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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Eureka, CA

July 2, 2014

NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jul 2, 2014, 2:03 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 2, 2014, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 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 2, 2014, 2:03 AM PDT (09:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 2, 2014, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 2, 2014, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

648 
WWUS86 KEKA 020903
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
203 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS
 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 283...

CAZ283-021715-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0003.140702T2000Z-140703T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0004.140702T2000Z-140703T0400Z/
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
203 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
283...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF TRINITY COUNTY AND NORTH
  EASTERN MENDONCINO COUNTY. STORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED AND MAINLY
  DRY. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ277-021715-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0004.140702T2000Z-140703T0400Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
203 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
277...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 277.

* LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF TRINITY COUNTY AND NORTH
  EASTERN MENDONCINO COUNTY. STORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED AND MAINLY
  DRY. 

* 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. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID AND LARGE FIRE GROWTH.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
018 
WWUS86 KEKA 021655
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
955 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY
FUELS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277
AND 283...

CAZ277-283-030100-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0004.140702T2000Z-140703T0400Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
955 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 277...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 283.

* LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
  TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF TRINITY COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN
  MENDOCINO COUNTY. STORMS WILL BE HIGH BASED AND MAINLY DRY.

* 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. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID AND LARGE FIRE GROWTH.

&&

$$
683 
WWUS86 KEKA 022104
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
204 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY
FUELS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND
283...

CAZ277-283-030400-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140703T0400Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
204 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 283...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 283.

* LIGHTNING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF TRINITY COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN MENDOCINO
  COUNTY. STORMS WILL BE HIGH-BASED AND MAINLY DRY.

* 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. THESE CONDITIONS CAN
SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID AND LARGE FIRE GROWTH.

&&

$$
913 
WWUS86 KEKA 030402
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
902 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

CAZ277-283-030515-
/O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140703T0400Z/
WESTERN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST / EASTERN MENDOCINO UNIT.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
902 PM PDT WED JUL 2 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 277 AND 283...

A MORE STABLE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA ON
THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

$$

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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.