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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Reno, NV

June 25, 20157 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 25, 2015, 1:32 PM PDT for 7 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 26, 2015, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 42 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2015, 1:32 PM PDT (20:32 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 26, 2015, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 28, 2015, 6:38 AM PDT
In force
42 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 20:35 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 7:40 PM PDTTSTM WND GST 594 Nnw Rush Fire Burn Ar, CABULL FLAT RAWS PEAK GUST BETWEEN 640 PM AND 740 PM.
Jun 27, 8:40 PM PDTTSTM WND GST 744 Nnw Rush Fire Burn Ar, CABULL FLAT RAWS PEAK WIND BETWEEN 740 PM AND 840 PM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2015-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2015-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 95 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3240 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

051 
WWUS85 KREV 252032
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
132 PM PDT THU JUN 25 2015

...HOT TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHTNING FRIDAY AND THIS WEEKEND...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER NEVADA AND REMAIN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH MOISTURE
SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY NORTH INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER
THE WEEKEND. THE STORMS WILL BEGIN DRY BECOMING WETTER BY SUNDAY. 

CAZ271-272-261400-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0003.150626T2000Z-150628T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T0400Z-150629T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
132 PM PDT THU JUN 25 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE
BASIN AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 272 
  GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON. STORMS MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A
  TRANSITION TO MAINLY WET STORMS IS LIKELY SUNDAY. HOWEVER FAST
  STORM MOVEMENTS MAY STILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON
  FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES
  AWAY FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH
  STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG AND
  ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE SUPPRESSION
  OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO CHECK
WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

&&

$$

CAZ270-273-278-NVZ450-458-459-261400-
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/O.EXT.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T0400Z-150629T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
132 PM PDT THU JUN 25 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN
SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MUCH
OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 
  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA 
  FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 459 
  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. STORMS MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO MAINLY WET STORMS IS LIKELY
  SUNDAY HOWEVER FAST STORM MOVEMENTS MAY STILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE
  STARTS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON
  FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES
  AWAY FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE WITH
  STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG AND
  ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE SUPPRESSION
  OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO CHECK
WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
6 follow-up statements
825 
WWUS85 KREV 261259
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
559 AM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...HOT TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHTNING INTO THE WEEKEND...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER NEVADA AND REMAIN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH MOISTURE
SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY NORTH INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER
THE WEEKEND. THE STORMS WILL BEGIN DRY BECOMING WETTER BY SUNDAY.

CAZ271-272-270100-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.150626T2000Z-150628T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T0400Z-150629T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
559 AM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
THE TAHOE BASIN AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 272 
  GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING WILL BECOME SCATTERED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS MAY
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO A MIX OF
  WET AND DRY STORMS IS LIKELY SUNDAY. HOWEVER FAST STORM
  MOVEMENTS MAY STILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON 
  FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES 
  AWAY FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO CHECK
WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

&&

$$

CAZ270-273-278-NVZ450-458-459-270100-
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/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T0400Z-150629T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
559 AM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MUCH OF
THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 
  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA 
  FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 459 
  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. STORMS MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO
  SUNDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS IS
  LIKELY SUNDAY HOWEVER FAST STORM MOVEMENTS MAY STILL RESULT IN
  NEW FIRE STARTS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON 
  FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES 
  AWAY FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO CHECK
WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
769 
WWUS85 KREV 262112
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
212 PM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...HOT TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHTNING INTO THE WEEKEND...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER NEVADA AND REMAIN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH MOISTURE
SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY NORTH INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS OVER
THE WEEKEND. THE STORMS WILL BEGIN DRY BECOMING A HYBRID OF WET
AND DRY BY SUNDAY, THEN PRIMARILY WET BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

CAZ271-272-271400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T0400Z-150629T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
212 PM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 272 
  GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING WILL BECOME SCATTERED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS 
  MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO A 
  MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS IS LIKELY SUNDAY. HOWEVER FAST STORM 
  MOVEMENTS MAY STILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON 
  FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES 
  AWAY FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO CHECK
WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

