Gusty winds, low humidity could produce fire weather conditions at Lake Tahoe

An area of low pressure will push a cold front across northern California and Nevada Friday, producing gusty afternoon and early evening winds. These winds will combine with low relative humidity to create critical fire weather conditions for the Lake Tahoe Basin and Sierra, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Southwest winds Friday afternoon will become west Friday evening with sustained speeds of 15 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 to 45 mph.
Relative humidity will fall through the afternoon, dropping below 15 percent through western Nevada and into Mono County in California, and from 10 to 18 percent in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The areas with strongest winds and lowest relative humidity, where the Red Flag Warning is in effect, are highlighted in red on the map above.