Fire Weather Watch until 09:00PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 426 Northern Nye County- Mojave, Fire Weather Zone 427 Central Nevada-Toiyabe and Fire Weather Zone 437 Humboldt County-Quinn.
* Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent.
* Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create critical fire weather conditions.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN NYE COUNTY - MOJAVE ... CENTRAL NEVADA - TOIYABE ... HUMBOLDT COUNTY - QUINN
Instructions:
A fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.
Address/Location
Shoshone Paiute Tribal Emergency Response Commission
1935 Fire Lane
Owyhee, NV 89832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 775-757-2473
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Fire Weather Watch