Forecast: Wildfire danger to increase in Nev., Calif.

By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal

Forecasters expect worsening fire conditions across Nevada and California for at least several more weeks.

That’s according to the latest National Wildland Fire Potential Outlook released on Monday.

The forecast, from the National Interagency Fire Center, attempts to gauge the potential for wildland fires based on temperature, moisture and fuel availability predictions.

For Nevada and California forecasters expect a continuation of conditions that have already produced enough fire to make skies hazy throughout the region.

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