Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2013

Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Eureka, CA

August 7, 2013

NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 7, 2013, 2:54 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 8, 2013, 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
Aug 7, 2013, 2:54 PM PDT (21:54 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 8, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Aug 8, 2013, 10:53 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

810 
WWUS86 KEKA 072154
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
254 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY
AGAIN ON FRIDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW MOVING TOWARDS NW CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO TRINITY...NE HUMBOLDT AND NE MENDOCINO...AND
EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH A DEEP
UNSTABLE LAYER EXPECTED... THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TO THE REGION. ONLY EXPECT AN ISOLATED
STORM NEAR THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING, OTHERWISE THE BULK
OF THE ACTIVITY WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY
RAIN...POSSIBLE HAIL...AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN ON FRIDAY BUT THERE IS STILL
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF THUNDERSTORMS. ONLY A FEW
ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY, MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN BORDERING SISKIYOU COUNTY. 


CAZ203-204-211-212-277-283-080600-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0005.130808T1800Z-130809T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0002.130809T0600Z-130810T0600Z/
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.-
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.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
254 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY
FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...
211...212...277 AND 283... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211...212...277 AND 283...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11
PM PDT THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211...212... 277
  AND 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...THE BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
  EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PERHAPS AGAIN ON
  FRIDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY MORE WET AND
  WIDESPREAD INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT WILL BE
  NEAR THE BORDER WITH SISKIYOU COUNTY. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS AND HAIL...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY
  LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL BE
  POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
958 
WWUS86 KEKA 080515
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1015 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY
AGAIN ON FRIDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW MOVING TOWARDS NW CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO TRINITY...NE HUMBOLDT AND NE MENDOCINO...AND
EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTIES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH A DEEP
UNSTABLE LAYER EXPECTED...THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TO THE REGION. THE BULK OF THE
ACTIVITY WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY 
EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY
RAIN...POSSIBLE HAIL...AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWER
ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN ON FRIDAY BUT THERE IS STILL
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF THUNDERSTORMS. ONLY A FEW
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
BORDERING SISKIYOU COUNTY.

CAZ203-204-211-212-277-283-081315-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.130808T1800Z-130809T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0002.130809T0600Z-130810T0600Z/
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.-
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.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
1015 PM PDT WED AUG 7 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM 
THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...
211...212...277 AND 283...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
203...204...211...212...277 AND 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211...212... 
  277 AND 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...THE BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS 
  EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PERHAPS AGAIN ON 
  FRIDAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY MORE WET 
  AND WIDESPREAD INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT WILL 
  BE NEAR THE BORDER WITH SISKIYOU COUNTY. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS AND HAIL...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 
  GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY 
  LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
391 
WWUS86 KEKA 081101
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
401 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY
AGAIN ON FRIDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW MOVING TOWARDS NW CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO TRINITY...NE HUMBOLDT AND NE MENDOCINO...AND
EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTIES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH A DEEP
UNSTABLE LAYER EXPECTED...THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BRING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TO THE REGION. THE BULK OF THE
ACTIVITY WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING INTO EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLE
HAIL...AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN ON FRIDAY BUT THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF THUNDERSTORMS. ONLY A FEW STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BORDERING
SISKIYOU COUNTY.

CAZ203-204-211-212-277-283-081915-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.130808T1800Z-130809T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0002.130809T0600Z-130810T0600Z/
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.-
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.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
401 AM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
203...204...211...212...277 AND 283...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...
204...211...212...277 AND 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211...212... 
  277 AND 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...THE BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING
  PROGRESSIVELY MORE WET AND WIDESPREAD INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THE
  HIGHEST THREAT WILL BE NEAR THE BORDER WITH SISKIYOU COUNTY.
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE A THREAT ON FRIDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS AND HAIL...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 
  GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT 
  AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
351 
WWUS86 KEKA 081903
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1203 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TODAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN
ON FRIDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW MOVING TOWARDS NW CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO TRINITY...NE HUMBOLDT AND NE MENDOCINO...AND
EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTIES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE GREATEST
THREAT ARE THOSE AREAS BORDERING SISKIYOU COUNTY WITH A LESSER THREAT
OVER MENDOCINO COUNTY. THE ACTIVITY WILL START THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS TODAY MAY BE ACCOMPANIED
BY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLE HAIL...AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. SCATTERED
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN ON FRIDAY BUT THERE IS
STILL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF THUNDERSTORMS. ONLY A
FEW STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN BORDERING SISKIYOU COUNTY.

