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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Sep 7, 2011, 5:07 AM PDT for 7 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Sep 7, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 24 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 7, 2011, 5:07 AM PDT (12:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 7, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2011, 10:31 PM PDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, 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), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 2400 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
973 WWUS86 KMFR 071207 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 507 AM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ONSHORE LATE TODAY AND REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...AND COULD INCREASE IN COVERAGE THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...A THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND OVER WESTERN OREGON TODAY WITH HOT...DRY...AND UNSTABLE WEATHER THAT COULD ENHANCE EXISTING FIRE ACTIVITY. THE THERMAL TROUGH RE-DEVELOPS ALONG THE SOUTH OREGON COAST THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY WITH AREAS OF GUSTY EAST WINDS AND POOR RIDGE RECOVERY. ORZ617-623-080015- /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110907T1800Z-110908T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0009.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 507 AM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HAINES 6 OVER WILDFIRE IN ZONES 617 AND 623... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR OREGON FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR OREGON FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... 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. FIRE WEATHER WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: OREGON FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623. * HAINES 6...A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH HAINES 6 EXPECTED OVER EXISTING WILDFIRE. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS MAY TREND WETTER THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND...THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WINDS MAY EASE A BIT FRIDAY...BUT WILL INCREASING AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT WITH DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE POOREST RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND RECEPTIVE FUELS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY LEAD TO FIRE STARTS. GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES COULD LEAD TO RAPID GROWTH OF THOSE STARTS AND ANY ON-GOING FIRES ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ CAZ284-285-ORZ624-625-080015- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 507 AM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285...AND OREGON FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: CALIFORNIA FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285...AND OREGON FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY TREND TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY...BUT MAY TREND WETTER THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND RECEPTIVE FUELS WILL LEAD TO FIRE STARTS. LOW HUMIDITY AND LOCALLY GUSTY EAST WINDS COULD LEAD TO RAPID GROWTH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ280-ORZ616-618>622-080015- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-UMPQUA BASIN- SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- 507 AM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR CALIFORNIA FIRE ZONE 280 AND OREGON FIRE ZONES 616...618...619...620...621 AND 622... * AFFECTED AREA: CALIFORNIA FIRE ZONE 280 AND OREGON FIRE ZONES 616...618...619...620...621 AND 622. * WIND...THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WINDS MAY EASE A BIT FRIDAY...BUT WILL INCREASING AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT WITH DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE POOREST RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY AND POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL ALLOW ONGOING FIRES TO REMAIN ACTIVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT ON THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. ALSO...SOME ZONES MAY SEE NEW FIRE STARTS WITH ISOLATED DRY LIGHTNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ STAVISH VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
7 follow-up statements
588 WWUS86 KMFR 072125 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 225 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ORZ617-623-081100- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.A.0009.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110908T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 225 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR HIGH HAINES OVER EXISTING WILDFIRES FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH 11 AM THURSDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 617 * HAINES 6...A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT WITH HAINES 6 EXPECTED OVER EXISTING WILDFIRES. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL SUPPORT EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT COVERAGE IS UNCERTAIN. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND RECEPTIVE FUELS COULD LEAD TO FIRE STARTS THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ616-622-072230- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ UMPQUA BASIN-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- 225 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IS CANCELED FOR FIRE ZONES 616 AND 622... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. OFF SHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. HOWEVER...NEITHER WIND SPEEDS NOR HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT THE CONTINUATION OF THE WATCH. $$ CAZ280-081100- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T0600Z-110908T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 225 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 280... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 280... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 280 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED EAST TO WEST ORIENTED CANYONS. * HUMIDITY...TONIGHT...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR MID SLOPE AND ABOVE WITH MAXIMUM VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS. THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT WITH DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE POOREST RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE NEW FIRE STARTS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EVEN IF STORMS REMAIN ISOLATED...CONDITIONS REMAIN CRITICAL ENOUGH WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THAT IMPACTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. IN ADDITION...OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO RAPID GROWTH OF ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ284-285-081100- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T0600Z-110908T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 225 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 285 AND 284 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR MID SLOPE AND ABOVE WITH MAXIMUM VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE NEW FIRE STARTS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EVEN IF STORMS REMAIN ISOLATED...CONDITIONS REMAIN CRITICAL ENOUGH WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THAT IMPACTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ CAZ281-282-081100- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T0600Z-110908T1800Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 225 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 281 AND 282... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 281 AND 282 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR MAXIMUM VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE NEW FIRE STARTS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EVEN IF STORMS REMAIN ISOLATED...CONDITIONS REMAIN CRITICAL ENOUGH WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THAT IMPACTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ ORZ624-625-081100- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 225 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SCATTERED IN COVERAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND RECEPTIVE FUELS MAY LEAD TO NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ618>621-081100- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 225 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 618...619...620 AND 621... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 621...618...620 AND 619 * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT WITH DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE POOREST RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND RECEPTIVE FUELS MAY LEAD TO HIGH FIRE DANGER. RAPID GROWTH MAY BE POSSIBLE ON ANY ON GOING FIRES OR NEW STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
074 WWUS86 KMFR 080505 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ORZ617-623-081715- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110908T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0007.110908T0600Z-110909T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 617 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND RECEPTIVE FUELS COULD LEAD TO FIRE STARTS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ CAZ284-285-081715- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T0600Z-110909T0600Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 285 AND 284 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR MID SLOPE AND ABOVE WITH MAXIMUM VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE NEW FIRE STARTS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. EVEN IF STORMS REMAIN ISOLATED...CONDITIONS REMAIN CRITICAL ENOUGH WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THAT IMPACTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ ORZ624-625-081715- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BECOME SCATTERED IN COVERAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND RECEPTIVE FUELS MAY LEAD TO NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ ORZ621-081715- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 621... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 621... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 621. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 621 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT WITH DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE POOREST RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND RECEPTIVE FUELS MAY LEAD TO HIGH FIRE DANGER. RAPID GROWTH MAY BE POSSIBLE ON ANY ON GOING FIRES OR NEW STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ622-081715- /O.EXB.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY- 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 622... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 622. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 622 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING....ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONE. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR MAXIMUM VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND RECEPTIVE FUELS MAY LEAD TO NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ CAZ281-282-081715- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T0600Z-110909T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 281 AND 282... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 281 AND 282. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 281 AND 282 * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR MAXIMUM VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ CAZ280-081715- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T0600Z-110908T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONE 280... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 280... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 280. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * WIND...OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED EAST TO WEST ORIENTED CANYONS. * HUMIDITY...TONIGHT...HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR MID SLOPE AND ABOVE WITH MAXIMUM VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS. THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT WITH DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE POOREST RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE NEW FIRE STARTS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EVEN IF STORMS REMAIN ISOLATED...CONDITIONS REMAIN CRITICAL ENOUGH WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER THAT IMPACTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANT. IN ADDITION...OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WHICH COULD LEAD TO RAPID GROWTH OF ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ618>620-081715- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110909T0700Z-110910T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- 1005 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 618...619 AND 620... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 618...619 AND 620. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 20 TO 40 PERCENT WITH DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE POOREST RECOVERY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND RECEPTIVE FUELS MAY LEAD TO HIGH FIRE DANGER. RAPID GROWTH MAY BE POSSIBLE ON ANY ON GOING FIRES OR NEW STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SVEN VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
791 WWUS86 KMFR 081251 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 551 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ORZ617-623-090100- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 551 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... 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. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 617. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME AND RAPID INCREASES IN LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IF MOVING FROM KLAMATH INTO DOUGLAS COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ CAZ281-282-284-285-090100- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 551 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 281...282...284 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 281...285...282 AND 284. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ CAZ280-090100- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110908T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 551 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 280... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY LIGHTNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 280. * WIND...EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15-25 PERCENT TODAY WILL DECREASE 5-10 PERCENT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER. THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ621-090100- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 551 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 621... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 621... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 621. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OF 30-40 PERCENT AT MID SLOPES AND RIDGES...POSSIBLY BELOW 25 PERCENT IN AREAS. AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DECREASING EACH DAY...RANGING FROM 15-25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...DIPPING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER AND THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE AT THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ ORZ622-624-625-090100- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 551 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...