&&

$$

CAZ270-273-278-NVZ450-458-459-271400-
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/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T0400Z-150629T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
212 PM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MUCH OF
THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 
  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA 
  FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 459 
  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. STORMS MAY CONTINUE 
  OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO A MIX OF WET 
  AND DRY STORMS IS LIKELY SUNDAY HOWEVER FAST STORM MOVEMENTS 
  MAY STILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON 
  FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES 
  AWAY FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO CHECK
WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
722 
WWUS85 KREV 271302
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
602 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...HOT TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHTNING INTO THE WEEKEND...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH MOISTURE SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY NORTH
INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. THE STORMS WILL BEGIN DRY BECOMING
A HYBRID OF WET AND DRY BY SUNDAY.

CAZ271-272-280115-
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WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
602 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 272 
  GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. STORMS MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A
  TRANSITION TO A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS IS LIKELY SUNDAY.
  HOWEVER FAST STORM MOVEMENTS MAY STILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE
  STARTS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY TODAY.
  OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES AWAY FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO CHECK
WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

&&

$$

CAZ270-273-278-NVZ450-458-459-280115-
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/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T0400Z-150629T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
602 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
MUCH OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 
  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA 
  FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 459 
  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ADN EVENING. STORMS MAY CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION TO A MIX OF WET AND
  DRY STORMS IS LIKELY SUNDAY HOWEVER FAST STORM MOVEMENTS MAY
  STILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY TODAY.
  OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES AWAY FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE
AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE TO CHECK
WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE THAT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
154 
WWUS85 KREV 272135
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
235 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...HOT TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHTNING INTO THE WEEKEND...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH MOISTURE SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY NORTH
INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. THE STORMS WILL
BEGIN DRY BECOMING A HYBRID OF WET AND DRY BY SUNDAY.

CAZ271-281400-
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T1800Z-150629T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
235 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
  GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND DRY LIGHTING STRIKES OUTSIDE THE RAIN
  CORES.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  TODAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES OR MORE AWAY
  FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE
TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

CAZ270-273-278-NVZ450-458-459-281400-
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T1800Z-150629T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
235 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE
EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
MUCH OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 
  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA 
  FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 459 
  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
  GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES OUTSIDE THE RAIN
  CORES. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS 35 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  TODAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES OR MORE AWAY
  FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE
TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

CAZ272-281400-
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T1800Z-150629T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
235 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
  GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND DRY LIGHTING STRIKES OUTSIDE THE RAIN
  CORES.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  TODAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES OR MORE AWAY
  FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE
TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
634 
WWUS85 KREV 280358
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
858 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...HOT TEMPERATURES WITH LIGHTNING THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH MOISTURE SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY NORTH
INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. THE STORMS WILL
BEGIN DRY BECOMING A HYBRID OF WET AND DRY BY SUNDAY.

CAZ270-273-278-NVZ450-458-459-281900-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T1800Z-150629T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
858 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN
SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA...
  FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...FIRE ZONE 278 
  EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA 
  FRONT...FIRE ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND FIRE ZONE 459 
  MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY 
  PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES OUTSIDE 
  THE RAIN CORES SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS 35 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY 
  TODAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES OR MORE AWAY 
  FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE
TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.  

&&

$$

CAZ272-281900-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T1800Z-150629T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
858 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY 
  PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND DRY LIGHTING STRIKES OUTSIDE 
  THE RAIN CORES SUNDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY 
  TODAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES OR MORE AWAY 
  FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE
TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.  

&&

$$

CAZ271-281900-
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T1400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T1800Z-150629T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
858 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 271 WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- 
  EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
  GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND DRY LIGHTING STRIKES OUTSIDE THE RAIN
  CORES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS OF 35 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY 
  TODAY. OUTFLOWS COULD EXTEND UPWARDS OF 20 MILES OR MORE AWAY 
  FROM STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING MAY CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND COMBINE 
  WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. STRONG 
  AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD IMPACT AIRBORNE FIRE 
  SUPPRESSION OPERATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FIRE CREWS AND OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER TRENDS AND BE
PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE AREAS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP. CONTINUE
TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
731 
WWUS85 KREV 281338
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
638 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015



CAZ271-281445-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150628T1400Z/
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T1800Z-150629T0400Z/
WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-
EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-
638 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR WESTERN
LASSEN...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES... 

