Alert archive / California / Red Flag Warnings in 2019
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Oct 25, 2019, 2:28 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 26, 2019, 10:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2019, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2019, 10:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2019, 10:25 AM PDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
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899 WWUS86 KEKA 252128 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 228 PM PDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...NORTHERN LAKE...SOUTHERN TRINITY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTIES FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .Strong gusty winds are expected late Saturday night through Sunday night across a large portion of interior northwest California. These winds will be collocated with very low humidity values resulting in critical fire weather conditions. Valleys and sheltered areas will experience much lighter winds. CAZ212-276-277-283-261130- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0006.191027T0700Z-191028T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0005.191027T0700Z-191028T1300Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 228 PM PDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WIND...East to northeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Localized brief higher gusts to 80 mph possible downwind from highest ridgetops, particularly late Saturday night and early Sunday morning near South Fork Mountain and the ridges of eastern Mendocino County. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 5 to 15 percent with poor overnight recovery. * 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. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
10 follow-up statements
407 WWUS86 KEKA 260944 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 244 AM PDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...NORTHERN LAKE...SOUTHERN TRINITY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTIES FROM LATE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .Strong gusty winds are expected late Saturday evening through Sunday night across exposed ridges of interior northwest California. These winds will be collocated with very low humidity values resulting in critical fire weather conditions. CAZ212-276-277-283-261745- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0005.191027T0500Z-191028T1300Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 244 AM PDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * WIND...East to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Locally higher gusts to 80 mph possible downwind from highest ridgetops, particularly late Saturday night and early Sunday morning near South Fork Mountain and the ridges of eastern Mendocino County. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 5 to 15 percent with poor overnight recovery. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
668 WWUS86 KEKA 261740 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1040 AM PDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...NORTHERN LAKE...SOUTHERN TRINITY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTIES FROM LATE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .Strong gusty winds are expected late Saturday evening through Sunday night across exposed ridges of interior northwest California. These winds will be collocated with very low humidity values resulting in critical fire weather conditions. CAZ212-276-277-283-270145- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.191027T0500Z-191028T1300Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 1040 AM PDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * WIND...East to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Locally higher gusts to 80 mph possible downwind from highest ridgetops, particularly late Saturday night and early Sunday morning near South Fork Mountain and the ridges of eastern Mendocino County. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 5 to 15 percent with poor overnight recovery. * 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. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
098 WWUS86 KEKA 270147 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 647 PM PDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...NORTHERN LAKE...SOUTHERN TRINITY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTIES FROM LATE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .Strong gusty winds are expected late Saturday evening through Sunday night across exposed ridges of interior northwest California. These winds will be collocated with very low humidity values resulting in critical fire weather conditions. CAZ212-276-277-283-271000- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.191027T0500Z-191028T1300Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 647 PM PDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * WIND...East to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Locally higher gusts to 80 mph possible downwind from highest ridgetops, particularly late Saturday night and early Sunday morning near South Fork Mountain and the ridges of eastern Mendocino County. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 5 to 15 percent with poor overnight recovery. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
860 WWUS86 KEKA 271000 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 300 AM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...NORTHERN LAKE...SOUTHERN TRINITY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTIES FROM LATE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .Strong gusty winds are expected through Sunday night across exposed ridges of interior northwest California. These winds will be collocated with very low humidity values resulting in critical fire weather conditions. CAZ212-276-277-283-271800- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-191028T1300Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 300 AM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * WIND...East to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Locally higher gusts to 80 mph possible downwind from highest ridgetops, particularly early this morning near South Fork Mountain and the ridges of eastern Mendocino County. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 5 to 15 percent with poor overnight recovery. * 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. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
635 WWUS86 KEKA 271006 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 306 AM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...NORTHERN LAKE...SOUTHERN TRINITY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .Strong gusty winds are expected through Sunday night across exposed ridges of interior northwest California. These winds will be collocated with very low humidity values resulting in critical fire weather conditions. CAZ212-276-277-283-271815- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-191028T1300Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 306 AM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * WIND...East to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Locally higher gusts to 80 mph possible downwind from highest ridgetops, particularly early this morning near South Fork Mountain and the ridges of eastern Mendocino County. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 5 to 15 percent with poor overnight recovery. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
083 WWUS86 KEKA 271803 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1103 AM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...NORTHERN LAKE...SOUTHERN TRINITY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .Gusty winds are expected through Sunday night across exposed ridges of interior northwest California. These winds will be collocated with very low humidity values resulting in critical fire weather conditions. CAZ212-276-277-283-280400- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-191028T1300Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 1103 AM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * WIND...East to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph along interior ridges above 1,500 ft. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 5 to 15 percent with poor overnight recovery. * 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. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
698 WWUS86 KEKA 280352 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 852 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...NORTHERN LAKE...SOUTHERN TRINITY...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .Gusty winds are expected through Sunday night across exposed ridges of interior northwest California. These winds will be collocated with very low humidity values resulting in critical fire weather conditions. CAZ212-276-277-283-281200- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-191028T1300Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 852 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * WIND...East to northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph along interior ridges above 1,500 ft. * HUMIDITY...Overnight recovery 35 to 60 percent in the valleys and 15 to 30 percent on the ridges. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
325 WWUS86 KEKA 280608 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1108 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 CAZ212-276-277-283-281415- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-191028T1800Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 1108 PM PDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET... * WIND...East to northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph across interior ridges. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 10 to 20 percent with poor overnight recovery. * 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. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
188 WWUS86 KEKA 280917 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 217 AM PDT Mon Oct 28 2019 CAZ212-276-277-283-281730- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-191028T1800Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 217 AM PDT Mon Oct 28 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WIND...East to northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph across exposed ridges. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values from 10 to 20 percent with poor overnight recovery. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
024 WWUS86 KEKA 281725 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1025 AM PDT Mon Oct 28 2019 CAZ212-276-277-283-281830- /O.CAN.KEKA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-191028T1800Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 1025 AM PDT Mon Oct 28 2019 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Eureka has cancelled the Red Flag Warning that was in effect until 1100 AM this morning. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2:36 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | EKA | Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity | 29 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:38 AM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 53 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.