Fire Weather Watch for Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Washoe County
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Eastern Lassen County, Surprise Valley California, Northern Sierra Front - Carson City/Douglas/Storey/Southern Washoe/Eastern Lyon/Far Southern Lassen Counties, Northern Washoe County
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Severe
- Official urgency
- Future
- Official certainty
- Possible
What is happening
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CA AND WESTERN NV...
What the bulletin says to do
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CA AND WESTERN NV... * CHANGES...Increased wind speeds. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 270 Surprise Valley California, Fire Weather Zone 278 Eastern Lassen County, including the Biscar Fire, and Fire Weather Zone 458 Northern Washoe County, including the Macy Fire. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph. * Humidity...Afternoon minimums 5 to 11 percent through Sunday. Overnight recoveries 25 to 45 percent each night through Monday morning. * Duration...3 to 7 hours Saturday afternoon. 3 to 6 hours Sunday afternoon. * 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.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Update
Fire Weather Watch issued July 25 at 2:06AM PDT until July 26 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Official revision - Update
Fire Weather Watch issued July 25 at 2:06AM PDT until July 26 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Official revision - Update
Fire Weather Watch issued July 24 at 2:49AM PDT until July 26 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Official revision - Update
Fire Weather Watch issued July 24 at 2:49AM PDT until July 26 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Official revision - Alert
Fire Weather Watch issued July 23 at 10:10AM PDT until July 26 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Official revision - Alert
Fire Weather Watch issued July 23 at 10:10AM PDT until July 26 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Reno NV
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Reno NV. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Update
- Last collected