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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1138 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
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WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-
1138 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 281...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
* AFFECTED AREA...MOSTLY THE SHASTA AND SCOTT VALLEYS OF FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 281, BUT ALSO PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH
NATIONAL FOREST.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* DURATION...3 TO 7 HOURS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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.
CAZ284-285-ORZ624-625-240645-
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SISKIYOU COUNTY FROM THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS EAST AND SOUTH TO MT
SHASTA-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-
1138 AM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
284, 285, 624, AND 625...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES
284 AND 285, INCLUDING THE KLAMATH, SHASTA AND MODOC NATIONAL
FORESTS. IN OREGON, NEARLY ALL AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES,
INCLUDING THE KLAMATH BASIN, FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST
AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING BLM LAND IN FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* MINIMUM HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 PERCENT.
* DURATION...3 TO 8 HOURS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
* DETAILED URL...VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/WRH/HAZARDS?WFO=MFR
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT WILL DECREASE
OVERNIGHT WITH INCREASING HUMIDITIES AND LIGHTER WINDS.
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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