The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Friday Afternoon through Sunday Evening
The alert, issued at around 3:00 Wednesday afternoon reads as follows:
The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Fire Weather Watch… which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* Affected area… fire weather zones 214… 221… 268 and 269 which includes Lassen County.
* Wind… local gusts 40 to 50 mph with thunderstorms possible
* Thunderstorms… dry thunderstorms possible starting Friday afternoon and increasing Saturday and Sunday. Some thunderstorms may continue to develop overnight.
* Impacts… any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.
For more information you can always find current conditions at LassenWeatherNetwork.com.
