Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2006

Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA

September 21, 2006

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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...AS IT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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