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 622...624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 622...624 AND 625. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SCATTERED IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME...AND ESPECIALLY IF MOVING FROM THE CASCADES INTO JACKSON COUNTY. THE DRIER STORMS WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE CASCADES. RAPID INCREASES IN LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IF STORMS MIGRATE FROM KLAMATH INTO JACKSON COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ ORZ618>620-090100- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- 551 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 618...619 AND 620... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 618...620 AND 619. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 30 TO 45 PERCENT TONIGHT WILL WORSEN TO 20 TO 35 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT. DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL WORSEN TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT SATURDAY...WITH SOME AREAS INTO SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER. THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ STAVISH VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
079 WWUS86 KMFR 081400 CCA RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 659 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ORZ617-623-090215- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 659 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... 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. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 617. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME AND RAPID INCREASES IN LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IF MOVING FROM KLAMATH INTO DOUGLAS COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ CAZ281-282-284-285-090215- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0008.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 659 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 281...282...284 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 281...285...282 AND 284. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ CAZ280-090215- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110908T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- 659 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 280... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY LIGHTNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 280. * WIND...EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. * HUMIDITY...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. DAYTIME MINIMUM HUMIDITY OF 15-25 PERCENT TODAY WILL DECREASE 5-10 PERCENT FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER. THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ621-090215- /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 659 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 621... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 621... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 621. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OF 30-40 PERCENT AT MID SLOPES AND RIDGES...POSSIBLY BELOW 25 PERCENT IN AREAS. AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DECREASING EACH DAY...RANGING FROM 15-25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...DIPPING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER AND THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE AT THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ ORZ622-624-625-090215- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.110908T1800Z-110909T0600Z/ EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 659 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...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 622...624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 622...624 AND 625. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SCATTERED IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME...AND ESPECIALLY IF MOVING FROM THE CASCADES INTO JACKSON COUNTY. THE DRIER STORMS WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE CASCADES. RAPID INCREASES IN LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IF STORMS MIGRATE FROM KLAMATH INTO JACKSON COUNTY. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ ORZ618>620-090215- /O.COR.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER- SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- 659 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 618...619 AND 620... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 618...620 AND 619. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 30 TO 45 PERCENT TONIGHT WILL WORSEN TO 20 TO 35 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT. DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL WORSEN TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT SATURDAY...WITH SOME AREAS INTO SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER. THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ STAVISH VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
290 WWUS86 KMFR 082144 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 244 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ORZ621-091100- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0009.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 244 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONE 621... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 621... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 621. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OF 30-40 PERCENT AT MID SLOPES AND RIDGES...POSSIBLY BELOW 25 PERCENT IN AREAS. AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DECREASING EACH DAY...RANGING FROM 15-25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...DIPPING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS THROUGH THIS EVENING. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER AND THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE AT THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ CAZ280-ORZ618>620-091100- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0008.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0009.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- WESTERN ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- 244 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 618...620 AND 619. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 30 TO 45 PERCENT TONIGHT WILL WORSEN TO 20 TO 35 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT. DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL WORSEN TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT SATURDAY...WITH SOME AREAS INTO SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER. THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ ORZ617-623-091100- /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0010.110910T1800Z-110912T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 244 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HAINES 6 OVER EXISTING WILDFIRES FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 617. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME AND SOME MAY DRIFT FROM KLAMATH INTO DOUGLAS COUNTY AT WHICH TIME LIGHTNING MAY INCREASE. * HAINES 6...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HAINES 6 WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EXISTING WILDFIRES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS THROUGH THIS EVENING. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND DUE TO HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ622-624-625-090600- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 244 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 622...624 AND 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 622...624 AND 625. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SCATTERED IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORMS WILL BECOME WETTER WITH TIME...AND SOME MAY DRIFT FROM THE CASCADES INTO JACKSON COUNTY AT WHICH TIME LIGHTNING MAY INCREASE. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ CAZ281-282-284-285-090600- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 244 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 281...282...284 AND 285... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 281...282...284 AND 285. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL INITIALLY BE DRY AND THEN TREND TOWARD WET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NEW FIRE STARTS WITH DRY LIGHTNING ON RECEPTIVE FUELS. INCREASED INITIAL ATTACK LOAD. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. OUTDOOR CREWS PLEASE RESPECT THE DEADLY NATURE OF LIGHTNING. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR CLOSED-TOP VEHICLE UNTIL STORMS PASS. && $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
