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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Reno, NV

June 13, 2021Madera County, Mono County, California

NWS Reno, NV issued this red flag warning at Jun 13, 2021, 11:38 AM PDT for Madera County, Mono County, California. It took effect at Jun 14, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 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 13, 2021, 11:38 AM PDT (18:38 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 14, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 14, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Madera County, CA, Mono County, CA

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 242 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 2021-06-13Temperature 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 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2418 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

366 
WWUS85 KREV 131838
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Reno NV
1138 AM PDT Sun Jun 13 2021

CAZ274-141200-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0004.210614T1900Z-210615T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0005.210614T1900Z-210615T0400Z/
Southern Mono County-
1138 AM PDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA OF SOUTHERN 
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
noon to 9 PM PDT Monday. 

* CHANGES...Upgraded Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning.

* Affected Area...Fire Zone 274 Southern Mono County.

* Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph. Gusts to 
  45 mph for wind prone areas.

* Humidity...5 to 15 percent with poor to moderate recovery 
  Monday night.

* Duration...4 to 8 hours.

* 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
2 follow-up statements
546 
WWUS85 KREV 141023
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Reno NV
323 AM PDT Mon Jun 14 2021

CAZ274-150400-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.210614T1900Z-210615T0400Z/
Southern Mono County-
323 AM PDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN
SIERRA OF SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY...

* CHANGES...None.

* Affected Area...Fire Zone 274 Southern Mono County.

* Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30-40 mph. Gusts 
  up to 45 mph for wind prone areas.

* Humidity...5 to 15 percent with poor to moderate recovery 
  Monday night.

* Duration...4 to 8 hours.

* 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
318 
WWUS85 KREV 150344
RFWREV

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Reno NV
844 PM PDT Mon Jun 14 2021

CAZ274-150445-
/O.EXP.KREV.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210615T0400Z/
Southern Mono County-
844 PM PDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA OF SOUTHERN
MONO COUNTY...

It remains dry and breezy early this evening with conditions
continuing to improve over the next several hours. Winds are
unlikely to fully decouple overnight, especially for midslopes and
ridges.

$$

http://weather.gov/reno

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.