Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Sep 21, 2009, 9:47 AM PDT. It was in force for 29 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, 2009, 9:47 AM PDT (16:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2009, 2:38 PM PDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KEKA 211659 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 947 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2009 CAZ203-204-211-212-283-220100- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0002.090921T1647Z-090922T1800Z/ 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.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 947 AM PDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY EAST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211...212 AND 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE COUPLED WITH A MODERATELY STRONG THERMAL TROUGH HAS BEEN PRODUCING VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BRISK EAST WINDS...PRIMARILY OVER THE RIDGES AND HIGHER TERRAIN. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH VERY POOR RECOVERIES EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT. EASTERLY WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS OF 40 MPH OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS...WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THE EASTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT...RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES AND HIGHER TERRAIN...AND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND LOW LANDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY ON TUESDAY AND MAY CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN FROM 6 TO 11 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY LOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KEKA 212208 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 308 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2009 CAZ203-204-211-212-283-221215- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090922T1800Z/ 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.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 308 PM PDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY EAST WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211...212 AND 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...ALONG WITH A MODERATELY STRONG THERMAL TROUGH AT THE COAST...HAS BEEN PRODUCING VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BRISK EAST WINDS. THE BRISK EAST WINDS WERE BEING OBSERVED PRIMARILY OVER THE RIDGES AND HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LIGHTER WINDS IN THE VALLEYS AND AT MID SLOPE. MORE IMPORTANTLY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW...RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 PERCENT TONIGHT AND 5 TO 10 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. EASTERLY WINDS WILL EASE A BIT TONIGHT COMPARED TO LAST NIGHT...RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 MPH OVER THE RIDGES AND HIGHER TERRAIN...TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND MID SLOPES. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY ON TUESDAY AND MAY CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN FROM 6 TO 10 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY LOW THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 221209 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 509 AM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009 CAZ203-204-211-212-283-222230- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090923T0100Z/ 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.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 509 AM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY EAST WINDS FOR ZONES 203...204...211...212 AND 283... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...ALONG WITH A MODERATELY STRONG THERMAL TROUGH AT THE COAST...HAS BEEN PRODUCING VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY EAST WINDS. EAST WINDS WERE BEING OBSERVED PRIMARILY OVER THE RIDGES AND HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LIGHTER WINDS IN THE VALLEYS AND AT MID SLOPE. MORE IMPORTANTLY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY LOW...RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY. EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AT 10 TO 20 MPH OVER THE RIDGES AND HIGHER TERRAIN...AND ONLY 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND MID SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS86 KEKA 222138 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 238 PM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009 CAZ203-204-211-212-283-222245- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090923T0100Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 238 PM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. EAST WINDS BEING OBSERVED ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES AND HIGHER TERRAIN...ARE LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED. THOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEING OBSERVED ARE VERY LOW...RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT...THE LOWER WINDS HAVE REDUCED THE RISK OF FIRE GROWTH. $$
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Sources
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