* Affected Area…Fire Weather Zone 274 Southern Mono County,
Fire Weather Zone 278 Eastern Lassen County, 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, Fire Weather Zone 423 West Humboldt Basin in
Pershing County, Fire Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin
including Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties and Fire
Weather Zone 458 Northern Washoe County.
* Winds…For today, southwest to west 15-25 mph gusting to 30-
40 mph. For Friday, southwest to west 20-25 mph gusting to 40-
45 mph. Wind prone areas Friday may reach 50-60 mph.
* Humidity…For today, minimum humidity 8-15% in the afternoon.
For Friday, minimum humidity 5-15% in the afternoon. Limited
overnight recoveries Friday morning of 20-30%.
* Duration…For today, 4 to 7 hours. For Friday, 6 to 9 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.