# 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 2026-07-22 10:36 ingested 2026-07-23 08:31

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

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Fire Weather Watch — Surprise Valley California; Eastern Lassen County; Northern Washoe County
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 Saturday evening.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 270 Surprise Valley
California, Fire Weather Zone 278 Eastern Lassen County, Fire
Weather Zone 458 Northern Washoe County.

* Winds...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Humidity...Afternoon minimums 6 to 9 percent.

* Duration...3 to 8 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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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.