Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 12, 2015, 1:28 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 12, 2015, 7:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 15 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 12, 2015, 1:28 PM PDT (20:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2015, 7:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2015, 10:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
289 WWUS86 KEKA 122028 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 128 PM PDT FRI JUN 12 2015 CAZ203-204-131200- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.150613T0200Z-150613T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0002.150613T0200Z-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.- 128 PM PDT FRI JUN 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * MAX HUMIDITY...15 TO 30 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE EXISTING FIRES TO GROW QUICKLY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
1 follow-up statement
682 WWUS86 KEKA 131034 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 334 AM PDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ...DRY BREEZY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ONE MORE NIGHT... .A THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY EACH AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT OVER THE COAST IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS PATTERN HAS BEEN CAUSING DRY OFFSHORE WINDS THE LAST COUPLE NIGHTS AND IS EXPECTED TO DO SO AGAIN TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER THE SISKIYOUS. THIS PATTERN WILL FINALLY BREAK ON SUNDAY AS SERIES OF SHORTWAVES BRING ONSHORE FLOW AND PUSH THE HEAT EAST. CAZ203-204-131845- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.A.0002.150614T0200Z-150614T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-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.- 334 AM PDT SAT JUN 13 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 IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * MAX HUMIDITY...15 TO 30 PERCENT ALONG UPPER SLOPES. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE EXISTING FIRES TO GROW QUICKLY. 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
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 11, 9:32 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | EKA | 12 hr |
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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.