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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Jul 25, 2010, 10:36 PM PDT for 7 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Jul 26, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 34 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 2010, 10:36 PM PDT (05:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 26, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2010, 9:02 PM PDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Douglas County, OR, Harney County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR, Lane County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 1:44 PM PDT | HAIL 0.25 | 22 Sse Medford, OR | NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL ON TOP OF MOUNT ASHLAND AT RADAR LOCATION KMAX. |
| Jul 26, 2:22 PM PDT | HAIL 0.5 | Sw Fort Rock, OR | OBSERVED ON STATE HIGHWAY 31 BETWEEN MILE POST 15 AND 20. HEAVY RAIN WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS FROM HAIL FALLING. |
| Jul 26, 3:00 PM PDT | HAIL 0.5 | 2 W Siskiyou Summit, OR | 1/4 INCH TO 1/2 INCH HAIL WITH BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN AND SOME LIGHTNING. |
| Jul 26, 3:51 PM PDT | HAIL 0.5 | 5 Nw Klamath Falls, OR | FROM ROCKY POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT...HALF INCH HAIL YESTURDAY AND TODAY AROUND 330PM WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMLUATION |
| Jul 26, 4:20 PM PDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Wnw Midland, OR | HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS FALLING CURRENTLY. |
| Jul 26, 4:58 PM PDT | HAIL 0.5 | 4 N Keno, OR | THUNDERSTORM WITH 22MPH WINDS 1/10 INCH OF RAIN 1/2 HAIL COVERING THE GROUND LIKE SNOW AND 4 INCHES OF MUD AND WATER ACROSS ONE ROAD AT ONE POINT. |
| Jul 26, 5:30 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 E Klamath Falls, OR | KL106 CALLED WITH 60 MPH WIND GUST |
| Jul 27, 4:55 PM PDT | HAIL 1 | Diamond Lake, OR | QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT DIAMOND LAKE RESORT |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM PDT | HAIL 0.25 | 15 Ne Howard Prairie, OR | LOCATION IS SUNSET CAMPGROUND AT LAKE OF THE WOODS. REPORT OBTAINED FROM CAMPGROUND HOST. |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.2 | 20 Ne Howard Prairie, OR | NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE SNOTEL AT 6000 FEET AT FOURMILE LAKE RECORDED 1.20 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR. TEMPERATURE ALSO DROPPED 17 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN THAT HOUR. PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY CAMPGROUND HOST. |
| Jul 27, 5:00 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 3 | 15 Ne Howard Prairie, OR | LOCATION IS LAKE OF THE WOODS RESORT. ESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN TWO HOURS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. THIS WAS REPORTED TO HAVE CAUSED SMALL RIVERS WHERE THERE ARENT NORMALLY RIVERS. ALSO NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PEA SIZED HAIL FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS TO FOURMILE LAK |
| Jul 27, 5:25 PM PDT | WILDFIRE | 10 Ene Butte Falls, OR | 5 SMALL WILDFIRES REPORTED BY BUTTE FALLS RANGER STATION AS WELL AS HAIL OF UNKNOWN SIZE. LOCATION IS IN AND NEAR THE SKY LAKES WILDERNESS. |
| Jul 27, 6:00 PM PDT | HAIL 0.25 | 5 E Prospect, OR | 15-20 MINUTES OF PEA SIZED HAIL BEGINNING AROUND 1800. REPORT WAS FROM A FIRE CREW EAST OF PROSPECT. |
| Jul 27, 6:00 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.5 | 11 Ese Prospect, OR | FIRE CREW REPORTED A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES. |
| Jul 27, 6:20 PM PDT | HAIL 1 | Prospect, OR | WIDESPREAD 1 INCH HAIL IN THE PROSPECT AREA ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. |
| Jul 27, 8:04 PM PDT | HAIL 0.5 | Klamath Falls, OR | SPOTTER 106. REPORT OF TREE FALLEN ON A CAR NEARBY HEARD ON SCANNER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 244 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -272 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3155 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
060 WWUS86 KMFR 260536 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1036 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...LIGHTNING THREATENS NEW FIRE STARTS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON... .INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL GENERATE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A THREAT FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ORZ623-624-261745- /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0002.100726T1800Z-100727T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0002.100727T0600Z-100728T0600Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 1036 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624. FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624 * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. A CONTINUE THREAT FOR WET STORMS EXISTS TUESDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: STORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AGAIN...STORMS SHOULD DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ ORZ625-261745- /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0002.100726T1800Z-100727T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 1036 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 625... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 625. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 625. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. STORMS WILL START OUT SOMEWHAT DRY...BUT WILL BECOME MORE WET WITH TIME. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS INTO THE EVENING...THEN WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ617-261745- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.A.0002.100726T1800Z-100728T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST- 1036 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 617... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 617. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 617. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. RAINFALL...POSSIBLY HEAVY...WILL ACCOMPANY STORMS. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT INTO MID DAY MONDAY WILL LIKELY DECREASE IN COVERAGE LATE MONDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP TUESDAY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ ORZ621-622-261745- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.A.0002.100726T1800Z-100727T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- 1036 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 621 AND 622... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 621 AND 622. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621 AND 622. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL START OUT SOMEWHAT DRY EARLY ON...BUT WILL BECOME MORE WET WITH TIME INTO THE EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING INTO THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL BEGIN SOMEWHAT DRY...BUT BECOME MORE WET BY LATE AFTERNOON. $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
7 follow-up statements
561 WWUS86 KMFR 261201 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 501 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 .INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL GENERATE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A THREAT FOR NEW FIRE STARTS. ORZ617-270015- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0002.100726T1800Z-100728T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0002.100726T2100Z-100727T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST- 501 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 617... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 617. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH MOST LIKELY AREAS FROM TOKETEE FALLS EAST INTO THE CASCADES. MEASURABLE RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE EVENING HOURS. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY BECOME STRONGEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP TUESDAY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ ORZ621-622-270015- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0002.100726T1800Z-100727T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.FW.W.0002.100726T1800Z-100727T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- 501 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 621 622... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621 AND 622. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ZONE 622 MOST LIKELY AREAS WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERN END NEAR THE SISKIYOUS AND NORTHEASTERN END TOWARD THE CASCADES. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASING INTO THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL BEGIN SOMEWHAT DRY...BUT BECOME MORE WET BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ623-624-270015- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.100726T1800Z-100727T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0002.100727T0600Z-100728T0600Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 501 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624... FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624 * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. A CONTINUE THREAT FOR WET STORMS EXISTS TUESDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING OUTSIDE THE RAIN CORE WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: STORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AGAIN...STORMS SHOULD DECREASE TONIGHT...THEN DEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ ORZ625-270015- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.100726T1800Z-100727T0600Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 501 AM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 625. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. STORMS WILL START OUT SOMEWHAT DRY...BUT WILL BECOME MORE WET WITH TIME. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS INTO THE EVENING...THEN WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ BUNNAG VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
031 WWUS86 KMFR 262134 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 234 PM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...LIGHTNING MAY IGNITE FIRES OVER SOUTHERN OREGON... .SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE CASCADES TO SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF FIRE STARTS. ORZ623-624-271400- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.A.0002.100727T0600Z-100728T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 234 PM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624... ...THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 624. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: STORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AGAIN...STORMS SHOULD DECREASE TONIGHT...THEN DEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ ORZ617-271400- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST- 234 PM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 617... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 617. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FROM TOKETEE FALLS EAST INTO THE CASCADES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ621-622-625-271400- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 234 PM PDT MON JUL 26 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 621 622 AND 625... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621 622 AND 625. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM MT. ASHLAND TO MEDFORD TO PROSPECT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ STAVISH VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
205 WWUS86 KMFR 271209 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 509 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 .SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE CASCADES TO SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF FIRE STARTS. ORZ617-280015- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST- 509 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 617... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 617. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FROM TOKETEE FALLS EAST INTO THE CASCADES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ621>625-280015- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 509 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 621 622 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621 622 AND 625. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM MT. ASHLAND TO MEDFORD TO PROSPECT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
950 WWUS86 KMFR 271246 CCA RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 545 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 .SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE CASCADES TO SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LIGHTNING AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF FIRE STARTS. ORZ617-280100- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST- 545 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 617... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 617. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FROM TOKETEE FALLS EAST INTO THE CASCADES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ621>625-280100- /O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 545 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 621 622 623 624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621 622 623 624 AND 625. * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM MT. ASHLAND TO MEDFORD TO PROSPECT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ SVEN VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
019 WWUS86 KMFR 271427 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 727 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ORZ617-280600- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST- 727 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 617... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 617 * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FROM TOKETEE FALLS EAST INTO THE CASCADES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ621>625-280600- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 727 AM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 621...622...623...624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621...622...623...624 AND 625 * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY EAST OF A LINE FROM MT. ASHLAND TO MEDFORD TO PROSPECT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN A HIGH PROBABILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ SVEN VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
665 WWUS86 KMFR 272056 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 156 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ORZ617-280600- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST- 156 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONE 617... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 617 * THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY FROM TOKETEE FALLS EAST INTO THE CASCADES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL END AFTER 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ621>625-280600- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 156 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 621...622...623...624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621...622...623...624 AND 625 * THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. * OUTFLOW WINDS: OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELLS. * IMPACTS: DUE TO HIGH FIRE DANGER WITH DRY TO VERY DRY FUELS SCATTERED LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL END AFTER 10 PM. 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. && $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
779 WWUS86 KMFR 280402 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 902 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ORZ617-621>625-280515- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100728T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 902 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 617...621...622...623...624 AND 625... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 617...621...622...623...624...AND 625 * THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN ZONES 624 AND 625. NO STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRE ZONES. $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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 25, 8:12 PM PDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 8:12 PM PDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
812 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010
.DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED TO ISOLATED
THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SIDE. THERE IS CHANCE OF A FEW STORMS
CONTINUING OVERNIGHT SO WILL KEEP THE RFW RATHER THAN CANCEL IT
FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. THE RFW FOR MONDAY CONTINUES UNCHANGED
AS WELL.
