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Fire Weather Watch 1, NWS Eureka, CA

August 3, 2012

NWS Eureka, CA issued this fire weather watch at Aug 3, 2012, 4:38 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 4, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2012, 4:38 AM PDT (11:38 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 4, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 4, 2012, 7:53 AM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

826 
WWUS86 KEKA 031138
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
438 AM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS IN 
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

CAZ211-212-276-277-283-031945-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120806T0300Z/
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
438 AM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...
212...276...277 AND 283...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...276...277 AND 
  283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK
  TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
653 
WWUS86 KEKA 031935
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1235 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

CAZ211-212-276-277-283-040345-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120806T0300Z/
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
1235 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
211...212...276...277 AND 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...276...277 AND 
  283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS 
  LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$
116 
WWUS86 KEKA 031956
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1256 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

CAZ203-204-040400-
/O.EXA.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120806T0300Z/
UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN
THE SIX RIVERS NF.-
LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER
DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM
DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-
1256 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND
204...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS 
  LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 


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.

&&

$$

CAZ211-212-276-277-283-040400-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120806T0300Z/
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
1256 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
211...212...276...277 AND 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...276...277 AND 
  283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS 
  LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$
711 
WWUS86 KEKA 032211
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
311 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND DRY FUELS FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

CAZ277-041245-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120806T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120805T1200Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
311 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY
TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY
  WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ283-041245-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120806T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0000Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
311 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY
TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY
  WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ276-041245-
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120805T1200Z/
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
311 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 276...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
  INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH WET
  THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ211-212-041245-
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2200Z-120806T0300Z/
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
311 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
211 AND 212...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY
  WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ203-204-041245-
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN
THE SIX RIVERS NF.-
LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER
DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM
DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-
311 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND
204...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH
  WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$
694 
WWUS86 KEKA 032310 AAA
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

CAZ277-040715-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120805T1200Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY
  WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ283-040715-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0000Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY
  WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ276-040715-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120805T1200Z/
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 276...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
  INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH WET
  THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ211-212-040715-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2200Z-120806T0300Z/
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
211 AND 212...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY
  WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ203-204-040715-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN
THE SIX RIVERS NF.-
LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER
DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM
DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-
410 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
203 AND 204...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH
  WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$
090 
WWUS86 KEKA 040647
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1147 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

CAZ277-041500-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120805T1200Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
1147 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY 
  WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ283-041500-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0000Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
1147 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY 
  DRY WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ276-041500-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120805T1200Z/
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
1147 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 276...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 
  INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH WET 
  THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ211-212-041500-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2200Z-120806T0300Z/
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
1147 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
211 AND 212...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY 
  DRY WITH WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ203-204-041500-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN
THE SIX RIVERS NF.-
LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER
DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM
DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-
1147 PM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
203 AND 204...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH 
  WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

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.

&&

$$
750 
WWUS86 KEKA 041151
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
451 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

CAZ276-042000-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120805T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120804T2000Z-120805T1200Z/
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
451 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK
  TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY STORMS BY
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ211-212-042000-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2200Z-120806T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120805T1800Z/
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
451 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH
  MORE RAIN TO ACCOMPANY STORMS BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ203-204-042000-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0600Z-120805T1800Z/
UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN
THE SIX RIVERS NF.-
LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER
DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM
DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-
451 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
  INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL TO ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS BY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...

* OUTFLOW WINDS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ277-042000-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120805T1200Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
451 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS BY
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ283-042000-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0000Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
451 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING WILL RESULT FOR MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
175 
WWUS86 KEKA 041456 CCA
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
753 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

CAZ276-042315-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2000Z-120805T1200Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120804T2000Z-120805T1200Z/
INTERIOR MENDOCINO...INTERIOR PORTION OF MENDOCINO COUNTY.-
753 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 276.

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FAIRLY
  DRY WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY STORMS BY EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE
  SPREAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ211-212-042315-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120804T2200Z-120806T0300Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120805T1800Z/
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
753 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211 AND 212.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FAIRLY DRY WITH
  MORE RAIN TO ACCOMPANY STORMS BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ203-204-042315-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0300Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0600Z-120805T1800Z/
UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN
THE SIX RIVERS NF.-
LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER
DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM
DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.-
753 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
  INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL TO ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS BY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE
  SPREAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ277-042315-
/O.COR.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120805T1200Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
753 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY WITH
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS BY
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE
  SPREAD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

CAZ283-042315-
/O.COR.KEKA.FW.W.0001.120805T0000Z-120806T0000Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
753 AM PDT SAT AUG 4 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS LOOK TO BE FAIRLY DRY.

