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

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-07-24 02:49ingested 2026-07-25 08:11

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Fire Weather Watch — Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Washoe County Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CA AND WESTERN NV... * CHANGES...Reduced duration of Red Flag hours. Added overnight recoveries to the humidity section. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 270 Surprise Valley California, Fire Weather Zone 278 Eastern Lassen County, including the Biscar Fire, Fire Weather Zone 458 Northern Washoe County, including the Macy Fire. * Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Humidity...Afternoon minimums 6 to 10 percent Friday though Sunday. Overnight recoveries 25 to 45 percent each night through Monday morning. * Duration...3 to 7 hours Friday and Saturday afternoon. 3 to 6 hours Sunday afternoon. * 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.

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