[CVRC] Fire Weather Advisory for Carson City, NV

[Dick Flanagan]

Fire Weather Advisory
956 am PDT Fri Aug 30 2002

...A red flag warning through 7 PM in extreme northeast California and
western Nevada...zones 450...453...458...459...542...570...572...and
576 for dry lightning ...

NV zone 450 in western Nevada including Carson City...Douglas and
Storey counties...southern Washoe County...and western Lyon County.

NV zone 453 west central Nevada basin and range including Pershing
and Churchill counties...east central Washoe County...and northern
Lyon County.

NV zone 459 in west central Nevada including Mineral and southern
Lyon counties.

CA zones 570 and 572 in extreme northeast California including
eastern Lassen County and the Surprise Valley of eastern Modoc County.

CA zone 542 in east central California and extreme western Nevada
including the greater Lake Tahoe area and the Carson Range.

NV zone 458 in extreme northwest Nevada including northern Washoe
County.

CA zone 576 in eastern California east of the Sierra crest includes
eastern Alpine County and northern Mono County.



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Discussion: an upper level low pressure system will move into western
Nevada today creating an unstable atmosphere. Scattered thunderstorms
are expected to develop early this afternoon over extreme northeastern
California and western Nevada. Some rainfall will occur with the storms.
However...enough dry lightning strikes are expected on the periphery
of the storms to warrant a red flag warning. Thunderstorms will decrease
this evening as the low moves toward the northeast and we lose daytime
heating. Strong gusty winds of 30-40 mph should be expected with
thunderstorms.

Fire crews and officials in the Waring area should expect hazardous fire
weather conditions through this evening.
--
Dick Flanagan W6OLD OOTC CFII Minden, Nevada
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