URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
927 PM PDT Mon Aug 25 2025
CAZ280>282-284-285-ORZ617-620>625-261630-
/O.EXP.KMFR.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250826T0400Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0022.250826T2000Z-250827T0400Z/
Western Klamath National Forest-
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-
Umpqua National Forest-
Western Rogue Basin including the Illinois Valley-
Siskiyou Mountains-Eastern Rogue Valley-Southern Oregon Cascades-
Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest-
South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern
Lake and Western Harney Counties-
927 PM PDT Mon Aug 25 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280, 281, 282, 284, 285, 617, 620,
621, 622, 623, 624, AND 625...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280, 281,
282, 284, 285, 617, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, AND 625...
* IMPACTS...Abundant lightning on dry fuels resulting in the
potential for numerous new fire starts.
* AFFECTED AREA...In California, all of Fire weather zones 280,
281, 282, 284, and 285, and in Oregon, all of Fire weather
zones 617, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, and 625.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered thunderstorms with abundant
lightning expected. Storms are likely to be wet, but lightning
strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible, and may
cause many new fire starts. Isolated overnight and early
morning storms are possible east of the Cascades, but
confidence is low.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts of 35 to 50 mph could travel outward up
to 25 miles from thunderstorm cores.
* 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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