FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED JULY 23 AT 2:31AM PDT UNTIL JULY 24 AT 8:00PM PDT
Effective: 2026-07-23 02:31:00
Expires: 2026-07-24 20:00:00
Issued by: NWS Medford OR
Alert Text
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHERWATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
* AFFECTED AREA...MOSTLY THE SHASTA AND SCOTT VALLEYS OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 281, BUT ALSO PORTIONS OF THE KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.
* MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* DURATION...3 TO 7 HOURS.
* DETAILED URL...VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTPS: WEATHER.GOV WRH HAZARDS?WFO=MFR
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Target Area
WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY INCLUDING SHASTA VALLEY
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