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WWUS86 KMFR 042136
RFWMFR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
236 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026
ORZ624-625-051315-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0004.260705T2200Z-260706T0400Z/
KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
236 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND
625...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY CREATE
NEW IGNITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD
SPREAD RAPIDLY. NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS COULD OVERWHELM INITIAL
ATTACK.
* AFFECTED AREA...EASTERN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624 AND SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL FIRE WEATHER ZONE 625, INCLUDING LAKEVIEW, SUMMER LAKE,
BLY, ALKALI LAKE, PORTIONS OF FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST AND
THE HART MOUNTAIN ANTELOPE REFUGE.
* THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING NORTH AND NORTHEAST AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.
STORM MODE WILL BE A MIX OF DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* DETAILED URL...VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/WRH/HAZARDS?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.
VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
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