# Fire Weather Watch: West Humboldt Basin - Pershing County; Lahontan Basin - Churchill and Eastern Mineral Counties — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-09-23 12:47 ingested 2026-09-24 02:48

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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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