Alert archive / Oregon / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Jul 7, 2008, 2:48 PM PDT for 4 counties in Oregon; Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jul 7, 2008, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2008, 2:48 PM PDT (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 7, 2008, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2008, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Siskiyou County, CA, Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 52 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1330 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KMFR 072148 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 248 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RH DAY AND NIGHT AS A THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK... CAZ280-080600- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0003.080709T0300Z-080710T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0003.080708T0600Z-080710T0300Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 248 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: ZONE 280 INCLUDING THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET MSL...WILL PERSIST FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL DROP TO 8 TO 14 PERCENT BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AT TIMES. 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. $$ ORZ619>621-080600- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0003.080709T0300Z-080709T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0003.080709T0300Z-080709T1500Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 248 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: ZONES 619...620 AND 621 INCLUDING THE SISKIYOU AND ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS BEFORE THE WINDS DECREASE WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ SVEN
16 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KMFR 080558 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1058 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RH DAY AND NIGHT AS A THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK... CAZ280-081400- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.080708T0600Z-080710T0300Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 1058 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: ZONE 280 INCLUDING THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET MSL...WILL PERSIST FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL DROP TO 8 TO 14 PERCENT BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AT TIMES. 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. $$ ORZ619>621-081400- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.080709T0300Z-080709T1500Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 1058 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: ZONES 619...620 AND 621 INCLUDING THE SISKIYOU AND ROGUE RIVER NATIONAL FORESTS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS BEFORE THE WINDS DECREASE WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KMFR 081353 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 653 AM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RH DAY AND NIGHT AS A THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK... ORZ618-082200- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0003.080708T1400Z-080710T0300Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- 653 AM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT...AND WILL DROP TO 8 TO 14 PERCENT BY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. 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. $$ CAZ280-082200- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080710T0300Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 653 AM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET MSL...WILL PERSIST FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL DROP TO 8 TO 14 PERCENT BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AT TIMES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ619>621-082200- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.080709T0300Z-080709T1500Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 653 AM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS BEFORE THE WINDS DECREASE WEDNESDAY. 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. $$ LUTZ
472 WWUS86 KMFR 082131 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 231 PM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RH DAY AND NIGHT AS A THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK... CAZ280-ORZ618-090545- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080710T0300Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- 231 PM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET...WILL PERSIST FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL OCCUR AT RIDGE TOP TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY EVENING THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ619>621-090545- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.080709T0300Z-080709T1500Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 231 PM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS. 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. $$
228 WWUS86 KMFR 090602 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1102 PM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RH DAY AND NIGHT AS A THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK... CAZ280-ORZ618-091415- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080710T0300Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- 1102 PM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 280 AND 618 INCLUDING THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST AND PORTIONS OF THE ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET...WILL PERSIST FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL OCCUR AT RIDGE TOP TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY EVENING THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ619>621-091415- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080709T1500Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 1102 PM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: 619 620 AND 621 INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS. 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. $$ MTS
287 WWUS86 KMFR 091357 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 656 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RH DAY AND NIGHT AS A THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK... ORZ619>621-091500- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080709T1500Z/ WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 656 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. MODERATE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH INSUFFICIENT WIND SPEEDS FOR WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAS PROMPTED THE CANCELLATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 619...620...AND 622. HOWEVER...A SURGE OF MARINE AIR TONIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF DRY OFFSHORE WINDS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES AS NEW HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. $$ CAZ280-100100- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080710T1700Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 656 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280...WHICH IS WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST....HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH COUPLED WITH POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF ONLY 25 TO 35 PERCENT...GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET...WILL CAUSE RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN TURN NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 7 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH 5 TO 15 MPH GUSTY TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS TO BRING LOCALIZED RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS TO THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT A MARINE PUSH NORTH OF THE AREA WILL LEAD TO A RENEWED DRY NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND PUSH OVER THE AREA. