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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Eureka, CA

August 2, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 2, 2015, 8:43 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 2, 2015, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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 2, 2015, 8:43 AM PDT (15:43 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 2, 2015, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 2, 2015, 6:51 PM PDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

355 
WWUS86 KEKA 021543
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
843 AM PDT SUN AUG 2 2015

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE MAKING ITS WAY
ACROSS THE REGION WILL BRING ANOTHER THREAT OF SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY. HOWEVER...SMOKE OVER
MOST OF THE DISTRICTS MAY INHIBIT THUNDERSTORM FORMATION AND
COVERAGE TO MORE LIMITED AREAS. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIMITED PRECIPITATION.

CAZ203-204-283-022345-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0005.150802T2000Z-150803T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0010.150802T2000Z-150803T0400Z/
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.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
843 AM PDT SUN AUG 2 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...AND 283......

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...AND NORTHERN
  PORTIONS OF ZONE 283.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
  PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TODAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR
  THUNDERSTORMS.

* 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
648 
WWUS86 KEKA 022210
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
310 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2015

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE OFFSHORE AND SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE MAKING ITS WAY
ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE THREAT OF SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THE MAIN LIMITING FACTOR CONTINUES TO BE SMOKE OVER MOST OF THE
DISTRICTS...WHICH IS HELPING TO INHIBIT THUNDERSTORM FORMATION
AND LIMIT THEIR AREAL COVERAGE. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP THROUGH
THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE, IF ANY, PRECIPITATION.
CONVECTION SHOULD DISSIPATE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE
ATMOSPHERE STABILIZES.

CAZ203-204-283-030400-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150803T0400Z/
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.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
310 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
203...204...AND 283......

* AFFECTED AREAS...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...AND NORTHERN 
  PORTIONS OF ZONE 283. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
  PRODUCE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR 
  THUNDERSTORMS.

* 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 RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
813 
WWUS86 KEKA 030151
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
651 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2015

CAZ203-204-283-030300-
/O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150803T0400Z/
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.-
TRINITY...WESTERN PORTION OF THE SHASTA TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST.-
651 PM PDT SUN AUG 2 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...204...AND 283......

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT ACROSS MAINLY TRINITY COUNTY AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

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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.