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN MULTIPLE FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE 
  SPREAD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this fire weather watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this fire weather watch went out at Aug 3, 4:11 AM PDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 4:11 AM PDT, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
411 AM PDT FRI AUG 3 2012

.SYNOPSIS...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL ALONG THE COAST NORTH
OF CAPE MENDOCINO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME CLEARING IS EXPECTED
IN THE AFTERNOONS. DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
INTERIOR THROUGH SATURDAY AND THEN COOL DOWN EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
WEAK TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS CURRENTLY CENTERED
OVER SOUTHERN CA/NV BORDER. THIS WILL EXPAND SLIGHTLY TODAY BUT
GENERALLY TODAY SHOULD BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY IN MOST
AREAS. STRATUS IN PLACE ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO
THIS MORNING WITH A FEW AREAS OF STRATUS SOUTH OF CAPE MENDOCINO.
THE MARINE LAYER IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 1500 FT DEEP. THIS HAS
KEPT THE STRATUS FROM REACHING AS TOO FAR INLAND. NEAR COASTAL
AREAS SHOULD BE QUICK TO CLEAR TODAY. AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST A FEW
HOURS OF CLEARING IS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH EXPECT IT
MAY BE BRIEF MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY. TOOK DRIZZLE OUT OF THE FORECAST
FOR THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A FEW AREAS OF LIGHT
DRIZZLE EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA WILL BE DRY WITH NO
SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH. TEMPERATURES INLAND SHOULD WARM A
DEGREE OR TWO OVER THE PREVIOUS DAY. TONIGHT EXPECT A RETURN OF
THE STRATUS EARLY IN THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH EXPECT THE MARINE
LAYER WILL REMAIN FAIRLY SHALLOW.

TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY THIS AREA HIGH PRESSURE IS PROGGED TO SHIFT
NORTHWARD SLOWLY AND ELONGATE FROM ALONG A MFR TO ABQ LINE. BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS PROGGED TO
STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY OFF THE CA COAST. THIS INTERACTING WITH THE
HIGH PRESSURE CREATES AN AREA OF CONVERGENCE OVER NORTHWEST CA.
THIS SOUTHEAST FLOW ALSO BRINGS MONSOONAL MOISTURE UP TOWARDS
NORTHWEST CA. MODELS ARE SHOWING DECENT INSTABILITY...CAPE LOOKS
TO AROUND 300 TO 500 J/KG. LAPSE RATES INDICATE THERE WILL BE VERY
LITTLE CAP. ALL OF THESE INGREDIENTS LOOK TO BRING ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA STARTING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND LIKELY CONTINUING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE
COAST MAY EVEN SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. CONFIDENCE IS STILL LOW ON
THE EXACT COVERAGE...HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR A FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING EVENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. MKK

.LONG TERM...DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW SHOULD RETURN ON MON AND LAST
THROUGH MID WEEK. IT LOOKS LIKE A COOLING TREND WITH TEMPS NEAR
NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AS A BAGGY TROUGH HANGS AROUND
OFFSHORE OVER THE NE PACIFIC. MKK

&&

.AVIATION...11-3.9 SATELLITE SHOWS A LITTLE LESS STRATUS
INTRUSION ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. LITTLE CHANGE IN LOW
TO MID LEVEL FLOW SO DO NOT EXPECT MUCH CHANGE FROM WHAT HAS BEEN
OBSERVED THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.  THE STRATUS APPEARS TO BE FAIRLY
THIN WHILE THE MARINE LAYER REMAINS SOMEWHAT COMPRESSED.  THUS
LOOKING FOR LATE AFTERNOON PARTIAL AND BRIEF CLEARING...THEN FILLING
BACK IN AGAIN DURING THE EARLY EVENING.  INTERIOR SITES WILL REMAIN
VFR THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL TAF CYCLES.

&&

.MARINE...CHANGES OCCURRING LATER TODAY AS THE NORTHERLY SMALL CRAFT
WINDS AND SHORT PERIOD SEAS BEGIN TO DROP OFF. LIGHTER SEAS AND WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED
BEGINNING SATURDAY INTO MONDAY. WINDS MAY TURN EARLIER NEAR THE
IMMEDIATE COAST BEGINNING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON FRIDAY AS MODELS
OFTEN ARE TOO SLOW WITH DEVELOPING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND THIS WILL
HAVE TO BE MONITORED TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY INTO THE REST OF THE NEXT WEEK AS TROUGHING
REDEVELOPS OVER THE WEST COAST AND LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE
INTERIOR. RPA/JT

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...THUNDERSTORMS INITIALLY LOOK TO BE DRY ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH AS WE GO THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OPTED TO GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR MOST OF THE INTERIOR ZONES. LEFT ZONES CAZ203 AND 204
OUT OF THE WATCH DUE TO UNCERTAINTY ON THE FUEL MOISTURE.
CONFIDENCE IS STILL LOW ON THE EXACT COVERAGE...HOWEVER THE
POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR A FAIRLY WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING EVENT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MKK

&&

.EKA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING FIRE WEATHER ZONES CAZ211...212...276...277 AND
     283.

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS...
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
     AFTERNOON PZZ450-455.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY PZZ470-475.

     HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON PZZ470-475.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 2:46 PM PDT, 13 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
246 PM PDT THU AUG 2 2012

CAZ001-002-076-032200-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
246 PM PDT THU AUG 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

CAZ003-004-032200-
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
246 PM PDT THU AUG 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

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Sources

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