Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
534 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024
...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY...
.Winds will increase as a Pacific cold front sweeps across the
Pacific Northwest. Very dry air and breezy winds will be present
across portions of central and eastern Oregon and southeast
Washington ahead of afternoon frontal passage. As a result, this
area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread.
ORZ640-050145-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-241005T0200Z/
Central Mountains of Oregon-
534 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR640...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 640 Central Mountains of
Oregon.
* WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent.
* IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry
grassy areas.
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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
534 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024
...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY...
.Winds will increase as a Pacific cold front sweeps across the
Pacific Northwest. Very dry air and breezy winds will be present
across portions of central and eastern Oregon and southeast
Washington ahead of afternoon frontal passage. As a result, this
area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread.
ORZ642-050145-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-241005T0200Z/
Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains-
534 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR642...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 642 Southern Blue and
Strawberry Mountains.
* WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 percent.
* IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry
grassy areas.
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.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
151 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024
CAZ285-ORZ624-625-050300-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-241005T0300Z/
Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley-
Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest-
South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern
Lake and Western Harney Counties-
151 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285, 624,
AND 625...
* IMPACTS...Strong winds combined with critically low relative
humidity could lead to the rapid growth and spread of new and
existing fires.
* AFFECTED AREA...In California...Fire weather zone 285
including Alturas, and Canby. In Oregon... Fire weather zones
624 and 625. This includes eastern portions of the Fremont
Winema National Forest, and the cities of Klamath Falls,
Lakeview, Paisley and Summer Lake.
* WIND...West to southwest at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50
mph.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum afternoon values of 10 to 15 percent but
some localized areas as low as 8 percent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts will most likely be around 45
mph with only a few areas reaching the 50 mph mark.
* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Follow all fire restrictions. You can find your county`s
emergency sign up form as well as links to fire restrictions at
weather.gov/medford/wildfire. One less spark, one less wildfire.
Be sure you`re signed up for your county`s emergency alert
system. Familiarize yourself with your emergency plan and make
sure you listen to emergency services. Visit ready.gov/plan for
more information.
A red flag warning is issued when we identify weather conditions
that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life-
threatening. This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions
are either occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to
have multiple ways to receive information from authorities.
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Visit us at www.weather.gov/Medford
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
143 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024
IDZ402-403-421-423-424-426-050300-
/O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-241005T0300Z/
Eastern Payette National Forest-Northern Boise National Forest-
Southern Boise National Forest/Western Sawtooth National Forest-
Owyhee Mountains-Western Twin Falls BLM-Southern Highlands-
143 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 402, 403, AND 424...
* Affected Area...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 402 Eastern
Payette National Forest, 403 Northern Boise National Forest,
421 Southern Boise National Forest/Western Sawtooth National
Forest, 423 Owyhee Mountains, 424 Western Twin Falls BLM and
426 Southern Highlands.
* Timing...Until 9 PM MDT this evening.
* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph shifting
to the northwest with a cold frontal passage this afternoon and
evening.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent, except as low as 12
percent zone 424.
* Temperatures...Up to 83, except up to 90 zone 424.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
143 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024
ORZ636-637-050300-
/O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-241005T0300Z/
Burns BLM-Vale BLM-
143 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 /1243 PM PDT Fri Oct 4 2024/
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 636 AND 637...
* Affected Area...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 636 Burns BLM
and 637 Vale BLM.
* Timing...Until 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ this evening.
* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph shifting
to the northwest with a cold frontal passage this afternoon.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent.
* Temperatures...Up to 85.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.
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