Red Flag Warning issued July 3 at 4:35AM PDT until July 4 at 12:00AM PDT by NWS Reno NV

* Affected Area…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…West to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35
mph with wind prone areas gusting up to 45 mph.

* Humidity…Relative humidity will range 10 to 15 percent
Thursday afternoon into the evening.

* Duration…There is potential for 3 to 6 hours of gusty winds
along with low relative humidity values.

* 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.