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RFWSTO
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
957 AM PDT TUE AUG 11 2026
CAZ130-132-133-135-136-138-139-122300-
/O.NEW.KSTO.FW.A.0003.260813T1200Z-260814T0400Z/
SIERRA (TEHAMA-PLUMAS) ABOVE 3000 FT-SIERRA (YUBA-PLACER) 3000-
5000 FT-SIERRA (SIERRA-PLACER) ABOVE 5000 FT-SIERRA 3000-5000 FT-
SIERRA (EL DORADO-AMADOR) ABOVE 5000 FT-SIERRA (CAL-TUO) 3000-
5000 FT-SIERRA (CAL-TUO) ABOVE 5000 FT-
957 AM PDT TUE AUG 11 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
FIRE ZONES 130,132,133,135,136,138 AND 139...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS, WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 130 SIERRA (TEHAMA-PLUMAS) ABOVE
3000 FT, FIRE ZONE 132 SIERRA (YUBA-PLACER) 3000-5000 FT, FIRE
ZONE 133 SIERRA (SIERRA-PLACER) ABOVE 5000 FT, FIRE ZONE 135
SIERRA 3000-5000 FT, FIRE ZONE 136 SIERRA (EL DORADO-AMADOR)
ABOVE 5000 FT, FIRE ZONE 138 SIERRA (CAL-TUO) 3000-5000 FT AND
FIRE ZONE 139 SIERRA (CAL-TUO) ABOVE 5000 FT.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COVERAGE OF A MIX OF WET
AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY ALSO OCCUR
OUTSIDE OF MAIN PRECIPITATION CORES.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD OCCUR NEAR
ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING CAN CREATE NEW FIRE STARTS AND MAY COMBINE
WITH STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO CAUSE A FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN
SIZE AND INTENSITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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