FIRE WEATHER WATCH - SIERRA FRONT - DRY THUNDERSTORMS

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS

Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY AND BRING WITH IT THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT WITH SOME LOWER VALLEYS EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPS TO NEAR 10 PERCENT.
THE HOT... DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH NEW STARTS AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH. IN ADDITION...ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS OF UP TO 55 MPH.

Instructions: A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS Actual/Future/Severe/Possible WESTERN LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA-EASTERN NEVADA COUNTIES-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- Alert sent at 06:33 PDT on 2009-07-17

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ SUNDAY Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EHRENBERG... PARKER... QUARTZSITE... SALOME... BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER... WICKENBURG... MESA... PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA... TACNA... WELLTON... GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE... BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO Update sent at 02:52 PDT on 2009-07-17

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... LAKE HAVASU... TOPOCK... KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION... DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE... WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK... STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE... TECOPA... BARSTOW... DAGGETT... FT IRWIN... BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE... TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES... MESQUITE... OVERTON... MOAPA... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM... PRIMM... JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI Update sent at 02:28 PDT on 2009-07-17