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Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this red flag warning at Oct 23, 2020, 12:08 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 25, 2020, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 54 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Oct 23, 2020, 12:08 PM PDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 25, 2020, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2020, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 54 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
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472 WWUS86 KEKA 231908 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1208 PM PDT Fri Oct 23 2020 ...CRITICAL TO LOCALLY EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A very dry airmass is forecast to spread across the region late this weekend into early next week. This dry airmass combined with strong northeast winds will yield critical fire weather conditions. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-240400- /O.UPG.KEKA.FW.A.0010.201025T1800Z-201027T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 1208 PM PDT Fri Oct 23 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Sunday to 5 PM PDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits and teens Sunday and Monday, with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent.. * WINDS...Northeast winds from 25 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through early Monday morning over the exposed ridges. Northeast winds 15 to 30 mph in the valleys. * 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
17 follow-up statements
979 WWUS86 KEKA 240353 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 853 PM PDT Fri Oct 23 2020 ...CRITICAL TO LOCALLY EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A very dry airmass will spread across northern California Sunday into early next week. Strong northeast winds will develop Sunday afternoon and remain strong Sunday night, mainly across the exposed mountain slopes and ridges. Winds will gradually diminish Monday and Monday night, but humidity will remain very low, with very poor recoveries persisting into Tuesday morning. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-241200- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 853 PM PDT Fri Oct 23 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits and teens Sunday and Monday, with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 25 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through early Monday morning over the exposed ridges. Gusts over 60 mph possible. Northeast winds 12 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest in exposed locations. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
049 WWUS86 KEKA 241022 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 322 AM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...CRITICAL TO LOCALLY EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A very dry airmass will spread across northern California Sunday into early next week. Strong northeast winds will develop Sunday afternoon and remain strong Sunday night, mainly across the exposed mountain slopes and ridges. Winds will gradually diminish Monday and Monday night, but humidity will remain very low, with very poor recoveries persisting into Tuesday morning. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-242200- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 322 AM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits and teens Sunday and Monday, with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 25 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through early Monday morning over the exposed ridges. Gusts over 60 mph possible. Northeast winds 12 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest in exposed locations. * 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
251 WWUS86 KEKA 242144 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 244 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...CRITICAL TO LOCALLY EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A very dry airmass will spread across northern California Sunday into early next week. Strong northeast winds will develop Sunday afternoon and remain strong Sunday night, mainly across the exposed mountain slopes and ridges. Winds will gradually diminish Monday and Monday night, but humidity will remain very low, with very poor recoveries persisting into Tuesday morning. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-250545- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 244 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits and teens Sunday and Monday, with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 25 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through early Monday morning over the exposed ridges. Gusts over 60 mph possible. Northeast winds 12 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest in exposed locations. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
774 WWUS86 KEKA 242309 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 409 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... .An exceptionally dry airmass will spread across northern California Sunday into early next week. Strong east to northeast winds will develop Sunday afternoon and remain strong through Monday, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. CAZ264-250715- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T1200Z/ Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- 409 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits Sunday and Monday with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys. * 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. && $$ CAZ201-203-204-211-212-276-277-283-250715- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 409 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits and teens Sunday and Monday, with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph possible. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest across exposed locations. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
835 WWUS86 KEKA 250555 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1055 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... .An exceptionally dry airmass will spread across northern California Sunday into early next week. Strong east to northeast winds will develop Sunday afternoon and remain strong through Monday, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-276-277-283-251400- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 1055 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits and teens Sunday and Monday, with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph possible. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest across exposed locations. * 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. && $$ CAZ264-251400- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T1200Z/ Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- 1055 PM PDT Sat Oct 24 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits Sunday and Monday with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
