# Red Flag Warning: Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Washoe County — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-08 11:40 ingested 2026-10-09 02:49

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Red Flag Warning — Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Washoe County
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 270 Surprise Valley California,
278 Eastern Lassen County, and 458 Northern Washoe County.

* TIMING...From 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Friday.

* 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, along
with prolonged dry conditions, can cause fires to rapidly grow in
size and intensity before first responders can contain them.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.