Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Medford, OR
Areas Affected: Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley; Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest; South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern Lake and Western Harney Counties
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:12am PDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:12am PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 10:15pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 11:00am PDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Medford OR
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285, 624, AND 625... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285, 624, AND 625... The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...In California...Fire weather zone 285. In Oregon...the southern portions of Fire weather zones 624 and 625. This includes the Wrights Spring Fire in Klamath County. * WIND...South to southwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph both days. Winds trend higher Thursday. * HUMIDITY...Daytime humidities down around 8 to 15 percent both days. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr
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ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4926b5404b701d4f1e416eaeec2dd0bc4c978749.001.3 Codes: CAZ285, ORZ624, ORZ625 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4926b5404b701d4f1e416eaeec2dd0bc4c978749.001.3