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Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 18, 2014, 2:49 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 18, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 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 18, 2014, 2:49 AM PDT (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 18, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2014, 9:08 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
428 WWUS86 KEKA 180949 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 249 AM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 CAZ204-283-181800- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0011.140818T2100Z-140819T0600Z/ 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.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 249 AM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 283... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 283. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE AFFECTED ZONES. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WHILE WETTING RAIN WILL OCCUR IN SOME OF THE SLOWER MOVING STORMS...LIGHTNING OUTSIDE OF STORM CORES ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CHANCES FOR NEW FIRE STARTS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
841 WWUS86 KEKA 181755 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1055 AM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 CAZ204-283-190200- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0011.140818T2100Z-140819T0600Z/ LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 1055 AM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 283. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE AFFECTED ZONES. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WHILE WETTING RAIN WILL OCCUR IN SOME OF THE SLOWER MOVING STORMS...LIGHTNING OUTSIDE OF STORM CORES ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CHANCES FOR NEW FIRE STARTS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
772 WWUS86 KEKA 182046 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 146 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 CAZ204-283-190500- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0011.140818T2100Z-140819T0600Z/ 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.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 146 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 283... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 283. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE AFFECTED ZONES. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WHILE WETTING RAIN WILL OCCUR IN SOME OF THE SLOWER MOVING STORMS...LIGHTNING OUTSIDE OF STORM CORES ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CHANCES FOR NEW FIRE STARTS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$
711 WWUS86 KEKA 190408 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 908 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 CAZ204-283-190515- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140819T0600Z/ LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.- 908 PM PDT MON AUG 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 204 AND 283... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DISSIPATED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2:32 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 4:14 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Del Norte | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 4:24 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | EKA | Trinity | 51 min |
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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.