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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Reno, NV

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Red Flag Warning issued September 11 at 10:18AM PDT until September 13 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Reno NV

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST HUMBOLDT BASIN, LAHONTAN BASIN, AND SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY

Areas Affected: Southern Mono County; West Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; Lahontan Basin - Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Friday 10:18am PDT

Alert Effective: Friday 10:18am PDT

Alert Expires: Saturday 2:00pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Saturday 11:00am PDT

Event Ends: Sunday 2:00am PDT

Issued by: NWS Reno NV

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WEST HUMBOLDT BASIN, LAHONTAN BASIN, AND SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY...

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag
Warning for strong winds and low humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM Saturday to 2 AM PDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is
no longer in effect.

* CHANGES...The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded to a Red Flag
Warning. Expiration time extended to 2 AM Sunday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 274 Southern Mono County,
Fire Weather Zone 423 West Humboldt Basin in Pershing County,
Fire Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin including Churchill and
Eastern Mineral Counties.

* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Humidity...As low as 8 percent.

* Duration...4 to 8 hours.

* Impacts...The combination of strong winds and low humidity can
cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first
responders can contain them.

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85f31e8ba66992dc7a26984db504c31cad6a6d00.001.2
Codes: CAZ274
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.85f31e8ba66992dc7a26984db504c31cad6a6d00.001.2