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WWUS85 KREV 081840
RFWREV
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1140 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
CAZ270-278-NVZ458-092100-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0014.261009T2000Z-261010T0400Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY-
1140 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY DUE TO
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA,EASTERN
LASSEN COUNTY, AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 270 SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA,
278 EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, AND 458 NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY.
* TIMING...FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 12 AND 17 PERCENT.
* DURATION...2 TO 5 HOURS.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, ALONG
WITH PROLONGED DRY CONDITIONS, CAN CAUSE FIRES 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.
CAZ274-NVZ420-421-423-429-092100-
/O.EXT.KREV.FW.A.0013.261010T1800Z-261011T0400Z/
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-WEST HUMBOLDT
BASIN IN PERSHING COUNTY-LAHONTAN BASIN INCLUDING CHURCHILL AND
EASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES-
1140 AM PDT THU OCT 8 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO WIND AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE EASTERN
SIERRA AND WESTERN NV INCLUDING THE SIERRA FRONT, WEST HUMBOLDT AND
LAHONTAN BASINS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 274 SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY, 420
NORTHERN SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING CARSON CITY, DOUGLAS, STOREY,
SOUTHERN WASHOE, WESTERN LYON, AND FAR SOUTHERN LASSEN COUNTIES,
421 SOUTHERN SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING ALPINE, NORTHERN MONO, SOUTHERN
LYON, AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES, 423 WEST HUMBOLDT BASIN IN
PERSHING COUNTY, AND 429 LAHONTAN BASIN INCLUDING CHURCHILL AND
EASTERN MINERAL COUNTIES.
* TIMING...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY BETWEEN 14 TO 22 PERCENT.
* DURATION...3 TO 6 HOURS.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND PROLONGED DRY
CONDITIONS, EVEN IN AREAS WHERE HUMIDITY MAY NOT BE AS LOW, CAN
CAUSE FIRES 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.
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