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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

June 28, 2020

NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Jun 28, 2020, 10:10 AM PDT. It took effect at Jun 28, 2020, 9:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Jun 28, 2020, 10:10 AM PDT (17:10 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 28, 2020, 9:00 PM PDT
Expired: Jun 29, 2020, 6:00 PM PDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Eureka, CA

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336 
WWUS86 KEKA 281710
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1010 AM PDT Sun Jun 28 2020

...Red Flag Warning for portions of eastern and southern Lake 
County above 1500 feet...

.Dry and locally gusty north to northeast winds will develop over
the higher elevations of eastern and southern Lake County this 
evening. Winds will peak in strength late tonight into Monday 
morning, then gradually diminish Monday afternoon and evening. 
Modest to locally poor overnight humidity recoveries tonight into
Monday morning will accompany the breezy conditions across the 
exposed higher terrain, and lead to quite low humidity Monday 
afternoon. The combination of these winds, humidity, and 
seasonably drier than normal fuels will lead to increased fire
weather conditions. 

CAZ264-290115-
/O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0001.200628T2100Z-200630T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0001.200629T0400Z-200630T0300Z/
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
1010 AM PDT Sun Jun 28 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT
MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET...

The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to 8 PM PDT
Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. 

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 264 above 1,500 feet. Mainly for
  north and east-facing upper slopes and ridges to the southeast 
  of Kelseyville and Lucerne.
 
* WIND...Sustained northeast winds 12 to 20 mph developing this
  evening and continuing through midday Monday, then gradually
  diminishing Monday afternoon and evening. Peak gusts of 25 to 35
  mph will be possible over exposed mountain ridges late tonight 
  and Monday morning.

* HUMIDITY...Daytime RH in the 20 to 30 percent range on today,
  with modest to locally poor RH recoveries tonight of 35 to 45
  percent. Daytime RH decreasing slightly for Monday to 15 to 25
  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

5 follow-up statements

637 
WWUS86 KEKA 290030
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
530 PM PDT Sun Jun 28 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN ELEVATION ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY...

Dry and locally gusty north to northeast winds will develop over 
the higher elevations of eastern and southern Lake County tonight
and early Monday morning. Winds will then gradually diminish 
late Monday morning and into the afternoon. Modest to locally 
poor overnight humidity recoveries tonight into Monday morning 
will accompany the breezy conditions across the exposed higher 
terrain, and lead to quite low humidity Monday afternoon. The 
combination of these winds, humidity, and seasonably drier than 
normal fuels will lead to critical fire weather conditions.

CAZ264-291100-
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0001.200629T0400Z-200630T0000Z/
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
530 PM PDT Sun Jun 28 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 264 above 1,500 feet. Mainly 
  for north and east-facing upper slopes and ridges to the 
  southeast of Kelseyville and Lucerne. 

* WIND...Sustained northeast winds 12 to 20 mph developing this
  evening and continuing through midday Monday, then gradually
  diminishing Monday afternoon. Peak gusts of 25 to 35 mph will be
  possible over exposed mountain ridges late tonight and early Monday
  morning.

* HUMIDITY...Overnight recoveries of 35 to 45 percent. Daytime RH
  decreasing slightly for Monday to 15 to 25 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

382 
WWUS86 KEKA 290934
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
234 AM PDT Mon Jun 29 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN ELEVATION ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY...

Dry and locally gusty north to northeast winds have developed 
over the higher elevations of eastern and southern Lake County 
early this morning. Winds will gradually diminish later this
morning and into this afternoon. Modest to locally poor overnight
humidity recoveries early this morning will accompany the breezy 
conditions across the exposed higher terrain, and lead to quite 
low humidities this afternoon. The combination of these winds, low
humidity values, and seasonably drier than normal fuels will lead
to critical fire weather conditions through this afternoon.

CAZ264-291800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200630T0100Z/
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
234 AM PDT Mon Jun 29 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
ABOVE 1500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather Zone 264 above 1,500 feet. Mainly 
  for north and east-facing upper slopes and ridges to the 
  southeast of Kelseyville and Lucerne. 

* WIND...Sustained northeast winds 10 to 20 mph continuing through
  around noon today, then gradually diminishing this afternoon. 
  Peak gusts of 25 to 35 mph will be possible over exposed 
  mountain ridges through early this morning.

* HUMIDITY...Overnight recoveries of 35 to 45 percent. Daytime RH
  decreasing slightly for today to 10 to 25 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

708 
WWUS86 KEKA 291231
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
531 AM PDT Mon Jun 29 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN ELEVATION ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Dry and locally gusty north to northeast winds have developed
over the higher elevations of eastern and southern Lake County
early this morning. Winds will gradually diminish later this
morning and into this afternoon. Modest to locally poor overnight
humidity recoveries early this morning will accompany the breezy
conditions across the exposed higher terrain, and lead to quite
low humidities this afternoon. The combination of these winds,
low humidity values, and seasonably drier than normal fuels will
lead to critical fire weather conditions through this afternoon.

CAZ264-291900-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200630T0100Z/
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
531 AM PDT Mon Jun 29 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
ABOVE 1500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 264.

* WIND...Sustained northeast winds 10 to 20 mph continuing
  through around noon today, then gradually diminishing this 
  afternoon. Peak gusts of 25 to 35 mph will be possible over 
  exposed mountain ridges through early this morning. 

* HUMIDITY...Overnight recoveries of 35 to 45 percent. Daytime 
  RH decreasing slightly for today to 10 to 25 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

573 
WWUS86 KEKA 291902
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1202 PM PDT Mon Jun 29 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN ELEVATION ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY THROUGH 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.Dry and locally gusty north to northeast winds peaked this
morning and will gradually diminish through this afternoon.
However, breezy conditions with low relative humidity will 
continue over the higher elevations of eastern and southern Lake 
County through this afternoon. The combination of these winds, 
low humidity values, and seasonably drier than normal fuels will 
lead to critical fire weather conditions through this afternoon.

CAZ264-300100-
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200630T0100Z/
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
1202 PM PDT Mon Jun 29 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
ABOVE 1500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 264.

* WIND...Sustained north to northeast winds 8 to 15 mph with local
  gusts 20 to 25 mph continuing through this afternoon, then
  diminishing this evening. These breezier winds will generally be
  confined to north and northeast-facing ridges and upper slopes. 

* HUMIDITY...Daytime RH decreasing slightly for today to 10 to 25
  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

488 
WWUS86 KEKA 300045
RFWEKA

Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
545 PM PDT Mon Jun 29 2020



CAZ264-300145-
/O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200630T0100Z/
Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU-
545 PM PDT Mon Jun 29 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING ABOVE
1500 FEET...



$$


http://weather.gov/eureka

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 9:08 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	EKA		12 hr
Jun 28, 2:47 AM PDT	Fire Weather Watch	EKA		7 hr

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Sources

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