NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued September 24 at 10:28AM PDT until September 25 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in effect from
noon to 10 PM PDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in
effect.
* CHANGES...Fire Weather Watch upgraded to a Red Flag Warning.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 423 West Humboldt Basin in
Pershing County, Fire Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin
including Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties.
* Winds...Southwest to west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40
mph. Winds shift northerly/northwesterly in the evening and
overnight.
* Humidity...As low as 12 to 17 percent in the afternoon.
* Duration...4 to 7 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.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1144th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days