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Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Sep 8, 2011, 5:51 AM PDT for Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Sep 8, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 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 8, 2011, 5:51 AM PDT (12:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 8, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2011, 10:31 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:50 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 2040 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
4 follow-up statements
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2:44 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | MFR | Modoc, Siskiyou | 3 days |
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Red 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.