Lovelock, Nevada

... Strong cold front with gusty winds expected this Holiday
weekend...

This Labor Day weekend will be marked by drastically changing
weather. Very warm temperatures today... about 5 to 10 degrees
above normal... and light winds will give way to a very strong cold
front with temperatures falling to nearly 15 degrees below normal
by Sunday afternoon and evening.

The strong cold front will sweep south through northern California
and Nevada Sunday afternoon. Ahead of this front... gusty west to
southwest winds are expected Saturday. These gusty winds... in
excess of 35 mph... will result in hazardous boating conditions on
area lakes from the Tahoe basin north and on Pyramid Lake. Areas
of blowing sand and dust can also be expected through the desert
valleys.

The strongest winds will shift south of Highway 50 Sunday.
Temperatures behind the front will fall dramatically... with
highs in many areas only reaching the lower to mid 70s. Some areas
in the Sierra north of the Tahoe basin will struggle to climb out
of the 60s for highs. Farther south temperatures will climb into
the 80s... with gusty southwest to west winds in excess of 40 mph
continuing. These winds will produce hazardous boating conditions
from the Tahoe basin south through the Sierra and east to Walker
Lake.

While the wind will subside Monday... temperatures will remain
well below normal. Highs will average in the 70s for most areas
with some Sierra locations only in the low 60s. This cold front will
also bring freezing temperatures Monday and Tuesday mornings to
the High Sierra valleys... including Truckee and South Lake Tahoe

Stay tuned for further updates to this weekends Holiday weather...
including any advisories... watches or warnings that may be
needed.



Http://weather.Gov/Reno

... Red flag warning in effect from 11 am Saturday to 11 PM PDT
Saturday...

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a red flag
warning... which is in effect from 11 am to 11 PM PDT Saturday.
The red flag warning is an upgrade of the Fire Weather Watch.

Southwest wind will increase to 15 to 25 mph by midday Saturday
over northeast California... northwest Nevada... and the Lake Tahoe
basin... then extend into western Nevada from Highway 50 north by
early Saturday afternoon. Frequent gusts of 35 to 40 mph are
expected... with gusts over 60 mph over the higher ridges of the
Sierra. Very low minimum humidity of 5 to 10 percent is likely in
western Nevada and the lower valleys of northeast California by
Saturday afternoon... with 10 to 15 percent in the Lake Tahoe basin
and northeast California west of Highway 395.

While diminishing winds and increasing humidity are expected
Saturday night... winds over the midslopes and higher ridges of the
Sierra are likely to remain strong Saturday night into Sunday. Very
dry air is expected to persist over the higher elevations
overnight with humidity possibly remaining near or below 15
percent. As a result... the red flag warning may need to be extended
into Sunday morning.

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
will occur. Continue to check weather.Gov/Reno/fire for updates.