Fire Weather Watch

Locations Affected

Hornbrook, CA ∙ Carrick, CA ∙ Happy Camp, CA ∙ Black Fox Mountain, CA ∙ Klamath River, CA ∙ Montague Siskiyou Airport, CA ∙ Macdoel, CA ∙ Tule Lake, CA ∙ Hamburg, CA ∙ China Mountain, CA

Headline

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280, 281, AND 284...

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Medford OR 329 AM PDT Sun Jun 29 2025 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280, 281, AND 284... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280, 281, AND 284... * IMPACTS...Given the long stretch of dry and hot and very conditions, lightning efficiency will be high to very high for fire starts. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. * AFFECTED AREA...All of Fire Weather Zones 280, 281, and 284. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms. Lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible, and cause for concern. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gust up to 35 mph. These outflow winds can travel up to 50 miles away from the thunderstorm that caused it. * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Storms will tend to be isolated to start then increasing during the afternoon Monday into Monday evening. Thunderstorms are expected to trend wetter later Monday afternoon into Monday evening, but remain a mix of wet and dry storms. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Follow all fire restrictions. Avoid activities that could cause sparks. Visit weather.gov/medford/wildfire for links to fire restrictions in your area. If you have not packet your go kit yet, now is the time to do so. This includes items like important documents and essentials you cannot live without. Fill your vehicle's fuel tank. Visit ready.gov/kit for more information. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible during the valid watch time. These conditions could promote the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life- threatening. Check weather.gov/medford for forecast updates and a possible upgrade of the this watch to a Red Flag Warning.

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