080 WWUS86 KMFR 090455 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 955 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ORZ621-091700- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0009.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 955 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 621... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 621. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OF 30-40 PERCENT AT MID SLOPES AND RIDGES...POSSIBLY BELOW 25 PERCENT IN AREAS. AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DECREASING EACH DAY...RANGING FROM 15-25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...DIPPING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER AND THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE AT THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ ORZ617-623-091700- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0010.110910T1800Z-110912T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 955 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HAINES 6 OVER EXISTING WILDFIRES FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 617. * HAINES 6...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HAINES 6 WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EXISTING WILDFIRES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND DUE TO HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ622-624-625-090600- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 955 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 622...624 AND 625... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ281-282-284-285-090600- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 955 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 281...282...284 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ280-ORZ618>620-091700- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0009.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- WESTERN ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- 955 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 618...620 AND 619. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 30 TO 45 PERCENT TONIGHT WILL WORSEN TO 20 TO 35 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT. DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL WORSEN TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT SATURDAY...WITH SOME AREAS INTO SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER. THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
950 WWUS86 KMFR 090532 CCA RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1031 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ORZ621-091800- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0009.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS- 1031 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 621... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 621. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OF 30-40 PERCENT AT MID SLOPES AND RIDGES...POSSIBLY BELOW 25 PERCENT IN AREAS. AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DECREASING EACH DAY...RANGING FROM 15-25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY...DIPPING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER AND THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE AT THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ ORZ617-623-091800- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0010.110910T1800Z-110912T0600Z/ UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 1031 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR HAINES 6 OVER EXISTING WILDFIRES FOR FIRE ZONES 617 AND 623... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 623 AND 617. * HAINES 6...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HAINES 6 WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EXISTING WILDFIRES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND DUE TO HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ622-624-625-090645- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT- WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 1031 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR FIRE ZONES 622...624 AND 625... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ281-282-284-285-090645- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110909T0600Z/ CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA- TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 1031 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY LIGHTNING FOR FIRE ZONES 281...282...284 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ CAZ280-ORZ618>620-091800- /O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0009.110910T0300Z-110910T1800Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON COAST- WESTERN ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY- 1031 PM PDT THU SEP 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 618...620 AND 619 IN OREGON AND FIRE ZONE 280 IN CALIFORNIA. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * HUMIDITY...OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY OF 30 TO 45 PERCENT TONIGHT WILL WORSEN TO 20 TO 35 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT. DAYTIME MINIMUMS OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL WORSEN TO 10 TO 20 PERCENT SATURDAY...WITH SOME AREAS INTO SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...LOW DAYTIME HUMIDITY WILL EXACERBATE FIRE DANGER. THE COMBINATION OF EAST WINDS AND LOW NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE GROWTH IN THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ 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 Sep 7, 4:00 AM PDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 4:00 AM PDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
400 AM PDT WED SEP 7 2011
.DISCUSSION...THE 00Z RUNS OF THE GFS...NAM AND ECMWF ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THEY ARE ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT
WITH THEIR PREVIOUS RUNS...IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO MAKE MANY ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE FORECAST. A FEW BANDS OF CIRRUS HAVE ARRIVED IN ADVANCE OF
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH. THE TROUGH IS CENTERED NEAR 38N 132W AND
WILL CONTINUE ITS TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD FAR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. BY THIS EVENING, IT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE MENDOCINO
COAST THEN IT WILL SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ON THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...AND WITH THE SHORTWAVE INFLUENCE THE
SLIGHT CHANCE WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE
HIGHEST PROBABILITY IS FOR THE CASCADES. THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE
AIR MASS ARE VERY DRY AND WILL NOT MOISTEN UP APPRECIABLY.
THUS...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF
STARTING FIRES.
THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND INCREASINGLY HAZY SKY MAY HOLD BACK
HEATING BY A DEGREE OR TWO. BUT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL HEATING
TODAY WITH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AND A COASTAL THERMAL TROUGH MOVING
INLAND TO THE CASCADES. THUS...TODAY IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE THE
HOTTEST OF THE YEAR SO FAR INLAND.
IT WILL BE ALMOST AS HOT ON THURSDAY...AND THE PROBABILITY OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HIGHER THAN TODAY WITH A FOCUS ON THE
CASCADES AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EAST SIDE. THE STEERING FLOW
WILL BE WEAK BUT EASTERLY...THUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING COULD MOVE OFF THE TERRAIN AND ACROSS VALLEYS. THE AIR
MASS WILL BE MORE MOIST AND MORE UNSTABLE ON THURSDAY THAN IT WILL
BE TODAY BUT THUNDERSTORMS STILL WILL NOT PRODUCE MUCH RAINFALL.
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OFFSHORE WILL BUILD TOWARD THE COAST
THURSDAY NIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED AT RIDGE
TOPS AND AN INCREASE IN EASTERLY WINDS AT RIDGES WEST OF THE
CASCADES. THE PATTERN WILL PERSIST FRIDAY WITH STRONGER OFFSHORE
FLOW EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT.
ON FRIDAY...WHILE THE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS PATTERN WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH CONTINUED HOT TEMPERATURES AND THE HIGHEST
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF OUR AREA. BUT...EACH OF THE
THREE DAYS WILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MAINLY FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SISKIYOU
AND MODOC COUNTIES.
THE GFS AND ECMWF BOTH CONTINUE TO INTRODUCE A COOLING TREND NEXT
WEEK. THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS MAY
LINGER FOR SISKIYOU AND MODOC COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE
UPPER TROUGH PERSISTS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. BUT A WEAK TROUGH
MOVING ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA WOULD WEAKEN THE RIDGE OVER OUR
REGION ON TUESDAY. ALSO...IT MAY BE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER TROUGH
MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND WHICH WOULD BRING A
STABLE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND SEND TEMPERATURES BACK CLOSER TO
NORMAL FOR WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ALONG THE COAST WILL
PERSIST UNTIL AROUND 15Z...EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 18Z NEAR BROOKINGS.
COASTAL STRATUS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN THIS EVENING AND
PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. INLAND...VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH ONLY AN INCREASE IN CIRRUS CLOUDS.
A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING
FOR THE SISKIYOUS AND CASCADES EASTWARD. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE
HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASES AND WILL PRODUCE GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES FOR TODAY DUE TO EXISTING FIRES AND A
DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH A HAINES INDEX OF 6. THUNDERSTORM
COVERAGE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO ONLY BE ISOLATED
BUT INSTABILITY AND MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED COVERAGE OF STORMS. THIS
THUNDERSTORM EVENT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY EASTERLY WINDS THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT
MID SLOPE AND RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN OVER THE
WEEKEND BUT IT WILL REMAIN HOT WITH LOW HUMIDITIES.
&&
.MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR ORZ025-027>031.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR ORZ021>028.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ORZ025-027-028.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ083>085.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR CAZ080.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
PZZ376.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOR PZZ376.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR PZZ376.
DWHazardous weather outlook, Sep 6, 5:36 PM PDT, 11 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 536 PM PDT TUE SEP 6 2011 CAZ284-285-ORZ617-623>625-071300- SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-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- 536 PM PDT TUE SEP 6 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CA AND OR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME... .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...SEE THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR THE DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 9:51 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | MFR | Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane | 17 hr |
| Sep 7, 3:28 AM PDT | Gale Watch | MFR | 24 hr | |
| Sep 7, 3:28 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Watch | MFR | 24 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oregon, 2011Red Flag Warnings in California, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.