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KEY MESSAGES

* Unseasonably warm today

* Strong, gusty winds today

* Cooler Sunday

* Near freezing temperatures in the coldest valleys of Northern and Central Nevada Sunday night

DISCUSSION

(Today through Friday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Unseasonably warm temperatures continue this afternoon with highs being several degrees above normal. Strong, gusty winds this afternoon and this evening, with sustained winds up to 20-25 mph, and gusts as high as 45 mph. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for all fire zones due to the strong gusty winds in combination with minimum relative humidity values as low as eight percent.

Sunday, wind conditions expected to be much lighter with speeds up to 10-15 mph, gusts as high as 25-30 mph. Temperatures will be several degrees below normal across northern Nevada and parts of central Nevada north of the US-50 corridor, while south of the US-50 corridor still expected to be a few degrees above normal. Highs in northern Nevada will be in the upper 60s to 70s, along the US-50 corridor in the 70s, while south of US-50 corridor in the upper 80s. By the evening into overnight hours, cooler temperatures will extend into the rest of Central Nevada, with temperatures staying near normal, while Northern Nevada will see colder air being several degrees below normal with some areas reaching to near freezing.

Monday, wind conditions become light, with speeds generally staying below 10 mph. The cooler temperatures expected to remain across Central and Northern Nevada, with Central Nevada staying at near normal temperatures in the upper 70s to 80s, while Northern Nevada stays a few degrees below normal in the low 70s.

Rest of the week, light wind conditions, with a gradual warming in temperatures staying near normal in the mid-week, then warming back to a few degrees above normal by the end of the week.

AVIATION

Look for VFR conditions at all terminals over the next 24 hour period. Strong, gusty southwest winds across all terminals with speeds up to 15-20 kts, gusts 35-40 kts.

FIRE WEATHER

A Red Flag Warning is in effect throughout Northern and Central Nevada from 11 AM PDT this morning until 11 PM PDT this evening due to southwest wind gusts near 45 mph and minimum relative humidity values as low as eight percent. Elevated fire weather conditions are expected in most of Northern and Central Nevada Sunday due to southwest to west wind gusts near 35 mph and minimum relative humidity values as low as nine percent.

LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories

Wind Advisory from 11 AM to 11 PM PDT today NVZ030-031-035.

Red Flag Warning from 11 AM to 11 PM PDT today FWZ424-425-426-427-437-438-469-470