786  
WWUS86 KEKA 151307  
RFWEKA  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA  
607 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
CAZ418-419-152200-  
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-261015T2100Z/  
/O.CON.KEKA.FW.A.0003.261016T1200Z-261016T2000Z/  
NORTHERN LAKE INCLUDING GRAVELLY VALLEY-  
EASTERN LAKE INCLUDING CLEARLAKE AND MIDDLETOWN-  
607 AM PDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON IN  
EASTERN LAKE COUNTY DUE TO DRY AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 418 INCLUDING LAKE  
PILLSBURY, 419 INCLUDING THE CITY OF CLEARLAKE, MIDDLETOWN,  
LOWER LAKE, INDIAN VALLEY RESERVOIR, AND OTHER AREAS IN  
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY.  
 
* WIND...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-20MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE  
IN EXPOSED AREAS .  
 
* HUMIDITY...LOW OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES OF 30-35% WILL DROP TO 10-  
20% THROUGH THE MORNING. VERY POOR RH RECOVERY INTO FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF  
STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN  
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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