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Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Oct 22, 2016, 9:31 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 23, 2016, 11:00 AM 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
- Oct 22, 2016, 9:31 AM PDT (16:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 23, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2016, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
The text
As transmitted.
472 WWUS85 KREV 221631 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 931 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 CAZ273-231215- /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0025.161023T1800Z-161024T0100Z/ MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 931 AM PDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONO COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHEASTERN FIRE ZONE 273 MONO COUNTY. MAINLY SOUTH OF MONO LAKE AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12-17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION, SUCH AS YARD WORK, TARGET SHOOTING, OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
843 WWUS85 KREV 231002 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 302 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 CAZ273-232315- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0025.161023T1800Z-161024T0100Z/ MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 302 AM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONO COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * HUMIDITY...9-17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
301 WWUS85 KREV 232213 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 313 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 CAZ273-240100- /O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161024T0100Z/ MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 313 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONO COUNTY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12-17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CAUSE A SPARK NEAR DRY VEGETATION... SUCH AS YARD WORK... TARGET SHOOTING... OR CAMPFIRES. FOLLOW LOCAL FIRE RESTRICTIONS. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND LIVINGWITHFIRE.INFO FOR PREPAREDNESS TIPS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
911 WWUS85 KREV 240100 RFWREV URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 600 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 CAZ273-240200- /O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-161024T0100Z/ MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES- 600 PM PDT SUN OCT 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONO COUNTY... HUMIDITY IS RISING WHICH LOWERS THE THREAT FOR RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRE. WIND SPEEDS AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH BUT EVEN AT THESE LOCATIONS WILL DECREASE BELOW 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. THE RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRES AT 6 PM. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2:18 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 30 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:18 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 61 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:18 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | 54 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.