The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in
effect from late Wednesday night through Thursday evening.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 270 Surprise Valley
California, Fire Weather Zone 271 Western Lassen, Eastern
Plumas, and Eastern Sierra Counties, Fire Weather Zone 272
Greater Lake Tahoe and Truckee Area, Fire Weather Zone 278
Eastern Lassen County, Fire Weather Zone 458 Northern Washoe
County.

* Thunderstorms...Thunderstorm chances increase to 15 to 30
percent for Thursday leading to lightning strikes on dry fuels.
Thunderstorms may also produce hail and periods of moderate to
heavy rainfall.

* Outflow Winds...Up to 50 mph.

* Impacts...Lightning can create new fire starts and may combine
with strong outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow in
size and intensity before first responders can contain them.

Avoid outdoor activities that can cause a spark near dry
vegetation, such as yard work, target shooting, or campfires.
Follow local fire restrictions. Check weather.gov/reno for
updates and livingwithfire.info for preparedness tips.

The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which
is in effect from late Wednesday night through Thursday evening.

* Affected Area...Fire Zone 130 Sierra (Tehama-Plumas) Above
3000 ft, Fire Zone 132 Sierra (Yuba-Placer) 3000-5000 ft, Fire
Zone 133 Sierra (Sierra-Placer) Above 5000 ft, Fire Zone 135
Sierra 3000-5000 ft, Fire Zone 136 Sierra (El Dorado-Amador)
Above 5000 ft, Fire Zone 138 Sierra (Cal-Tuo) 3000-5000 ft and
Fire Zone 139 Sierra (Cal-Tuo) Above 5000 ft.

* Thunderstorms...Isolated to scattered coverage of a mix of wet
and dry thunderstorms expected. Lightning strikes may also occur
outside of main precipitation cores.

* Outflow Winds...Gusty and erratic outflow winds could occur near
any thunderstorm development.

* Impacts...Lightning can create new fire starts and may combine
with strong outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow in
size and intensity.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.