[EDIS] Fire weather watch in effect from saturday afternoon through saturday evening for strong winds and low humidity

Friday, August 17, 2007

[EDIS] Fire weather watch in effect from saturday afternoon through saturday evening for strong winds and low humidity

[EDIS] Fire weather watch in effect from saturday afternoon through saturday evening for strong winds and low humidity

SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. PEAK WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDTIIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

Instruction: A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.
Area: SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Plumas, Placer, Mono, Lassen, El Dorado, Nevada, Sierra, Alpine, Sent: 2007-08-17T07:13:15-07:00 Original Sender: KREV@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

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How fires get their names

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Friday, August 17, 2007