NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued August 4 at 10:05PM PDT until August 5 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
* AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather zones 616, 617, 620,
621, 622, and 623, including the East Evans Creek and Castle
Fires, as well as Medford, Grants Pass, Ashland, Cave Junction,
Shady Cove, Roseburg, Toketee Falls, Elkton, Tiller and the
Siskiyous and southern Oregon Cascades. In California...Fire
weather zones 280 and 282. This includes Happy Camp, Etna, Fort
Jones, Mt Shasta City, Dunsmuir and McCloud.
* WIND...Northwest to west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph,
except south to southwest in Fire Weather Zone 282.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum humidity 8 to 15 percent.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Increasingly unstable conditions
could further increase fire activity.
* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1299th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days