891 WWUS86 KEKA 251109 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 409 AM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... .An exceptionally dry airmass will spread across northern California this afternoon into early next week. Strong east to northeast winds will develop Sunday afternoon and remain strong through Monday, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. CAZ212-276-277-252230- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T1200Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Interior Mendocino- W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit- 409 AM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits and teens Sunday and Monday, with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent Sunday and Monday night. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph possible. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest across exposed locations. Ridge-level gusty winds pick up again Monday night, although are not expected to be quite as strong as those during Sunday night. * 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. && $$ CAZ201-203-204-211-283-252230- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa-Trinity- 409 AM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits and teens Sunday and Monday, with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph possible. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest across exposed locations. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ CAZ264-252230- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.201025T1800Z-201027T1200Z/ Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- 409 AM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Afternoon humidity values plunging into the single digits Sunday and Monday with overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph late Sunday afternoon through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys. * 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
068 WWUS86 KEKA 251915 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1215 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... .An exceptionally dry airmass will spread across northern California tonight into Monday. Strong east to northeast winds will develop tonight and remain strong through Monday, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. Very low RH's with locally strong east to northeast winds will persist Monday night through Tuesday morning. CAZ201-203-204-211-283-260445- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa-Trinity- 1215 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * HUMIDITY...Overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent tonight. Daytime humidity values in the single digits on Monday. * WINDS...East-northeast winds sustained from 25 to 35 mph tonight through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 55 mph expected. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest across exposed locations. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ CAZ212-264-276-277-260445- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201027T1200Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit- 1215 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent tonight. Daytime humidity values in the single digits expected on Monday. Overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent expected again Tuesday tonight. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 25 to 40 mph tonight through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys. Locally gusty northeast winds from 20 to 30 mph expected to persist through early Tuesday morning. * 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
408 WWUS86 KEKA 252132 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 232 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... .An exceptionally dry airmass will spread across northern California tonight into Monday. Strong east to northeast winds will develop tonight and remain strong through Monday, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. Very low RH's with locally strong east to northeast winds will persist Monday night through Tuesday morning. CAZ283-260545- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201027T1200Z/ Trinity- 232 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent tonight. Daytime humidity values in the single digits on Monday. Overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent expected again Tuesday night. * WINDS...East-northeast winds sustained from 25 to 35 mph tonight through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 55 mph expected. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest across exposed locations. Locally gusty northeast winds from 15 to 25 mph expected to persist through early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ CAZ201-203-204-211-260545- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201027T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- 232 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * HUMIDITY...Overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent tonight. Daytime humidity values in the single digits on Monday. * WINDS...East-northeast winds sustained from 25 to 35 mph tonight through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 55 mph expected. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys; highest across exposed locations. * 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. && $$ CAZ212-264-276-277-260545- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201027T1200Z/ Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit- 232 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent tonight. Daytime humidity values in the single digits expected on Monday. Overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent expected again Tuesday night. * WINDS...Northeast winds sustained from 25 to 40 mph tonight through Monday morning over exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys. Locally gusty northeast winds from 20 to 30 mph expected to persist through early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
139 WWUS86 KEKA 252221 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 321 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... .An exceptionally dry airmass will spread across northern California tonight into Monday. Strong east to northeast winds will develop tonight and remain strong through Monday, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. Very low humidity values and locally gusty east to northeast winds will persist Monday night through Tuesday afternoon. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-260630- /O.EXT.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 321 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values in the single digits followed by overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...East-northeast winds sustained from 25 to 35 mph across exposed ridges with gusts to 60 mph expected. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph in the valleys...highest across exposed locations. * 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
208 WWUS86 KEKA 260452 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 952 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY... .An exceptionally dry airmass will spread across northern California tonight into Monday. In addition, strong east to northeast winds will develop tonight and remain strong through Monday, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. Very low humidity values and locally gusty east to northeast winds will persist Monday night through Tuesday afternoon. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-261300- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 952 PM PDT Sun Oct 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values in the single digits followed by overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...East-northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph expected. Strongest winds across exposed ridges. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
