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Fire Weather Watch — West Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; Lahontan Basin - Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather Watch for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 423 West Humboldt Basin in Pershing County, Fire Weather Zone 429 Lahontan Basin including Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties. * Winds...Southwest to west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Winds shift to northerly in the evening and overnight. * Humidity...RH reductions to 12 to 17 percent in the afternoon. Nighttime recoveries of 30 to 60 percent Saturday morning. * Duration...3 to 7 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.
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