THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE ZONE 618...619...620...621 IN SOUTHERN OREGON...AND FIRE ZONE 280 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... . * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONES 618...619...620..621 IN OREGON AND FIRE ZONE 280 IN CALIFORNIA. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...WITH POOR RECOVERIES THIS MORNING...HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOW FOR THE REST OF TODAY. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL ONLY BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE AT MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES. SOME AREAS MAY DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS... THE COMBINATION OF NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL SUPPORT ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR AT THE MID SLOPES AND RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW... OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.
Area: WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-
Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Siskiyou
Sent: 2011-09-10T11:02:43-07:00
Original Sender: KMFR@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
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