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY RECOVER TO THE 35 TO 45 PERCENT RANGE...RIDGETOP WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST THROUGH EAST. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 10 AM PDT THURSDAY 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. $$ ORZ618-100100- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080710T0300Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- 656 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 WHICH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. VERY POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 25 TO 35 PERCENT THIS MORNING WILL FALL FURTHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO BETWEEN 7 AND 15 PERCENT AS THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ LUTZ
453 WWUS86 KMFR 092152 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 252 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2008 CAZ280-ORZ618-101500- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080711T0000Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- 252 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ZONE 618 IN OREGON AND ZONE 280 IN CALIFORNIA UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... RIDGES WILL EXPERIENCE NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 25 TO 40 CAN BE EXPECTED WHILE MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE 15 TO 25 PERCENT. A LITTLE BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WILL PERSIST ON THE RIDGES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ HOLTZ
000 WWUS86 KMFR 101213 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 513 AM PDT THU JUL 10 2008 CAZ280-102215- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080711T1500Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 513 AM PDT THU JUL 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE ZONES: ZONE 280 INCLUDING THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. RIDGES WILL EXPERIENCE NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RH OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 25 TO 40 CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH PERSISTING ON THE RIDGES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ618-102215- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080711T0000Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- 513 AM PDT THU JUL 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE ZONES: ZONE 618 INCLUDING THE SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST AND BLM LANDS OF CURRY COUNTY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH MINIMUM RH OF 20 TO 35 PERCENT INLAND. A LITTLE BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WILL PERSIST ON THE RIDGES. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ SVEN
000 WWUS86 KMFR 102101 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 201 PM PDT THU JUL 10 2008 ORZ618-102215- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080711T0000Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- 201 PM PDT THU JUL 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ZONE 618. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE IMPROVING. $$ CAZ280-111500- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080711T1500Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 201 PM PDT THU JUL 10 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIDGES OF ZONE 280 UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE RIDGES OF ZONE 280 UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE RIDGES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OF 30 TO 40 PERCENT. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FRIDAY NIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ HOLTZ
000 WWUS86 KMFR 111245 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 545 AM PDT FRI JUL 11 2008 CAZ280-111600- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080711T1600Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 545 AM PDT FRI JUL 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... THE WARNING IS FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRE WEATHER ZONES: CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280 INCLUDING THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE RIDGES THROUGH MID MORNING. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ SVEN
000 WWUS86 KMFR 111545 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 845 AM PDT FRI JUL 11 2008 CAZ280-121400- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080714T0000Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 845 AM PDT FRI JUL 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUED IN EFFECT FOR THE RIDGES OF ZONE 280 UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE RIDGES OF ZONE 280 UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY. THE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DRY OVER THE REGION. NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES WILL RANGE 30 TO 40 PERCENT. LATE AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ HOLTZ
876 WWUS86 KMFR 112133 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 223 PM PDT FRI JUL 11 2008 ORZ618-619-121400- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0003.080711T2200Z-080713T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- 223 PM PDT FRI JUL 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE RIDGES IN ZONES 618 AND 619 UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE RIDGES IN ZONES 618 AND 619 UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.... A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ CAZ280-121400- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 223 PM PDT FRI JUL 11 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE RIDGES IN ZONE 280 UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE RIDGES IN ZONE 280 UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ HOLTZ
000 WWUS86 KMFR 121236 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 536 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 CAZ280-122045- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 536 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ618-619-122045- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- 536 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 AND 619... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ616-122045- /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0004.080713T1800Z-080714T0600Z/ UMPQUA BASIN- 536 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HIGH HAINES ON AN EXISTING FIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A HAINES OF 6 IS EXPECTED SUNDAY OVER AN EXISTING FIRE IN EAST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY. THIS HIGH HAINES WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY UPVALLEY FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE POSSIBLY EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ SVEN
