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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Sep 3, 2015, 12:47 PM PDT. It took effect at Sep 4, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2015, 12:47 PM PDT (19:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 4, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2015, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
161 WWUS85 KREV 031947 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1247 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2015 ...CRITICAL CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE BASIN... .A STRONG COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BRING GUSTY WINDS. HUMIDITIES MAY REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES INTO EARLY AFTERNOON FRIDAY BEFORE DROPPING OFF ABRUPTLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS MUCH DRIER AIR ALOFT MIXES DOWN INTO VALLEYS. NVZ450-041400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0008.150904T2000Z-150905T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0007.150904T2100Z-150905T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1247 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN THE SIERRA FRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AS IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * 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. && $$ NVZ453-459-041400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0008.150904T2000Z-150905T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0007.150904T2100Z-150905T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 1247 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ CAZ273-041400- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0007.150904T2100Z-150905T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 1247 PM PDT THU SEP 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
582 WWUS85 KREV 040951 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 251 AM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...CRITICAL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN SIERRA SOUTH OF I-80... .A STRONG COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING GUSTY WINDS. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP OFF ABRUPTLY THIS AFTERNOON AS MUCH DRIER AIR ALOFT MIXES DOWN INTO VALLEYS. CAZ273-NVZ450-050000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.150904T2100Z-150905T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 251 AM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN THE SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ453-459-050000- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.150904T2100Z-150905T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 251 AM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 13 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
007 WWUS85 KREV 042152 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 252 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN SIERRA SOUTH OF I-80... .A STRONG COLD FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA...BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY AIR MASS WILL KEEP LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ273-NVZ450-050400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150905T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 252 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ NVZ453-459-050400- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150905T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 252 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES AND THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 453 WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AND FIRE ZONE 459 MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...7 TO 13 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 ARE OCCURRING. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
707 WWUS85 KREV 050336 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 836 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 CAZ273-NVZ450-050445- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150905T0400Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 836 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT... A FEW WINDS GUSTS OF OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. THESE WINDS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT EXTENDED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SLOW TO RISE THIS EVENING. WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS NOT LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ NVZ453-459-050445- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150905T0400Z/ WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- 836 PM PDT FRI SEP 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES AND THE WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE... A FEW WINDS GUSTS OF OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE EVENING IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. THESE WINDS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT EXTENDED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SLOW TO RISE THIS EVENING. WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS NOT LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1:22 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:29 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | REV | 8 hr | |
| Sep 3, 1:22 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 32 hr |
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.