The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in effect from
Monday afternoon through Monday evening.
* Affected Area…Fire Weather Zone 420 Northern Sierra Front
including Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe,
Western Lyon, and Far Southern Lassen Counties, Fire Weather
Zone 421 Southern Sierra Front including Alpine, Northern
Mono, Southern Lyon, and Western Mineral Counties and Fire
Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin including Churchill and
Eastern Mineral Counties.
* Winds…West 20-25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* Humidity…Minimum humidity of 5-15% Monday afternoon with
limited recoveries Monday morning of 20-30%.
* Duration…3 to 6 hours
* 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.