The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low humidity and isolated dry lightning, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Sunday evening. * Affected Area. Fire Weather Zone 274 Southern Mono 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 and Fire Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin including Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties. * Winds. Southwest wind gusts 30 to 40 mph. Gusts to 50 mph in wind prone areas. * Humidity. 10-15% during the day with poor overnight recoveries around 20-35%. * Thunderstorms. 10-15% chance of isolated dry thunderstorms with gusty, erratic outflow winds primarily in the Sierra. * Duration. 8 to 12 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.
