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WWUS86 KMFR 240549
RFWMFR
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1049 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
CAZ280-281-242200-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.260724T2000Z-260725T0300Z/
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST-
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY-
1049 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
280 AND 281...
* 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-ORZ624-625-242200-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0010.260724T2000Z-260726T0400Z/
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-
1049 PM PDT THU JUL 23 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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...
* 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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