000 WWUS86 KMFR 121305 CCA RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 604 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 CAZ280-122130- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 604 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ618-619-122130- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- 604 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 AND 619... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 20 TO 25 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ616-122130- /O.COR.KMFR.FW.A.0004.080713T1800Z-080714T0600Z/ UMPQUA BASIN- 604 AM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HIGH HAINES ON AN EXISTING FIRE IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A HAINES OF 6 IS EXPECTED SUNDAY OVER AN EXISTING FIRE IN EAST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY. THIS HIGH HAINES WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY UPVALLEY FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE POSSIBLY EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ SVEN
000 WWUS86 KMFR 122136 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 236 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 CAZ280-130545- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 236 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280 WHICH INCLUDES THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ618-619-130545- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- 236 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 AND 619... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 AND 619 INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ616-130545- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0004.080713T1800Z-080714T0600Z/ UMPQUA BASIN- 236 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HIGH HAINES ON AN EXISTING FIRE IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616. A HAINES INDEX OF 6 IS EXPECTED SUNDAY OVER AN EXISTING FIRE IN EAST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY. THIS HIGH HAINES WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY UPVALLEY FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE POSSIBLY EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ CC
744 WWUS86 KMFR 130544 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1044 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 CAZ280-131400- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 1044 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280 WHICH INCLUDES THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ618-619-131400- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- 1044 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 AND 619... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 AND 619 INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ616-131400- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0004.080713T1800Z-080714T0600Z/ UMPQUA BASIN- 1044 PM PDT SAT JUL 12 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HIGH HAINES ON AN EXISTING FIRE IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616. A HAINES INDEX OF 6 IS EXPECTED SUNDAY OVER AN EXISTING FIRE IN EAST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY. THIS HIGH HAINES WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY UP-VALLEY FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE POSSIBLY EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ DW
972 WWUS86 KMFR 131236 RFWMFR RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 536 AM PDT SUN JUL 13 2008 ORZ616-132045- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0004.080713T1800Z-080714T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0004.080713T1800Z-080714T0600Z/ UMPQUA BASIN- 536 AM PDT SUN JUL 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR A HIGH HAINES ON EXISTING FIRE FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616 INCLUDING THE DOUGLAS FIRE PROTECT AGENCY AND BLM LANDS. A HAINES INDEX OF 6 IS EXPECTED SUNDAY OVER AN EXISTING FIRE IN EAST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY. THIS HIGH HAINES WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY UP-VALLEY FLOW IN THE AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE POSSIBLY EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ CAZ280-131800- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 536 AM PDT SUN JUL 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280 FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 280 WHICH INCLUDES THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ618-619-131800- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080713T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- 536 AM PDT SUN JUL 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 AND 619... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THIS RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618 AND 619 INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST AND THE WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. A PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION WITH OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGES RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ SVEN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Medford, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 7, 1:01 PM PDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 1:01 PM PDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
101 PM PDT MON JUL 7 2008
.DISCUSSION...12Z NGM/NAM/GFS IN.
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE SOUTH AND 500MB
HEIGHTS OVER THE MEDFORD CWA WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH
TUESDAY BEFORE LEVELING OFF TUESDAY NIGHT. AT LOW LEVELS...A
STRONG THERMAL TROUGH HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST...INSTIGATING
AN OFFSHORE FLOW EVENT. STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS AND HOT TEMPERATURES HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST TODAY. INLAND TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE HOT...WITH WELL
ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS...PEAKING ON WEDNESDAY.
THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN OUT WEDNESDAY AS TROUGHS RIDE OVER THE TOP
OF IT. THAT WILL LEAD TO COOLER...BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY ALONG WITH A RETURN TO ONSHORE FLOW AND
OVERNIGHT MARINE STRATUS ALONG THE COAST.
THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL CHANGE LITTLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
OTHER THAN A SLOW DECREASE IN 500 MB HEIGHTS...SO EXPECT A DEGREE
OR TWO OF COOLING INLAND EACH DAY DURING THAT TIME FRAME ALONG
WITH THE GRADUAL RETURN OF OVERNIGHT MARINE STRATUS TO THE
COQUILLE AND UMPQUA BASINS.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY EXCEPT
FOR AREAS OF MVFR VSBYS DUE TO SMOKE OVER WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR ORZ619-ORZ620-ORZ621.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ280.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
PZZ356-PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ356-PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR PZZ350-
PZZ370.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR PZZ350-PZZ370.
15/15/05Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 3:24 AM PDT, 11 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 324 AM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 ORZ024-026-028-080100- EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-JACKSON COUNTY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 324 AM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEE MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. CAZ080-080100- WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 324 AM PDT MON JUL 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEE MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oregon, 2008Red Flag Warnings in California, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.