Red Flag Warning for Siskiyou County

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
958 AM PDT Thu Jul 25 2024


CAZ280-282-284-260400-
/O.EXA.KMFR.FW.W.0015.240725T2000Z-240726T0400Z/
Western Klamath National Forest-Shasta-
Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County-
Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains East and South to Mt
Shasta-
958 AM PDT Thu Jul 25 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 280, 282, AND 284...

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT
this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds combined with critically low relative
  humidity can lead to the rapid growth and spread of new and
  existing fires.

* AFFECTED AREA...Eastern zone 280 including the Scott and Salmon
  Mountains and portions of the Scott Valley. Also zones 282 and
  284 in southeast Siskiyou County.

* WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.

* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

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