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR WESTERN
LASSEN...EASTERN SIERRA AND EASTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

THE THREAT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENDED THIS MORNING. FOR THIS
AFTERNOON...STRONGER STORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
POSSIBLE. WHILE A FEW DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE OUTSIDE RAIN
CORES...THEY WILL BE MUCH FEWER THAN THE PAST TWO DAYS.

$$

CAZ270-272-273-278-NVZ450-458-459-281445-
/O.CAN.KREV.FW.A.0003.150628T1800Z-150629T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
638 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE
EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

THIS AFTERNOON...STRONGER STORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS POSSIBLE. WHILE A FEW DRY STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE OUTSIDE RAIN
CORES...THEY WILL BE MUCH FEWER THAN YESTERDAY WITH MORE WETTING
RAINS.

$$

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 25, 9:55 AM PDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 9:55 AM PDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
955 AM PDT THU JUN 25 2015

.UPDATE...

QUICK UPDATE THIS MORNING TO ADD HAZE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE
REGION FOR TODAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW IS TRANSPORTING ELEVATED SMOKE
FROM THE LAKE FIRE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEAR BIG BEAR INTO THE
REGION. THE WASHINGTON FIRE IN ALPINE COUNTY IS STILL BURNING AND
MAY CONTINUE TO CREATE THICKER AREAS OF SMOKE IN ALPINE AND
DOUGLAS COUNTIES AS WELL.

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 158 AM PDT THU JUN 25 2015/

SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS THIS WEEK
WITH RECORD HIGHS LIKELY BY FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE SIERRA CREST STARTING ON FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE FOR THE WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SHORT TERM...

HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
BRINGING VERY HOT TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.
TEMPERATURES FOR WESTERN NEVADA WILL WARM INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS
TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR LOCATIONS IN THE BASIN AND
RANGE. TEMPERATURES IN THE SIERRA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR
90 THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. BE PREPARED FOR HEAT IMPACTS DUE TO
THE HOT TEMPERATURES AND REMEMBER TO STAY HYDRATED. TAKE EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS FOR HEAT AND NEVER LEAVE PETS AND CHILDREN IN VEHICLES
FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO DEFLECT EASTWARD ON FRIDAY IN RESPONSE TO A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS
ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA BRINGING IN MOISTURE TO FUEL
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. SOME OF THIS MOISTURE IS ALREADY BEING
REALIZED AS THERE WAS ONE THUNDERSTORM THAT POPPED UP ON WEDNESDAY,
SO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS ADDED ALONG THE CREST FOR
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE AN
INCREASED THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS AS SOUTHERLY FLOW BRINGS IN
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND HEATING WILL PROVIDE INSTABILITY ACROSS THE
REGION. MAIN CONCERNS WITH STORMS ON FRIDAY WILL BE FOR LIGHTNING
AND STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS, AS THE SUB-CLOUD LAYER WILL BE
RELATIVELY DRY. PLEASE SEE THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR MORE
DETAILS ON THE DRY THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

BY SATURDAY/SUNDAY, MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES RANGING FROM AROUND 0.9 INCHES TO 0.7 INCHES FROM WEST TO
EAST WITH THE HIGHEST PW VALUES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MODEL
SOUNDINGS ALSO INDICATE QUICKER STEERING FLOW FOR THE WEEKEND
WHICH WOULD RESULT IN FASTER MOVING STORMS WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO
BE ON THE DRY SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM. MAIN CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ALONG WITH LIGHTNING THAT COULD SPARK NEW
FIRES. WEISHAHN

LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
FEW CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING. UPPER RIDGE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING UNSEASONABLY HOT TEMPERATURES WITH ENOUGH
INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE AT LEAST ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.
THE ECMWF HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY SOUTH WITH RIDGE AXIS WHICH
PRODUCES A BIT MORE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS NORTHEAST CA AND
NORTHWEST NV. THIS WOULD LIMIT CONVECTION IN THOSE AREAS AS THE
AIRMASS WOULD BE DRIER AND MORE STABLE. HOWEVER THIS IS THE FIRST
RUN TO SHOW THAT AND THE GFS CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE SOUTHEAST FLOW
AND LITTLE CHANGE IN CONVECTION. THE GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW SOME
NOCTURNAL CONVECTION AS WELL ALTHOUGH THINK IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE
ISOLATED WITH ABSENCE OF FORCING. WE MAINTAINED THE OVERNIGHT
CONVECTION AS INHERITED TUE NGT AND WED NGT. WITH HIGHER PWATS,
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SOME FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
APPROACH THE LOWER 100S OVER WESTERN NV WITH 80S SIERRA. OVERNIGHT
LOWS WILL STAY WELL IN THE 60S FOR WESTERN NV VALLEYS. HOHMANN

AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE
REGION. EXCEPTION WOULD BE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS FOR KMEV AND KCXP
AS A RESULT OF SMOKE FROM THE WASHINGTON FIRE. BEST POTENTIAL FOR
THIS WOULD BE WITH DOWNSLOPE FLOW THIS MORNING. OVERALL, REDUCTIONS
OF 2-3SM ARE POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE SIERRA CREST SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AND COULD PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 50 MPH ALONG THE HIGHWAY
395 CORRIDOR FROM KMEV-KMMH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT TO TERMINALS.

FIRE WEATHER...
A LONE STORM POPPED UP NEAR WOODFORDS WEDNESDAY EVENING WHICH
INDICATES ENOUGH MOISTURE IS ALREADY PRESENT FOR A THREAT TODAY.
SURFACE DEWPOINTS ARE UP A FEW DEGREES AND THEREFORE WE BELIEVE THAT
ISOLATED STORMS MAY DEVELOP ANYWHERE ALONG THE SIERRA FROM ALPINE
COUNTY SOUTHWARD INTO MONO COUNTY. HIGH STORM BASES WILL RESULT IN
GUSTY OUTFLOW WIND POTENTIAL AND THIS COULD IMPACT THE WASHINGTON
FIRE.

AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND, STORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE
AND SPREAD INTO WESTERN NV AS MOISTURE BUILDS AND DRIVES FARTHER
NORTHWARD. GIVEN THE VERY HOT BOUNDARY LAYER CONDITIONS, STORM BASES
WILL REMAIN HIGH, ESPECIALLY FRI-SAT WITH STORM MOTIONS GRADUALLY
ACCELERATING AS UPPER LOW OFF THE WEST COAST LIFTS NORTHWARD NEAR
THE CA COAST. SO DESPITE INCREASING MOISTURE AND STORMS GRADUALLY
PUTTING OUT MORE RAIN, THE STORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING FASTER AND
RESULT IN A MIX OF WET AND DRY OVER THE WEEKEND. ALL WATCHES WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE. HOHMANN

CLIMATE...
SATURDAYS FORECAST HIGH AT RENO WOULD PUT IT IN A THREE WAY TIE
FOR THE SECOND WARMEST DAY IN THE MONTH OF JUNE (103). THE WARMEST
DAY EVER IN JUNE OCCURRED ON JUNE 16, 1940 WHEN THE MERCURY HIT
104. ALSO, SINCE RECORDS WERE KEPT IN 1893, RENO HAS ONLY REACHED
100 DEGREES OR HIGHER ON 29 DAYS IN THE MONTH OF JUNE JUST TO PUT
THIS HEAT IN PERSPECTIVE. THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR JUNE
26TH AND 27TH ARE BOTH 100 DEGREES WHICH PUTS THEM IN JEOPARDY.
HOHMANN

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING NVZ450-458-459.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY NVZ004.

CA...     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING CAZ270-272-273-278.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     CAZ271.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.