...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TUESDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE SOUTH OF I-80 WHERE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS. WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAZ273-NVZ450-171400- /O.UPG.KREV.FW.A.0010.130917T1900Z-130918T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0012.130917T1800Z-130918T0300Z/ MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT- 1025 AM PDT MON SEP 16 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND MONO COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES AND FIRE ZONE 450 WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA...AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR IN WASHOE VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.
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