Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 15, 2015, 1:50 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 15, 2015, 8:00 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
- Aug 15, 2015, 1:50 PM PDT (20:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 15, 2015, 8:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2015, 8:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
146 WWUS86 KEKA 152050 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 150 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2015 ...GUSTY NE WINDS AND POOR RIDGE TOP RECOVERIES... .A THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL SLIP OFF THE COAST TONIGHT SETTING UP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH ALONG THE COAST AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE INLAND. THIS IS FORECAST TO BRING GUSTY MID AND UPPER MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT. COMBINE WITH POOR RECOVERIES...THESE WINDS WILL BRING EASTERN DEL NORTE INTO MARGINAL RED FLAG CRITERIA. CAZ203-204-160500- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0013.150816T0300Z-150816T1500Z/ 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.- 150 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY 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 FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
6 follow-up statements
912 WWUS86 KEKA 152118 AAA RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 218 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2015 ...GUSTY NE WINDS AND POOR RECOVERIES ABOVE 3500 FEET... .A THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL SLIP OFF THE COAST TONIGHT SETTING UP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH ALONG THE COAST AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE INLAND. THIS IS FORECAST TO BRING GUSTY MID AND UPPER MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT...GENERALLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. COMBINE WITH POOR RECOVERIES...THESE WINDS WILL BRING EASTERN DEL NORTE INTO MARGINAL RED FLAG CRITERIA. CAZ203-204-160530- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0013.150816T0300Z-150816T1500Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- 218 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. GENERALLY ABOVE 35000 FEET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
652 WWUS86 KEKA 152236 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 336 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2015 ...GUSTY NE WINDS AND POOR RECOVERIES ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... .A THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL SLIP OFF THE COAST TONIGHT SETTING UP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH ALONG THE COAST AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE INLAND. THIS IS FORECAST TO BRING GUSTY MID AND UPPER MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT...GENERALLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. COMBINE WITH POOR RECOVERIES...THESE WINDS WILL BRING EASTERN DEL NORTE INTO MARGINAL RED FLAG CRITERIA. CAZ203-204-160645- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0013.150816T0300Z-150816T1500Z/ 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.- 336 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. GENERALLY ABOVE 35000 FEET. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
867 WWUS86 KEKA 152354 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 454 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2015 ...GUSTY NE WINDS AND POOR RECOVERIES ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... .A THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL SLIP OFF THE COAST TONIGHT SETTING UP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH ALONG THE COAST AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE INLAND. THIS IS FORECAST TO BRING GUSTY MID AND UPPER MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST WINDS OVERNIGHT...GENERALLY ABOVE 3500 FEET. COMBINE WITH POOR RECOVERIES...THESE WINDS WILL BRING EASTERN DEL NORTE INTO MARGINAL RED FLAG CRITERIA. CAZ203-204-160800- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0013.150816T0300Z-150816T1500Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- 454 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HUMIDITY...RECOVERIES AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 PERCENT ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. GENERALLY ABOVE 35000 FEET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
215 WWUS86 KEKA 160703 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1203 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND POOR RECOVERIES ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... .A THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL SLIP OFF THE COAST TONIGHT SETTING UP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COAST AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND. THIS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY MID AND UPPER MOUNTAIN NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CAZ203-204-161500- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150816T1500Z/ 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.- 1203 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HUMIDITY...RECOVERIES AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 PERCENT ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
741 WWUS86 KEKA 161135 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 435 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... .A THERMALLY INDUCED TROUGH OFF THE COAST IN CONCERT WITH A BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAS BEEN PRODUCING GUSTY EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CAZ203-204-161500- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150816T1500Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- 435 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 3500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 3500 FT. * WINDS...EAST AND NORTHEAST 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ABOVE 3500 FEET. * HUMIDITY...HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 20 TO 40 PERCENT ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES ABOVE 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
862 WWUS86 KEKA 161459 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 759 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TODAY... CAZ203-204-161600- /O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150816T1500Z/ 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.- 759 AM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 3500 FEET... OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WERE POOR TO MODERATE AND ARE BEGINNING THE DAY THAT WAY. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP RAPIDLY THIS MONRING...BUT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL EASE OVER THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE TERRAIN DRIVEN THROUGH THE DAY THEN TURN OFFSHORE AGAIN TONIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE DUE TO WINDS EASING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2:38 AM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 12 hr |
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Sources
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