Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Aug 24, 2016, 4:07 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 24, 2016, 11:00 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 24, 2016, 4:07 PM PDT (23:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2016, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted.
652 WWUS86 KEKA 242307 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 407 PM PDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT... DRY AND GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF DEL NORTE...NORTHEAST HUMBOLDT...AND FAR WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES TONIGHT. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PRIMARILY HIGH ELEVATION MID AND UPPER SLOPES LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. CAZ203-204-250715- /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0003.160825T0600Z-160825T1800Z/ UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH- 407 PM PDT WED AUG 24 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY 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 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 AND 204 ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
2 follow-up statements
948 WWUS86 KEKA 250704 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1204 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016 ...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS AND POOR RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT... DRY AND GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF DEL NORTE...NORTHEAST HUMBOLDT...AND FAR WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTIES TONIGHT. CAZ203-204-251800- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160825T1800Z/ UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH- 1204 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 AND 204 ABOVE 2500 FEET. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * HUMIDITY...MAXIMUM OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY WILL BE 25 TO 40 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA
365 WWUS86 KEKA 251753 RFWEKA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1053 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016 CAZ203-204-251900- /O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160825T1800Z/ UPPER SMITH-LOWER MIDDLE KLAMATH- 1053 AM PDT THU AUG 25 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 204... GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE DAY...EVENTUALLY TURNING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINTAINING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ 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.