CAZ203-204-211-212-277-283-082330-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130809T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0002.130809T0600Z-130810T0600Z/
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.-
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.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
1203 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...
211...212...277 AND 283...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 203...204...211...212...277 AND 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211...212... 
  277 AND 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...THE BULK OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING
  PROGRESSIVELY MORE WET AND WIDESPREAD. THE HIGHEST THREAT WILL
  BE NEAR THE BORDER WITH SISKIYOU COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
  AGAIN BE A THREAT ON FRIDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS AND HAIL...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 
  GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT 
  AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
134 
WWUS86 KEKA 082217
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
317 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TODAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN
ON FRIDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW MOVING TOWARDS NW CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO AREAS OF TRINITY...NE HUMBOLDT AND NE
MENDOCINO...AND EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTIES THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY. THE GREATEST THREAT ARE THOSE AREAS BORDERING SISKIYOU
COUNTY WITH A LESSER THREAT OVER MENDOCINO COUNTY. THE ACTIVITY
WILL START THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLE
HAIL...AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN ON FRIDAY BUT THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF THUNDERSTORMS. ONLY A FEW STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BORDERING
SISKIYOU COUNTY.

CAZ203-204-211-283-090630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130809T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0002.130809T1800Z-130810T0600Z/
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.-
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
317 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211...212...
277 AND 283...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...
204...211...212...277 AND 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211 AND 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING
  AND TONIGHT...POSSIBLY LASTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST
  THREAT WILL BE NEAR THE BORDER WITH SISKIYOU COUNTY THIS
  AFTERNOON. LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING THERE IS A CHANCE
  FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS AND HAIL...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 
  GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT 
  AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

CAZ212-277-090630-
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.A.0002.130809T1800Z-130810T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130809T0600Z/
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
317 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...
211...212...277 AND 283...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...
204...211...212...277 AND 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 212 AND 277.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGHEST THREAT WILL BE IN THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS OF MENDOCINO COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE A
  THREAT ON FRIDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS AND HAIL...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 
  GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT 
  AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
358 
WWUS86 KEKA 090553
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1053 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...

.AN UPPER LOW MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD NW CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A
THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TO AREAS OF TRINITY...NE HUMBOLDT AND NE
MENDOCINO...AND EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTIES THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
GREATEST THREAT ARE THOSE AREAS BORDERING SISKIYOU COUNTY WITH A
LESSER THREAT OVER MENDOCINO COUNTY. ONLY A FEW STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BORDERING
SISKIYOU COUNTY.

CAZ203-204-211-283-091400-
/O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130809T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0002.130809T1800Z-130810T0600Z/
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.-
HUPA...THE HOOPA INDIAN RESERVATION AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
TRINITY RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
1053 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
203...204...211 AND 283...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211 AND 283...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...211 AND 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY DURING THE LATE MORNING
  AND AFTERNOON. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE IN
  STRONGER STORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS AND HAIL...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 
  GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT 
  AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

CAZ212-277-091400-
/O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130809T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0002.130809T1800Z-130810T0600Z/
VAN DUZEN / MAD RIVER...INLAND PORTION OF THE VAN DUZEN AND MAD
RIVER DRAINAGES WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST.-
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
1053 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
212 AND 277...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 212 AND 277...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 212 AND 277.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY DURING THE LATE MORNING
  AND AFTERNOON. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE IN
  STRONGER STORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS AND HAIL...COLLAPSING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE 
  GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. OTHERWISE WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT 
  AND TERRAIN DRIVEN. HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. 

* IMPACTS...DRY FUELS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT 
  LIGHTNING MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.