Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 16, 2016, 10:25 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 16, 2016, 9:00 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, 2016, 10:25 AM PDT (17:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 16, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2016, 9:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
008 WWUS86 KEKA 161725 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1025 AM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TONIGHT... A THERMAL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL COMBINE TO BRING DRY AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. CAZ203-204-170300- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.160817T0600Z-160817T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0002.160817T0400Z-160817T1600Z/ UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH- 1025 AM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 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 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL BE 25 TO 40 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
3 follow-up statements
389 WWUS86 KEKA 170300 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 800 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TONIGHT... A THERMAL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL COMBINE TO BRING DRY AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. CAZ203-204-171300- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.160817T0400Z-160817T1600Z/ UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH- 800 PM PDT TUE AUG 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL BE 25 TO 40 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
735 WWUS86 KEKA 170956 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 256 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TONIGHT... A THERMAL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL COMBINE TO BRING DRY AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING. CAZ203-204-171600- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160817T1600Z/ UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH- 256 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204 ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL BE 25 TO 40 PERCENT. * 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. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
148 WWUS86 KEKA 171600 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 900 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2016 CAZ203-204-171700- /O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160817T1600Z/ UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH- 900 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... $$ 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 16, 3:35 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | EKA | 7 hr | |
| Aug 16, 2:06 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 43 hr |
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Sources
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