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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1227 PM PDT FRI MAY 30 2025
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SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY-
NORTHERN SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING CARSON CITY, DOUGLAS, STOREY,
SOUTHERN WASHOE, WESTERN LYON, AND FAR SOUTHERN LASSEN COUNTIES-
SOUTHERN SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING ALPINE, NORTHERN MONO, SOUTHERN
LYON, AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES-
LAHONTAN BASIN INCLUDING CHURCHILL AND EASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES-
1227 PM PDT FRI MAY 30 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW HUMIDITY, AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING FOR
PARTS OF WESTERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN SIERRA BELOW 7000 FEET...
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 SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 274 SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 420 NORTHERN SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING CARSON
CITY, DOUGLAS, STOREY, SOUTHERN WASHOE, WESTERN LYON, AND FAR
SOUTHERN LASSEN COUNTIES, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 421 SOUTHERN
SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING ALPINE, NORTHERN MONO, SOUTHERN LYON,
AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 429
LAHONTAN BASIN INCLUDING CHURCHILL AND EASTERN MINERAL
COUNTIES.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN
WIND PRONE AREAS.
* HUMIDITY...10-15% DURING THE DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES AROUND 20-35%.
* THUNDERSTORMS...10-15% CHANCE OF ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
WITH GUSTY, ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS PRIMARILY IN THE SIERRA.
* DURATION...8 TO 12 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
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