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WWUS86 KMFR 032357
RFWMFR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
457 PM PDT WED SEP 3 2025
ORZ616-040400-
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UMPQUA BASIN-
457 PM PDT WED SEP 3 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 616...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 616, MAINLY THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONE NEAR AND SOUTH OF CAMAS VALLEY AND
ROSEBURG.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE. STORMS PROBABLY PRODUCE RAINFALL, BUT LIGHTNING
STRIKES OUTSIDE OF PRECIPITATION CORES MAY CAUSE MANY NEW FIRE
STARTS.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH COULD TRAVEL OUTWARD UP
TO 25 MILES FROM THUNDERSTORM CORES.
* DETAILED URL...VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT
HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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.
CAZ285-ORZ617-623>625-040400-
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MODOC COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY-
UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN
LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES-
457 PM PDT WED SEP 3 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285,
617, 623, 624, AND 625...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285. IN
OREGON, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 617, 623, 624 AND 625.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. STORMS MAY PRODUCE LITTLE OR NO RAIN, AND
LIGHTNING STRIKES OUTSIDE OF PRECIPITATION CORES ARE POSSIBLE,
AND MAY CAUSE MANY NEW FIRE STARTS.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH COULD TRAVEL OUTWARD UP
TO 25 MILES FROM THUNDERSTORM CORES.
* DETAILED URL...VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT
HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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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