URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
234 AM PDT SUN AUG 21 2011
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS...COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR FIRE STARTS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING WITH INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES
* STORM MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BE FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
* IMPACTS...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR FIRE STARTS.
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.
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