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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Eureka, CA

July 1, 2014

NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jul 1, 2014, 4:08 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 1, 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
Jul 1, 2014, 4:08 AM PDT (11:08 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 1, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 1, 2014, 8:34 PM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

507 
WWUS86 KEKA 011108
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
408 AM PDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL KICK START ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. A VERY DRY LOW LEVEL AIR MASS WILL RESTRICT RAINFALL WITH
THESE STORMS...THUS RESULTING IN MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT BUT MAY REDEVELOP
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ283-011915-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0002.140701T2100Z-140702T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0003.140701T2100Z-140702T0600Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
408 AM PDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING 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 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN 
  LIGHTNING IGNITED FIRES. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
522 
WWUS86 KEKA 011518
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
818 AM PDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL KICK START ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. A VERY DRY LOW LEVEL AIR MASS WILL RESTRICT RAINFALL WITH
THESE STORMS...THUS RESULTING IN MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT MAY
REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ283-012330-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0003.140701T2100Z-140702T0600Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
818 AM PDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
283...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN 
  LIGHTNING IGNITED FIRES. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$
620 
WWUS86 KEKA 012107
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
207 PM PDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL GENERATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY LOW LEVEL AIR MASS WILL
RESTRICT RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS...THUS RESULTING IN MOSTLY DRY
THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT MAY
REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES ACROSS
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

CAZ283-020515-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.A.0003.140702T2000Z-140703T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140702T0600Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
207 PM PDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283...

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

* TIMING...THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN 
  LIGHTNING IGNITED FIRES. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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

&&

$$
865 
WWUS86 KEKA 020334
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
834 PM PDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... 

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283 AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE PASSES ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA AND COMBINES WITH
ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY. A VERY DRY LOW-LEVEL AIR MASS WILL
RESTRICT RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS...THUS RESULTING IN MOSTLY DRY
THUNDERSTORMS.

CAZ283-021300-
/O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140702T0600Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0003.140702T2000Z-140703T0400Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
834 PM PDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
283...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 283...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...LIGHTNING STRIKES ON VERY DRY FUELS COULD RESULT IN 
  LIGHTNING IGNITED FIRES. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 2:07 PM PDTFire Weather WatchEKA12 hr

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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.