RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUEL

[G. Alan Ferguson]

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 428 PM PDT MON JUL 1 2013

.ANOTHER SURGE OF MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNDER A BROAD MONSOONAL FLOW FROM THE SOUTH. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL LEAD TO THE HIGH POTENTIAL OF NEW WILDFIRE IGNITIONS ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO DRY RECEPTIVE FUEL CONDITIONS.

CAZ280-281-ORZ623-021330- /O.UPG.KMFR.FW.A.0002.130702T1200Z-130704T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0003.130702T1800Z-130704T0300Z/ WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY- SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- 428 PM PDT MON JUL 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WITH DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281 AND 623...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...281 AND 623.

* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES DURING THE WARNING PERIOD.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...RECEPTIVE FUEL CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW FIRES AND SIGNIFICANT FIRE GROWTH.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE MANY FIRE STARTS MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

http://www.weathermodule.com/warnings/otherhazards.aspxwarnzone=CAZ080&warncounty=CAC093&firewxzone=CAZ280&local_place1=7+Miles+W+Fort+Jones+CA&product1=Red+Flag+Warning

Preparedness Tips:  Now is an excellent opportunity to discuss wildfire preparedness with your family, to include evacuations plans, vehicle preparedness (at a minimum, ALWAYS have at least ½ tank of fuel), and family meeting point when apart.  Constantly monitor your environment around you, and PLEASE prepare for your animals also. For more, go to ready.gov, http://www.usfa.fema.gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/wildfire/ (and PDF attached), http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/wildfire, http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/.

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