Red Flag Warning Lake Tahoe Basin for gusty winds and low humidity

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Red Flag Warning Lake Tahoe Basin for gusty winds and low humidity

National Weather Service - Reno has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low humidity in effect from noon today through 2200 this evening for the Lake Tahoe Basin and parts of western Nevada.




NOAA Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories, and Statements Fire Weather Watch




Red Flag Warning

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CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER MAP

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
304 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS SUNDAY..

.A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND WITH POOR
NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES AHEAD OF A TROUGH THAT WILL BRUSH THE AREA
SUNDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING INCREASING AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY.

CAZ272-NVZ450-453-202300-
/O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0002.150621T2000Z-150622T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0002.150621T1900Z-150622T0500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-
WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
304 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND PARTS OF
WESTERN NEVADA..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 272 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA...FIRE
  ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND FIRE ZONE 453 WEST
  CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
  CREATE CONDITIONS THAT WILL PROMOTE RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN CREATE A SPARK
NEAR DRY VEGETATION...SUCH AS YARD WORK...TARGET SHOOTING...OR
CAMPFIRES. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/firewx/cafw/rfwwarningsbycwa.php?pil=XXXRFWREV

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