# Fire Weather Watch: 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 2026-07-24 02:49 ingested 2026-07-25 08:11

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

## extract

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.

## 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.