Southwest Oregon Wildfire Information Center

 

(The Red Flag Warning has been updated and extended until Tuesday at 10 AM - please see below)

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Medford OR
507 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2020

ORZ621>623-290300-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-200929T1700Z/
Siskiyou Mountains-Eastern Rogue Valley-Southern Oregon Cascades-
507 AM PDT Mon Sep 28 2020

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
EAST WIND WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY AND STRONG GUSTY WIND
WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 621...622...623...

* Impacts: Gusty east to southeast winds, poor relative humidity
  recovery, and low relative humidity with high fire danger will
  likely contribute to a significant spread of new and existing
  fires.

* Affected area: In Southwest OR...Fire Weather Zones 621, 622, and
  623, including the southern Oregon Cascades, Siskiyous,
  foothills, Rogue Valley and portions of the Applegate Valley.

* Wind: East to southeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
  Gusts to 40 mph on the ridges.

* Humidity: Daytime humidity as low as 10 percent, with overnight
  recoveries of only 15 to 20 percent.

* View the hazard area in detail at:
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

* Strong winds and low relative humidities will cause fires to
spread very rapidly.

* One less spark, one less wildfire.