Elevated North America

NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued July 25 at 9:46AM PDT until July 26 at 7:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

...Critical fire weather conditions continue through the
weekend...

.Hot, dry and windy conditions will peak this afternoon east of
the Cascades. Humidities trend slightly higher today and will
continue that slight trend higher into Sunday.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND
624...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire weather zone 624 covering the
Klamath Basin and Fremont-Winema National Forest. In California,
fire weather zone 285 covering Modoc County except for Surprise
Valley. The areas of concern shrink to southern portions of fwz
624 Sunday.

* WINDS...Southwest to west 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
Saturday and 35 mph Sunday.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY...8 to 15 percent. Humidities rise slightly
on Sunday.

* DURATION...3 to 6 hours Saturday and Sunday afternoon and
evening.

* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1921st Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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