Fire weather watch: Modoc, Siskiyou counties

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Fire weather watch: Modoc, Siskiyou counties

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND POOR RH RECOVERY IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618...619...620 AND 621 OF OREGON AND 280 OF CALIFORNIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND POOR RH RECOVERY IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 618...619...620 AND 621 OF OREGON AND 280 OF CALIFORNIA.
THE THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASED OFFSHORE FLOW. NORTHEAST RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES FOR MOST OF THE WATCH AREA WILL ONLY RECOVER TO 20-40 PERCENT ON THE RIDGES AS WELL DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

Instruction:
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

Area: WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON COAST-WESTERN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN ROGUE BASIN INCLUDING THE ILLINOIS VALLEY-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-

Affected Counties or parts of: Modoc, Siskiyou

Sent: 2008-09-09T19:14:38-07:00
Original Sender: KMFR@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR

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Tuesday, September 9, 2008