156 WWUS86 KEKA 261041 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 341 AM PDT Mon Oct 26 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY... .An exceptionally dry airmass will linger across northern California through Tuesday. Strong east to northeast winds remain gusty through Tuesday, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. Very low humidity values and locally gusty east to northeast winds will persist through Tuesday afternoon. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-262230- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 341 AM PDT Mon Oct 26 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values in the single digits followed by overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...East-northeast winds sustained from 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph expected. Strongest winds across exposed 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. && $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
863 WWUS86 KEKA 262217 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 317 PM PDT Mon Oct 26 2020 ...CRITICAL TO EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY... .An exceptionally dry airmass will linger across northern California through Tuesday. Northeast to east winds remain gusty through Tuesday across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-271100- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 317 PM PDT Mon Oct 26 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values in the single digits followed by overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...Northeast to east winds sustained up to 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph across exposed ridges. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
238 WWUS86 KEKA 262245 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 345 PM PDT Mon Oct 26 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY... .An exceptionally dry airmass will linger across northern California through Tuesday. In addition, east to northeast winds will be locally gusty, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical fire weather threat. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-270645- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 345 PM PDT Mon Oct 26 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values in the single digits followed by overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...East to northeast winds sustained up to 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph across exposed 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. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
126 WWUS86 KEKA 270501 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1001 PM PDT Mon Oct 26 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY... .An exceptionally dry airmass will linger across northern California through Tuesday. In addition, east to northeast winds will be locally gusty, particularly across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical fire weather threat. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-271315- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 1001 PM PDT Mon Oct 26 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values in the single digits followed by overnight recoveries from 15 to 30 percent. * WINDS...East to northeast winds sustained up to 20 mph with gusts to 40 mph across exposed ridges. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
292 WWUS86 KEKA 271241 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 541 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY... .An exceptionally dry airmass will linger across northern California through this afternoon. Gusty east to northeast winds will persist across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and strong winds will yield a critical fire weather threat. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-272215- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 541 AM PDT Tue Oct 27 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values in the teens to single digits. * WINDS...East to northeast winds sustained up to 20 mph. Gusts to 40 mph across exposed ridges, mainly south of Hwy 36. * 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. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
555 WWUS86 KEKA 272157 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 257 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .An exceptionally dry airmass will linger across northern California through this afternoon. Gusty northeast to east winds will persist across exposed mountain slopes and ridges. The combination of dry vegetation, low humidity values, and gusty winds will yield a critical fire weather threat. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-280000- /O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 257 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON... * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidity values in the teens to single digits. * WINDS...Northeast to east winds gusting to 30 mph across exposed ridges, mainly south of Hwy 36. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. $$ http://weather.gov/eureka
112 WWUS86 KEKA 272351 RFWEKA Urgent - Fire Weather Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 451 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2020 ...Red Flag Warning Expiring, but Locally Critical Fire Weather Conditions Linger Tonight... .While humidity will not be as low as the past couple of nights, very dry air will remain in place, particularly outside of valley areas. Winds will be lighter as well, but will remain locally elevated over exposed mountain slope and ridgetop locations, especially around Lake County. CAZ201-203-204-211-212-264-276-277-283-280100- /O.EXP.KEKA.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-201028T0000Z/ North Coast-Upper Smith-Lower Middle Klamath-Hoopa- Van Duzen/Mad River-Lake County Portion of Lake/Napa/Sonoma RU- Interior Mendocino-W Mendocino NF/E Mendocino Unit-Trinity- 451 PM PDT Tue Oct 27 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... Stronger winds have diminished across most of the area, and will be relatively light tonight, particularly in lower slopes and valley locations, thus the Red Flag is expiring. However, locally critical conditions will persist over mountainous terrain exposed to the east-northeast, with some lingering winds of 10 to 18 mph with gusts 20 to 25 mph over ridgetops, especially around Lake County, as well as some parts of northeast Mendocino, southern Trinity, and far eastern Humboldt. This will be combined with still poor relative humidity recoveries in the 20s over the higher elevation terrain tonight. $$ 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 22, 8:55 PM PDT | Hazardous Seas Warning | EKA | 6 hr | |
| Oct 23, 2:43 AM PDT | Gale Watch | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Oct 23, 10:50 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | EKA | 28 hr | |
| Oct 23, 12:08 PM PDT | Frost Advisory | EKA | Mendocino, Trinity | 20 hr |
| Oct 23, 12:08 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | EKA | Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Trinity | 24 hr |
| Oct 23, 2:54 PM PDT | Gale Warning | EKA | 54 hr |
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