDS JUST AFTER SUNRISE AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND WINDS SHIFT, BUT IT WOULD ONLY LAST A
COUPLE HOURS OR SO.
AS FOR FRIDAY, WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND DRY AIR REMAINING SOUTH
OF I-80, UPGRADED THE WATCH TO A WARNING. IN ESSENCE, THE TAHOE/RENO
AREAS ARE JUST EXTENDED THROUGH 11 PM FRIDAY WHILE THE OTHER AREAS
SOUTH OF I-80 WILL SEE A NEW WARNING. WINDS WILL BE MORE W-NW AND A
BIT LIGHTER BUT STILL BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WITH
ANOTHER DRY SLOT OVERHEAD, RH WILL DROP TO AROUND 10% AGAIN FRIDAY.
NORTH OF I-80 WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER WITH SOME INCREASE IN
LLVL MOISTURE SO CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THERE. LIGHTER
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. WALLMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING NVZ458.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING NVZ453-459.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY NVZ453-459.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING NVZ001-004.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR
LAKE TAHOE IN NVZ002.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
NVZ450.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING CAZ270-271-278.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING CAZ071.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING CAZ273.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY CAZ273.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR
LAKE TAHOE IN CAZ072.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
CAZ272.
&&
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 12, 9:23 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe | 35 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.