The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday 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 423 West Humboldt Basin in Pershing County and Fire Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin including Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties. * Winds. Southwest to west 15-25 mph with gusts 35-40 mph. * Humidity. Minimum afternoon humidity 5-12% Friday and Saturday. Poor humidity recovery to only 20-35% Friday night. * Duration. 3 to 8 hours each afternoon Friday and Saturday. * 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. These dry and windy conditions could also rekindle fires in areas which received lightning in recent days. * Additional Details. Dry conditions and shorter periods of gusty winds will also produce elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions each afternoon today and Thursday.
