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WWUS85 KREV 120908
RFWREV
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
208 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
CAZ274-NVZ423-429-130900-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.260912T1800Z-260913T0900Z/
SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY-WEST HUMBOLDT BASIN IN PERSHING COUNTY-
LAHONTAN BASIN INCLUDING CHURCHILL AND EASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES-
208 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST
HUMBOLDT BASIN, LAHONTAN BASIN, AND SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY...
* CHANGES...NONE.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 274 SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 423 WEST HUMBOLDT BASIN IN PERSHING COUNTY,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 429 LAHONTAN BASIN INCLUDING CHURCHILL AND
EASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...RH REDUCTIONS TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES OF 40 TO 60 PERCENT SUNDAY MORNING, EXCEPT
30 TO 40 PERCENT IN SOUTHERN MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES.
* DURATION...3 TO 6 HOURS.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG 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.
NVZ420-421-130900-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.260912T1800Z-260913T0900Z/
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-
208 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SIERRA
FRONT...
* CHANGES...NONE.
* AFFECTED AREA...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.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...RH REDUCTIONS TO 12 TO 17 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES OF 40 TO 60 PERCENT SUNDAY MORNING.
* DURATION...4 TO 8 HOURS.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG 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.
CAZ270-278-NVZ458-130900-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0012.260912T1800Z-260913T0900Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
208 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN
WASHOE COUNTY, NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA, AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY...
* CHANGES...NONE.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 270 SURPRISE VALLEY
CALIFORNIA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...RH REDUCTIONS TO 15 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES OF 50 TO 80 PERCENT SUNDAY MORNING.
* DURATION...4 TO 8 HOURS.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG 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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