Red Flag Warning
From the National Weather Service
| STARTED: | Friday, June 19 @ 8 a.m. |
| ENDED: | Friday, June 19 @ 7 p.m. |
| SEVERITY: | Severe |
| URGENCY: | Expected |
| AREAS: | Northeastern Interior Humboldt and Southwestern Siskiyou Including Orleans; Eastern Interior Humboldt Including Willow Creek and Hoopa; Northwestern T |
INSTRUCTIONS
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
DESCRIPTION
* AFFECTED AREA…Northern Trinity and Humboldt Counties including fire weather zones 403, 406, 409, and 410.
* THUNDERSTORMS…Isolated, mostly dry thunderstorms may form over the higher terrain of northern Humboldt and Trinity counties as early as 4 AM Friday morning and then through Friday afternoon. Overall thunderstorm confidence remains very uncertain.
* OUTFLOW WINDS…Storms could produce gusty and erratic outflow winds up to 40 mph.
* IMPACTS…Thunderstorms may ignite new fires with dry fuels and in difficult to access locations. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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