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FXUS65 KREV 081902
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1202 PM PDT MON JUN 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH SHOWER CHANCES THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.
* GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING RECREATION AND TRAVEL IMPACTS TODAY ALONG
WITH ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
* TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER THROUGH THE WEEKEND, ALLOWING FOR
MINOR TO MODERATE HEATRISK WITHIN THE REGION FOR THE LATTER HALF
OF THE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A LINE OF SHOWERS PROGRESSING ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA. LIGHT
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER LASSEN COUNTY OF NE CA AND IN
FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY ALONG THE OR BORDER. AS DAY TURNS TO
NIGHT, SHOWER CHANCES ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN INCREASE, THOUGH
REMAIN LESS THAN 35%. LAST NIGHT'S 12Z SOUNDING OUT OF RENO SHOWS
LOW LEVEL DRY AIR, WHICH WILL INHIBIT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OUT OF
THE SHOWERS TODAY. QPF VALUES TOP OUT AT A COUPLE HUNDREDTHS AT
BEST; VIRGA WILL LIKELY BE THE PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR TODAY.
ALONG WITH THE LIGHT RAIN, WE ARE EXPECTING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA. AS SUCH, LAKE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN HOISTED FOR MANY
LAKES, INCLUDING DONNER LAKE, TOPAZ LAKE, AND EAGLE LAKE, AMONG
OTHERS. PLEASE SEE THE PRODUCT AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR MORE
DETAILS. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE, WITH WIND
PRONES GUSTING UPWARDS OF 45 MPH AND RIDGES UPWARDS OF 50 MPH.
THESE ENHANCED WINDS WILL BRING A COUPLE HOURS OF ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE BASIN AND RANGE WHERE LOWER HUMIDITY
VALUES RESIDE. ADDITIONALLY, BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF DESERT
PLAYAS AND SINKS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ALONG I-80 AND US-50 EAST
OF FERNLEY AND FALLON, RESPECTIVELY.
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO
EARLY TUESDAY. AT THAT POINT, A STRAY SHOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, CHANCES
FOR ACCUMULATING RAINFALL REMAIN LITTLE TO NONE. WEDNESDAY AND
BEYOND, WE WARM UP AND DRY OUT WITH EARNEST. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL
REACH THE LOW 90S FOR VALLEYS AND UPPER 80S FOR SIERRA
COMMUNITIES, INTRODUCING AREAS OF MODERATE HEATRISK BY FRIDAY AT
THE LATEST. HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND? MAKE SURE TO STAY
HYDRATED AND PLAN FOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLER TIMES OF THE
DAY (BEFORE 10AM AND AFTER 6PM).
-GIRALTE
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS FOR ALL TERMINALS TODAY. GUSTY WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 35 KTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF LLWS
BETWEEN 23Z-06Z. LIGHT SHOWERS MAY IMPACT KTRK/KTVL TODAY, THOUGH
CONFIDENCE IS LOW. THESE SHOWERS WILL BRING LOWER CLOUD DECKS,
WHICH MAY INTRODUCE MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN.
-GIRALTE
FIRE WEATHER
TWO TO FOUR HOURS OF ELEVATED TO LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS OF DRY, FINER
FUELS AS WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
OVERLAP WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10-15% ACROSS
POCKETS OF PERSHING, CHURCHILL, AND LYON COUNTIES.
-GIRALTE
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING NVZ002>004.
CA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING CAZ071-072.
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