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Fire Weather Watch
ActiveSoutheastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County; Humboldt County - Quinn; Western Elko County, northern Eureka and Lander Counties north of Interstate 80; Central Elko County; Eastern Elko County
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The National Weather Service in Elko has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 424, 437, 438, 469, and 470.
* WIND...Sustained south winds at 10-15 mph, however thunderstorm gusts can reach up to 50 mph.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum relative humidity values as low as 10 percent.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated dry thunderstorms becoming a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms in the afternoon.
* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Data from the National Weather Service
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