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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Eureka, CA

June 25, 2015

NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 25, 2015, 5:38 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 26, 2015, 2:00 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
Jun 25, 2015, 5:38 PM PDT (00:38 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 26, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 27, 2015, 1:51 AM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

129 
WWUS86 KEKA 260038
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
538 PM PDT THU JUN 25 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY FOR HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 INCLUDING WESTERN KLAMATH NF AND
NORTHERN SIX RIVERS NF...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH MONSOONAL
MOISTURE RESULTING IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY AND HIGH BASED
THUNDERSTORMS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL EXIST IN EASTERN DEL NORTE AND
NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES... ALTHOUGH ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN TRINITY COUNTY... ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
HUMBOLDT COUNTY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE RAINFALL.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEKEND WITH THE BEST CHANCES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

CAZ203-204-260845-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0003.150626T2100Z-150627T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0004.150626T2100Z-150627T1200Z/
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.-
538 PM PDT THU JUN 25 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY FOR HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATING 
  RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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
142 
WWUS86 KEKA 260836
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
136 AM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY FOR HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 INCLUDING WESTERN KLAMATH NF
AND NORTHERN SIX RIVERS NF...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH
MONSOONAL MOISTURE RESULTING IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY AND
HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL EXIST IN EASTERN DEL
NORTE AND NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES... ALTHOUGH ISOLATED
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN TRINITY COUNTY... ADDITIONAL PORTIONS
OF INTERIOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
LITTLE RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND WITH THE BEST CHANCES ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ203-204-261645-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0004.150626T2100Z-150627T1200Z/
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.-
136 AM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATING 
  RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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
590 
WWUS86 KEKA 261638
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
938 AM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TODAY TO 5 AM SATURDAY
FOR HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 INCLUDING WESTERN KLAMATH NF AND
NORTHERN SIX RIVERS NF...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH
INCREASING MONSOONAL MOISTURE RESULTING IN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
DRY AND HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS WILL EXIST IN EASTERN DEL NORTE
AND NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN TRINITY COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
HUMBOLDT COUNTY. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LITTLE RAINFALL.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEKEND WITH THE BEST CHANCES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

CAZ203-204-270045-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0004.150626T2100Z-150627T1200Z/
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.-
938 AM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM SATURDAY FOR HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
  TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
  WITH THESE STORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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
484 
WWUS86 KEKA 270043
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
543 PM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY FOR
HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 INCLUDING WESTERN KLAMATH NF AND
NORTHERN SIX RIVERS NF...

.THIS AFTERNOONS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS JUST A FEW MILES
EAST OF THE 203 AND 204 BOUNDARIES. ACTIVITY IS BEGINNING TO 
DIMINISH AT THIS TIME HOWEVER ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE MAY
RE-IGNITE STORMS LATER THIS EVENING.  STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE LITTLE RAINFALL. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND WITH THE BEST CHANCES ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER THESE WILL BE ASSOCIATED
WITH RAINFALL.

CAZ203-204-270845-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150627T1200Z/
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.-
543 PM PDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATING 
  RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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
847 
WWUS86 KEKA 270851
RFWEKA

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
151 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ADVANCING TOWARD NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL
BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME
RAINFALL...BUT WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
LIMITING RAINFALL ACCUMULATION IN ANY ONE LOCATION.

CAZ203-204-271700-
/O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150627T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0005.150628T0000Z-150628T1800Z/
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.-
151 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204...
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS MORNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 203 AND 204...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
PDT SUNDAY.

* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
  TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH
  THESE STORMS.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

* 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 EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 2:30 AM PDTHazardous Seas WarningEKA6 hr
Jun 26, 8:48 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA18 hr

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