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OFFSHORE INTO
TUESDAY. THE GFS AND NAM CONTINUE TO INDICATE HIGHER PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES ON MONDAY AND GREATER INSTABILITY OVER THE CASCADES
THAN TODAY. THUS...POPS ARE HIGHER FOR TOMORROW BUT COVERAGE WILL
PRIMARILY STILL BE SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE
FOCUS STILL EXPECTED FROM AROUND CRATER LAKE NORTHEASTWARD.
THE AXIS OF THE UPPER TROUGH WILL EDGE TOWARD THE COAST TUESDAY
WHICH SHOULD SEND THE REGION OF GREATEST INSTABILITY INTO NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON BUT THE 12Z GFS MAINTAINS SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY FOR A FORECAST OF A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS FROM CRATER LAKE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
KLAMATH AND LAKE COUNTIES.
TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE NEAR TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
WEDNESDAY WHILE THE CONTINUED SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER
TROUGH PUSHES THE GREATEST INSTABILITY INTO FAR EASTERN OREGON AND
IDAHO WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR NORTHERN
KLAMATH...LAKE AND MODOC COUNTIES.
THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO WESTERLY ON
THURSDAY WITH THAT CONDITION PERSISTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A MORE STABLE AIR MASS WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH. ALSO...IFR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF
DOUGLAS...COOS AND SOUTHERN CURRY COUNTIES WILL PERSIST AND SPREAD
INTO THE COQUILLE BASIN OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE MONDAY
MORNING.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR ORZ027>031.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR ORZ027>031.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR ORZ025.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ORZ026.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
ORZ026.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ080-081-083>085.
PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR PZZ370.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PZZ350.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY FOR
PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY
FOR PZZ376.
DW/11Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 4:54 PM PDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 454 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ORZ623-624-261200- SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 454 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF OR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE REST OF SUNDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ625-261200- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 454 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF OR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE REST OF SUNDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ621-622-261200- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- 454 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF OR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE REST OF SUNDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ280-281-284-285-261200- WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 454 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE REST OF SUNDAY. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ617-261200- UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST- 454 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF OR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. SEE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KS
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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:16 PM PDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 516 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 CAZ083-084-260100- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY CA-NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES CA- 516 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM PDT... AT 513 PM PDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES WEST OF BRAY...OR 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNT SHASTA...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 4180 12199 4161 12198 4159 12217 4173 12222 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 259DEG 4KT 4164 12213 SUGDEN
Local storm report, Jul 25, 5:20 PM PDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
520 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM WILDFIRE 12 WSW MODOC POINT 42.36N 122.08W
07/25/2010 KLAMATH OR PUBLIC
WILDFIRE REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 97 NEAR DOAK MOUNTAIN.
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KEENESpecial weather statement, Jul 25, 7:01 PM PDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 701 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 CAZ081-ORZ028-260230- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY CA-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES OR- 701 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN JACKSON AND NORTHERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM PDT... AT 655 PM PDT...STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SISKIYOU SUMMIT...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ASHLAND. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST SLOWLY. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE....INTERSTATE 5 ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF THE CALIFORNIA-OREGON BORDER. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 4203 12260 4199 12239 4180 12251 4186 12266 TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 180DEG 0KT 4207 12256 SK
Local storm report, Jul 25, 7:01 PM PDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
701 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0701 PM HEAVY RAIN YREKA 41.73N 122.63W
07/25/2010 E0.00 INCH SISKIYOU CA UNKNOWN
SPOTTER ON I-5 STOPPED AT HORNBROOK ESTIMATED 50 TO 60
MPH WINDS 1/2 INCH HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN.
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OBRIENLocal storm report, Jul 25, 7:24 PM PDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
724 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HAIL GREENVIEW 41.55N 122.90W
07/25/2010 E0.75 INCH SISKIYOU CA TRAINED SPOTTER
BETWEEN 430PM AND 530 PM HEAVY RAIN AND 3/4 INCH HAIL.
GARDEN DAMAGED. REPORTED BY SY37
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OBRIENLocal storm report, Jul 25, 7:28 PM PDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
728 PM PDT SUN JUL 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0727 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N KENO 42.19N 121.91W
07/25/2010 M42 MPH KLAMATH OR TRAINED SPOTTER
42.7 MPH WIND GUST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 30S.
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KEENEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 11:53 AM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Klamath | 37 min |
| Jul 26, 1:38 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Klamath, Lake | 22 min |
| Jul 26, 2:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Jackson | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 2:51 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Klamath | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 3:04 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Jackson | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 3:47 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | MFR | Klamath | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 4:16 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Klamath | 44 min |
| Jul 26, 4:56 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFR | Klamath | 34 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.