Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued August 11 at 9:57AM PDT until August 13 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 9:57am
Expires:
August 12, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
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.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
Sierra Nevada of Tehama-Butte-Plumas Counties Above 3000 ft; Sierra Nevada of Yuba-Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Between 3000-5000 ft Including Interstate 80; Sierra Nevada of Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Above 5000 ft Including Interstate 80; Sierra Nevada of El Dorado and Amador Counties Between 3000-5000 ft Including Highway 50; Sierra Nevada of El Dorado-Amador-Northern Alpine Counties Above 5000 ft Including Highway 50; Sierra Nevada of Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties Between 3000-5000 ft; Sierra Nevada of Calaveras-Tuolumne-Southern Alpine Counties Above 5000 ft
Forcast Office:
NWS Sacramento CA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov