Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 21, 2008, 8:43 AM PDT. It took effect at Jun 21, 2008, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Jun 21, 2008, 8:43 AM PDT (15:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2008, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2008, 6:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KEKA 211543 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 843 AM PDT SAT JUN 21 2008 CAZ211-212-277-283-220400- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.080621T1800Z-080622T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0001.080621T1800Z-080622T0400Z/ 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.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 843 AM PDT SAT JUN 21 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MENDOCINO...HUMBOLDT...AND TRINITY COUNTIES TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SINCE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS LACKING...MOST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY. AFTER THE RECENT SPELL OF HOT WEATHER COMBINED WITH BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL...CURED FUELS WILL BE HIGHLY RECEPTIVE TO FIRE STARTS. 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. $$ BURGER
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KEKA 211642 CCA RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 941 AM PDT SAT JUN 21 2008 CAZ211-212-277-283-220400- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.080621T1800Z-080622T0400Z/ /O.COR.KEKA.FW.W.0001.080621T1800Z-080622T0400Z/ HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 941 AM PDT SAT JUN 21 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MENDOCINO...HUMBOLDT...AND TRINITY COUNTIES TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SINCE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS LACKING...MOST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY. AFTER THE RECENT SPELL OF HOT WEATHER COMBINED WITH BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL...CURED FUELS WILL BE HIGHLY RECEPTIVE TO FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ BURGER
000 WWUS86 KEKA 220130 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 630 PM PDT SAT JUN 21 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... CAZ211-212-277-283-220230- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080622T0400Z/ 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.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 630 PM PDT SAT JUN 21 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVED EAST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE FORECAST AREA HAS ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:29 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | EKA | 5 hr |
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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.