Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2006
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Sep 21, 2006, 5:57 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 22, 2006, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 52 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2006, 5:57 AM PDT (12:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 22, 2006, 12:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2006, 3:59 AM PDT
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KEKA 211257 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 557 AM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...STRONG NORTH THROUGH EAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA... CAZ212-276-277-283-212100- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0002.060922T1300Z-060924T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0002.060922T0700Z-060924T0000Z/ VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 557 AM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...AS IT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE UPPER SLOPES...PASSES...AND RIDGES. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO 18 PERCENT...WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES GENERALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ203-204-211-212100- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0002.060922T1300Z-060924T0000Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- 557 AM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 5 PM PDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE UPPER SLOPES...PASSES...AND RIDGES. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO 18 PERCENT...WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES GENERALLY BELOW 35 PERCENT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE UPCOMING RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ LUTZ
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KEKA 212240 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 340 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA... CAZ203-204-211-220645- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0002.060922T1300Z-060924T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.FW.W.0002.060922T1300Z-060924T0000Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- 340 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FIRE DISTRICT CAN EXPECT HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE 12 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVER OUR RIDGES AND UPPER SLOPES. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS CLASSIC AUTUMN FLOW PATTERN. LOCAL VALLEY WINDS MAY DEVIATE SIGNIFICANTLY IN DIRECTION FROM THE OVERALL BROAD-SCALE OFFSHORE FLOW...BUT MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 45 PERCENT OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE WARNING AREA. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ CAZ212-276-277-283-220645- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.060922T0700Z-060924T0000Z/ VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 340 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL PRODUCE A CLASSIC OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND DRIER AIR WILL WORK ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS AND UPPER SLOPES TONIGHT...AND ACROSS VALLEYS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ALONG THE RIDGES WILL BE IN THE 12 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE EAST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE ON THE DECREASE TONIGHT AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY. WITH WIND GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH ON FRIDAY NIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL STAY BELOW 45 PERCENT ACROSS THE RIDGES...UPPER SLOPES AND SOME VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO LATE SATURDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MJV
000 WWUS86 KEKA 220636 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1136 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA... CAZ212-276-277-283-230030- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.060922T0700Z-060924T0000Z/ VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 1136 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS THE UPPER SLOPES...PASSES...RIDGES...AND SOME VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL VALLEY WINDS MAY DEVIATE SIGNIFICANTLY IN DIRECTION FROM THE OVERALL BROAD-SCALE OFFSHORE FLOW. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE 7 TO 17 PERCENT...WITH MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES GENERALLY BELOW 45 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ203-204-211-230030- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.060922T1300Z-060924T0000Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- 1136 PM PDT THU SEP 21 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL CAUSE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE 12 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVER OUR RIDGES AND UPPER SLOPES. FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS CLASSIC AUTUMN FLOW PATTERN. LOCAL VALLEY WINDS MAY DEVIATE SIGNIFICANTLY IN DIRECTION FROM THE OVERALL BROAD-SCALE OFFSHORE FLOW. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 45 PERCENT OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE WARNING AREA FOR THIS PERIOD...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ BTL/MJV
000 WWUS86 KEKA 222307 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 407 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006 ...STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA... CAZ203-204-211-212-276-277-283-231300- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060924T0000Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 407 PM PDT FRI SEP 22 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS BEEN RECORDED AT RUTH AND UKIAH THIS AFTERNOON. MANY LOCATIONS UNDER THE RED FLAG WARNINGS HAD RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 8 TO 13 PERCENT RANGE AS OF 3 PM. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS RECORDED SO FAR TODAY HAVE BEEN 46 MPH ACROSS MENDOCINO PASS AND 45 MPH AT SHIP MOUNTAIN. TRINITY CAMP HAS RECEIVED A 30 MPH NORTHEAST WIND GUST AND A WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVER IN HAYFORK REPORTED AT 4 PM...NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 32 AND 38 MPH. MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...TURNING EASTERLY AFTER SUNRISE BUT REMAINING IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ALONG THE RIDGES AND UPPER SLOPES OF THE DISTRICT. LOCAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN THE VALLEYS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH BY SUNSET SATURDAY EVENING. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MJV
000 WWUS86 KEKA 231236 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 536 AM PDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...EAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY...AND THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS...PRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... CAZ211-276-277-283-232045- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060924T1800Z/ HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 536 AM PDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. EAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND THEN DIMINISH TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY ALONG THE UPPER SLOPES...RIDGES...AND PASSES. THESE WINDS ARE NOW FORECAST TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 31 PERCENT...AND MINIMUMS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ CAZ203-204-212-232045- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060924T0000Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- 536 AM PDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... EAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND THEN DIMINISH TO 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...PRIMARILY ALONG THE UPPER SLOPES...RIDGES...AND PASSES. MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS MORNING ARE LESS THAN 45 PERCENT...AND MINIMUMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ BTL/ND
000 WWUS86 KEKA 232304 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 404 PM PDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...EAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS...PRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... CAZ211-240015- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060924T1800Z/ HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- 404 PM PDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ203-204-212-240015- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060924T0000Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- 404 PM PDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ276-277-283-240715- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060924T1900Z/ INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 404 PM PDT SAT SEP 23 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PDT SUNDAY... ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO GUST IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPEAD 7-12 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS OF 4 PM. EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ATOP OUR RIDGES AND UPPER SLOPES. VALLEY WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING BUT AGAIN INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE...OCASSIONALLY GUSTING IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE ON THE DECREASE...THERE WILL BE LITTLE OR NO CHANGE IN THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE AIRMASS. PARTICULARLY ALONG THE RIDGES AND UPPER SLOPES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN AT CRITICALLY LOW VALUES OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE ADVISE FIRE CREWS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MJV
000 WWUS86 KEKA 241059 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 359 AM PDT SUN SEP 24 2006 CAZ276-277-283-241200- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060924T1900Z/ INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 359 AM PDT SUN SEP 24 2006 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY. DO EXPECT LOCALLY GUSTY EAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH TO BLOW EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE VERY POOR AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. EXPECT POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS AGAIN TONIGHT. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.