Fire Weather Watch: Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Washoe County

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-10-07 09:48ingested 2026-10-08 02:52

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Fire Weather Watch — Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Washoe County Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible. The National Weather Service in Reno NV has issued a Fire Weather Watch. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 270 Surprise Valley California, 278 Eastern Lassen County, and 458 Northern Washoe County. * TIMING...From Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * WINDS...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimum humidity between 12 and 17 percent. * DURATION...2 to 5 hours. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can cause fires to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first responders can contain them.

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