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WWUS86 KMFR 050201
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
701 PM PDT THU SEP 4 2025
CAZ285-ORZ617-623>625-051200-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.W.0025.250905T2000Z-250906T0400Z/
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-
701 PM PDT THU SEP 4 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285, 617,
623, 624, AND 625...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN CAZ285...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 285.IN ORZ617...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 617.IN ORZ623...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 623.IN
ORZ624...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 624.IN ORZ625...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
625.
* 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 55 MPH COULD TRAVEL OUTWARD UP
TO 25 MILES FROM THUNDERSTORM CORES.
* 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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