Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 11, 2015, 9:32 PM 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
- Jun 11, 2015, 9:32 PM PDT (04:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2015, 10:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
947 WWUS86 KEKA 120432 CCA RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 932 PM PDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...DRY OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A THERMAL TROUGH IN COMBINATION WITH AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST IS RESULTING IN GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR OVER DEL NORTE...EXTREME NORTHERN HUMBOLDT AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. CAZ203-204-121245- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0001.150612T0432Z-150612T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.A.0001.150613T0200Z-150613T1700Z/ 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.- 932 PM PDT THU JUN 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * AFFECTED AREA...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FT IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204. * WIND...EAST-NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
679 WWUS86 KEKA 121147 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 447 AM PDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...DRY OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .GUSTY DRY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS AREA RIDGES DUE TO A STRONG THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST. THIS TROUGH WILL SHIFT INLAND THROUGH THE DAY BRINGING DRY AND VERY HOT CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH EASING WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR OVER DEL NORTE...EXTREME NORTHERN HUMBOLDT AND WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES THIS MORNING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT. CAZ203-204-122000- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.150613T0200Z-150613T1700Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- 447 AM PDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204. * WIND...EAST-NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
292 WWUS86 KEKA 121706 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1006 AM PDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... .A THERMAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ZONES 203 AND 204 TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... CAZ203-204-130115- /O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150612T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0001.150613T0200Z-150613T1700Z/ 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.- 1006 AM PDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * WIND...EAST-NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...EXISTING FIRES MAY SPREAD. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 9:32 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | EKA | 16 hr | |
| Jun 12, 1:28 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | EKA | 21 hr |
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Sources
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