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Red Flag Warning

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Western Rogue Basin including the Illinois Valley; Siskiyou Mountains; Eastern Rogue Valley; Southern Oregon Cascades

Starts
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Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

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