Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 16, 2015, 3:16 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 16, 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 16, 2015, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 16, 2015, 8:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 17, 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.
502 WWUS86 KEKA 162216 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 316 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVERNIGHT ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 3000 FEET... .THE THERMAL TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DRIFT OFF TO THE COAST AGAIN TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR A TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTY. THIS WILL CAUSE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OVER THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. FOLLOWING A DAY OF LOW HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE COMING NIGHT BRINGING A DRY OFFSHORE FLOW...HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER SIGNIFICANTLY. THEREFORE...WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES OVERNIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED. CAZ203-204-170630- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0014.150817T0300Z-150817T1500Z/ 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.- 316 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY 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 MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HUMIDITY...RECOVERIES AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 PERCENT ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
596 WWUS86 KEKA 170627 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1127 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY OVERNIGHT ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 3000 FEET... .A THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST AGAIN TONIGHT BRINGING GUSTY NORTHEAST AND EAST WINDS OVER THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES IN EASTERN DEL NORTE COUNTY. THE GUSTY WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. CAZ203-204-171500- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150817T1500Z/ UPPER SMITH...INLAND PORTION OF THE SMITH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NF.- LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH...INLAND PORTION OF THE KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE WITHIN THE SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST AND THE UKONOM DISTRICT OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.- 1127 PM PDT SUN AUG 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 3000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 3000 FT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ABOVE 3000 FEET. * HUMIDITY...RECOVERIES AS LOW AS 20 TO 40 PERCENT ALONG THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
518 WWUS86 KEKA 171457 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 757 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2015 ...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TODAY... .POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL BEGIN KICK OFF THE DAY IN A DRY FASHION WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS ANOTHER DAY OF TEMPS IN THE 90S AND LOW 100S FOR INTERIOR NW CALIFORNIA. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE SINCE IT WAS IN PLACE OVERNIGHT FOR GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS AND POOR RECOVERIES. CAZ203-204-171600- /O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150817T1500Z/ 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.- 757 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE SINCE IT WAS IN PLACE FOR OVERNIGHT WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY. $$ 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.