Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 30, 2008, 2:47 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 31, 2008, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Aug 30, 2008, 2:47 PM PDT (21:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2008, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2008, 2:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KEKA 302147 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 247 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 CAZ211-212-283-302300- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.A.0005.080901T0600Z-080902T1800Z/ 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.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 247 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELED... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE WILL LEAD TO GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY COOL OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR ZONES ALLOWING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE VALUES TO REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STAY ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED ALONG RIDGETOPS AND LOCALLY PRONE AREAS DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER WEAK OFFSHORE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ CAZ276-277-310600- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0005.080901T0600Z-080902T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0005.080901T0600Z-080902T1800Z/ INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- 247 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE WILL LEAD TO GUSTY EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE MENDOCINO INTERIOR FIRE DISTRICTS BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHILE EXTREMELY POOR RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG RIDGETOPS AND LOCALLY PRONE AREAS WHERE GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH ON TUESDAY HOWEVER WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ TONKIN
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KEKA 310553 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1053 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 CAZ276-277-312300- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.080901T0600Z-080902T1800Z/ INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- 1053 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE WILL LEAD TO GUSTY EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE MENDOCINO INTERIOR FIRE DISTRICTS BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHILE EXTREMELY POOR RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG RIDGETOPS AND LOCALLY PRONE AREAS WHERE GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH ON TUESDAY HOWEVER WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS86 KEKA 312250 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 350 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 CAZ276-277-012300- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.080901T0600Z-080902T1800Z/ INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- 350 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ***RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY*** AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSAGE WILL LEAD TO GUSTY EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE MENDOCINO INTERIOR FIRE DISTRICTS BEGINNING TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHILE EXTREMELY POOR RECOVERY IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG RIDGETOPS AND LOCALLY PRONE AREAS WHERE GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH ON TUESDAY HOWEVER WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KEKA 012100 RFWEKA RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 200 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 CAZ276-277-012200- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080902T1800Z/ INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.- WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.- 200 PM PDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS AND RIDGE TOPS OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CAN BE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AREAS. HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL WARNING LEVELS AND THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$
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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.