Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Eureka, CA
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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