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Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Eureka, CA

June 13, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 13, 2015, 3:27 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 13, 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 13, 2015, 3:27 PM PDT (22:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 13, 2015, 7:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 14, 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.

494 
WWUS86 KEKA 132227
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
327 PM 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.

CAZ203-204-140630-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0002.150614T0200Z-150614T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0003.150614T0200Z-150614T1700Z/
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.-
327 PM PDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR LOW RH AND WINDS...

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
SUNDAY. 

* MAX HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT ALONG UPPER SLOPES.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES MAY
  CAUSE 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
4 follow-up statements
606 
WWUS86 KEKA 132227 CCA
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
327 PM 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.

CAZ203-204-140630-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0002.150614T0200Z-150614T1700Z/
/O.COR.KEKA.FW.W.0003.150614T0200Z-150614T1700Z/
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.-
327 PM PDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR LOW RH AND WINDS...

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
SUNDAY. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* MAX HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT ALONG UPPER SLOPES.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES MAY
  CAUSE 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
639 
WWUS86 KEKA 140539
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1039 PM PDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...DRY BREEZY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ONE MORE NIGHT...

.A THERMALLY INDUCED SURFACE TROUGH WILL DRIFT OVER THE COAST
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...CAUSING DRY OFFSHORE WINDS. THE
STRONGEST OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE OVER THE SISKIYOUS.
THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE ON SUNDAY AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES BRING
ONSHORE FLOW...PUSHING THE HEAT EAST.

CAZ203-204-141345-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150614T1700Z/
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.-
1039 PM PDT SAT JUN 13 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
LOW RH AND WINDS...

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* MAX HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT ALONG UPPER SLOPES.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES 
  MAYCAUSE 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
558 
WWUS86 KEKA 141120
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
420 AM PDT SUN JUN 14 2015

...DRY OFFSHORE WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...

.AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS NW CALIFORNIA BY THIS
AFTERNOON...EFFECTIVELY PUTTING AN END TO WARNING CRITERIA.

CAZ203-204-141700-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150614T1700Z/
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.-
420 AM PDT SUN JUN 14 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...

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

* MAX HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT ALONG UPPER SLOPES.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES MAY CAUSE
  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
497 
WWUS86 KEKA 141659
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
959 AM PDT SUN JUN 14 2015

CAZ203-204-141800-
/O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150614T1700Z/
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.-
959 AM PDT SUN JUN 14 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
WINDS AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...

WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND RH RECOVERIES WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY AS A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA BRINGING ONSHORE FLOW
AND A DEEPER MARINE LAYER.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

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