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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Medford, OR

July 28, 20147 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California

NWS Medford, OR issued this red flag warning at Jul 28, 2014, 10:39 PM PDT for 7 counties in Oregon; Modoc County, Siskiyou County, California. It took effect at Jul 29, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2014, 10:39 PM PDT (05:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 29, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 29, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Medford, OR

Counties Modoc County, CA, Siskiyou County, CA, Douglas County, OR, Harney County, OR, Jackson County, OR, Josephine County, OR, Klamath County, OR, Lake County, OR, Lane County, OR

The radar

The Medford radar (KMAX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 29, 7:22 PM PDTHAIL 0.510 Ssw Chemult, OR0.5 IN HAIL COVERING GROUND. PUBLIC REPORTED ABOUT A 2 INCH LAYER OF HAIL ON GROUND.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 84 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2014-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 61 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Medford/Jackson, OR at 00:00Z on 2014-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
61 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
4045 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

748 
WWUS86 KMFR 290539
RFWMFR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1039 PM PDT MON JUL 28 2014

.ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA AND BRING INCREASING AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AS
IT MOVES NORTH TO NORTHEAST. THE TIMING AND TRACK OF THIS
DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE MOST EXTENSIVE
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE FROM THE CASCADES EASTWARD. ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE IS LIKELY TO FOLLOW ON WEDNESDAY AND ALSO PRODUCE
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.


CAZ280>282-284-285-ORZ617-621>625-291745-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA-
TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-
SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-
WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
1039 PM PDT MON JUL 28 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...
281...282...284...285...617...621...622...623...624 AND 625...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282...284...285...617...621...622...
623...624 AND 625...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TUESDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281...622...624...285... 
  282...284...621...625...623...617 AND 280

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TUESDAY NIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN AND AS DRYING OCCURS IN THE DAYS 
  THAT FOLLOW THE THUNDERSTORMS.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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

&&

$$
DW

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5 follow-up statements
191 
WWUS86 KMFR 291053
RFWMFR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
353 AM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

ORZ617-621>625-292300-
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/O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-
SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-
WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
353 AM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...621...622...623...624...AND 625...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...621...622...623...624...AND 625...

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...621...622...623...624
  AND 625.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT
  THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO NOT
  RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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

&&

$$

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WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-SHASTA-
TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
353 AM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282...284...AND 285...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282... 284...AND 285...

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282...284...AND
  285.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT
  THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO NOT
  RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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

&&

$$

SK

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472 
WWUS86 KMFR 292230
RFWMFR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
330 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

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SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
330 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 280...281...282...284...AND 285...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282...284...AND
285...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

ORZ617-623>625-301030-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0020.140731T2100Z-140801T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
330 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 617...621...622...623...624...AND 625...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 617...621...622...623...624...AND 625...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS 
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...623...624 AND 625 IN OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...621...622...623...
  624 AND 625. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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

&&

$$

ORZ621-622-301030-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-
330 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 621... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 621...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 621.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

CAZ280-281-284-285-301030-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-
SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
330 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 280...281...284 AND 285... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 280...281...284 AND 285...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282...284...
  AND 285. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$


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196 
WWUS86 KMFR 292256 CCA
RFWMFR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
350 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

CAZ282-300600-
/O.CAN.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
350 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 282... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...621...622...623...624
  AND 625.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO NOT
  RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

ORZ617-623>625-301100-
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/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0020.140731T2100Z-140801T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
350 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 617...621...622...623...624...AND 625...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 617...621...622...623...624...AND 625...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS 
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...623...624 AND 625 IN OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...621...622...623...
  624 AND 625. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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

&&

$$

ORZ621-622-301100-
/O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-
350 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 621 AND 622... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 621 AND 622...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 621 AND 622.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

CAZ280-281-284-285-301100-
/O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-
SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
350 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 280...281...284 AND 285... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 280...281...284 AND 285...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...282...284...
  AND 285. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$


VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
013 
WWUS86 KMFR 300003 CCB
RFWMFR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
459 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

CAZ282-300100-
/O.CAN.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
459 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

CORRECTED HEADLINES AND TEXT FOR ZONES INCLUDED IN WATCHES AND
WARNINGS

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
   EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
   ZONES 282... 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 282.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
  TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO NOT
  RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

ORZ617-623>625-301215-
/O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.A.0020.140731T2100Z-140801T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
459 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
   EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
   ZONES 617...623...624...AND 625... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
   ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...
   623...624...AND 625...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
   THURSDAY EVENING FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR
   FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...623...624 AND 625 IN OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...623...624 AND 625. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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

&&

$$

ORZ621-622-301215-
/O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-
459 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
   EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
   ZONE 621 AND 622... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT
   WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
   ZONE 621 AND 622...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 621 AND 622.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

CAZ280-281-284-285-301215-
/O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0019.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.COR.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-
SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
459 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
   EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
   ZONES 280...281...284 AND 285... 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
   FOR FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
   ZONES 280...281...284 AND 285...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...284...AND 285. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE LATE
  TONIGHT THEN LIKELY EXPANDING IN COVERAGE ON WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

STOCKTON
506 
WWUS86 KMFR 300607
RFWMFR

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1107 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

ORZ617-623>625-310000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.A.0020.140731T2100Z-140801T0600Z/
UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
1107 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE ZONES
617...623...624 AND 625...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE ZONES 617...623...624 AND 625...

THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EARLIER THIS EVENING
HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE ZONES 617...623...624 AND 625...

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617...623...624 AND 625.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE
  LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

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.

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

&&

$$

CAZ280-281-284-285-ORZ621-622-310000-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0022.140730T2100Z-140731T0600Z/
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-
SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-EASTERN ROGUE VALLEY-
1107 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE ZONES
280...281...284...285...621 AND 622...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE ZONES 280...281...284...285...621 AND 622...

THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EARLIER THIS EVENING
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...284...285...621 AND 622 HAS
EXPIRED.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281...284...285...621
  AND 622.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE
  LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH DAYS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH EXISTING VERY 
  DRY FUELS WILL RESULT IN MANY FIRE STARTS IN A SHORT PERIOD 
  OF TIME. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THE 
  THUNDERSTORMS...BUT FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY IN AREAS THAT DO 
  NOT RECEIVE WETTING RAIN.

* VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/ZYV5

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

CAZ282-300715-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140730T0600Z/
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST IN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
1107 PM PDT TUE JUL 29 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE ZONE 282...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

SPILDE 

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Medford, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 10:39 PM PDTFire Weather WatchMFRDouglas, Harney, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake and 1 more18 hr
Jul 29, 8:30 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsMFR54 hr
Jul 29, 3:30 PM PDTRed Flag WarningMFRDouglas, Harney, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake and 1 more32 hr
Jul 29, 3:50 PM PDTFire Weather WatchMFRDouglas, Harney, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake and 1 more23 hr

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Sources

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