Alert archive / Oregon / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Medford, OR
NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Aug 25, 2012, 2:15 PM PDT for Harney County, Klamath County, Lake County, Oregon. It took effect at Aug 26, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Aug 25, 2012, 2:15 PM PDT (21:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 26, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Medford, OR
Counties Harney County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 213 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1700 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
066 WWUS86 KMFR 252115 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 215 PM PDT SAT AUG 25 2012 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK EAST OF THE CASCADES IN SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS AND HUMIDITIES COULD BE MET ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. CAZ284-285-260915- /O.CAN.KMFR.FW.A.0012.120826T2100Z-120828T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KMFR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120827T0300Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 215 PM PDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 285 AND 284 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT BUT INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE POSSIBLE IN MODOC COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SOME OVERNIGHT BUT DECREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ ORZ624-260915- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0012.120826T2100Z-120828T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0013.120826T2100Z-120827T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 215 PM PDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 624... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 624 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ ORZ625-260915- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0012.120826T2100Z-120828T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0013.120826T2100Z-120827T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 215 PM PDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 625... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 625 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 10 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POCKETS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ SK VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
4 follow-up statements
736 WWUS86 KMFR 260914 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 214 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 CAZ284-285-261300- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120827T0300Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 214 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 285 AND 284 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ARE POSSIBLE IN MODOC COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ ORZ624-261300- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0013.120826T2100Z-120827T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 214 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 624... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 624 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ ORZ625-261300- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0013.120826T2100Z-120827T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 214 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 625 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH POCKETS OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. && $$ DW VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
356 WWUS86 KMFR 261108 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 408 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 CAZ284-285-262300- /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0013.120828T2200Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120827T0300Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 408 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 285 AND 284. * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON MONDAY THEN AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SOME SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES IN MODOC COUNTY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ ORZ624-262300- /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0013.120828T2200Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0013.120826T2100Z-120827T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 408 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 624... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 624... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 624 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON MONDAY THEN AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SOME SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ON RIDGE TOPS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ625-262300- /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0013.120828T2200Z-120829T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0013.120826T2100Z-120827T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 408 AM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 625... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 625... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 625 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON MONDAY THEN AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ DW VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
779 WWUS86 KMFR 262137 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 237 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 CAZ284-285-270945- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120827T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0013.120828T2200Z-120829T0300Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 237 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 285 AND 284 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON MONDAY...THEN AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 10 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SOME SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES IN MODOC COUNTY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ORZ624-270945- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120827T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0013.120828T2200Z-120829T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- 237 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 624... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 624... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 624 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON MONDAY...THEN AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SOME SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES ON RIDGE TOPS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ ORZ625-270945- /O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120827T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0013.120828T2200Z-120829T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 237 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 625... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 625... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 625 * WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON MONDAY...THEN AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE SIMILAR ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SK VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
766 WWUS86 KMFR 270300 RFWMFR URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 800 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ORZ624-625-271500- /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120827T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0013.120828T2200Z-120829T0300Z/ KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES- 800 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 624 AND 625... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 624 AND 625 * WIND...WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH A FEW ISOLATED MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MAY SEE CONTINUED STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ CAZ284-285-271500- /O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-120827T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0013.120828T2200Z-120829T0300Z/ SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY- 800 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONES 284 AND 285... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 285 AND 284 * WIND...WINDS ARE DECREASING THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH A FEW ISOLATED MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MAY SEE CONTINUED STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 35 MPH IS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 10 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Oregon, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.