NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued August 4 at 6:40AM 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 620, 621, 622,
and 623, including Medford, Grants Pass, Ashland, Cave
Junction, Eagle Point, Shady Cove, and the Siskiyous and
southern Oregon Cascades.
* WIND...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the
afternoons, becoming east to northeast overnight.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum humidity 8 to 15 percent, with poor
recoveries as low as 20 percent.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Critical fire weather conditions
will be more prevalent in low-lying areas in the afternoons
and evenings due to elevated breezes and minimum RHs.
Overnight and into early morning hours, area peaks and
ridgelines will have critical conditions due to easterly flow
and poor recoveries. Increasingly unstable conditions are
expected Wednesday, which 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
- 1479th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days