Fire Weather Watch Thursday Night: Abundant Lightning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
319 AM PDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...Abundant Lightning Expected This Afternoon and Evening...

...Scattered Thunderstorms Possible over Northern California
Thursday Afternoon and Evening...

.Low pressure centered southwest of the area will send a series of
disturbances into the area from the southeast. Scattered
thunderstorms on dry fuels are expected over much of western
Siskiyou County and along the Siskiyou mountains in fire weather
zones 280 and 621, as well as the Cascades in northern zone 623,
and northern and central portions of zones 624 and 625. Isolated
storms will be expected over a wider portion of Southern Oregon and
Northern California. While most storms will produce wetting
rainfall, significant lightning on dry fuels is expected.
Scattered thunderstorms are possible again Thursday, but should
remain confined to northern California.

CAZ281-282-284-285-240000-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0009.210624T2100Z-210625T0600Z/
Central Siskiyou County Including Shasta Valley-Shasta-
Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County-
Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains East and South to Mt
Shasta-Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley-
319 AM PDT Wed Jun 23 2021

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 281...282...284 AND 285...

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through
Thursday evening.

* Impacts: Lightning and high fire danger will likely result in
  new fire starts. Gusty thunderstorm winds could contribute to
  fire spread. Despite rainfall, initial attack resources could be
  overwhelmed and holdover fires are possible.

* Affected area:
  In Northern CA...Fire Weather Zones 281...282...284 and 285,
  including portions of the Klamath, Modoc, and Shasta National
  Forests, Lava Beds National Monument, and the communities of
  Weed, Mount Shasta City, McCloud, Tennant, Tionesta, Day,
  Canby, and Likely.

* Wind: Gusty and erratic wind gusts to 40 mph are possible in and
  near any thunderstorms.

* Thunderstorms: Scattered thunderstorms are possible. Isolated
  dry thunderstorms are also possible, but most are likely to
  produce at least some rainfall.

* View the hazard area in detail at:
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD