...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOONTHROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SIERRA FRONT...

* CHANGES...INCREASED WIND GUSTS.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 420 NORTHERN SIERRA FRONT INCLUDING CARSON CITY, DOUGLAS, STOREY, SOUTHERN WASHOE, WESTERN LYON, AND FAR SOUTHERN LASSEN COUNTIES.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS OF 7 TO 14 PERCENT THROUGH SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES 25 TO 45 PERCENT EACH NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* DURATION...3 TO 6 HOURS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE FIRE TO RAPIDLY GROW IN SIZE AND INTENSITY BEFORE FIRST RESPONDERS CAN CONTAIN THEM.