WWUS86 KMFR 191119

RFWMFR



URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Medford OR

419 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...Elevated Fire Concerns For Fire Zones 625 and eastern 624...



A dry cold front will pass through the area late this week. Gusty

winds and low humidities are expected ahead of this front

Thursday afternoon, with several areas reaching critical

conditions in Lake County and eastern Klamath County. With the

fuels in this area in pre-green up and the ongoing lack of

precipitation, gusty winds and low humidities will result in fire

weather concerns.



ORZ624-625-192330-

/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0001.260319T2100Z-260320T0300Z/

Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest-

South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern

Lake and Western Harney Counties-

419 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO

8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE

WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625...



* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 625 and eastern 624, 

  including Fort Rock, Silver Lake, Summer Lake, Paisley, Adel, 

  Christmas Valley, the higher terrain of Winter Rim, the 

  Warner and Hart mountains, and other exposed terrain.



* WIND...Southwest 15 to 20 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph.

  Isolated gusts of 40 mph are possible. 



* HUMIDITY...8 to 15 percent.



* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at 

  https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Follow all fire restrictions. You can find your county's

emergency sign up form as well as links to fire restrictions at

weather.gov/medford/wildfire. One less spark, one less wildfire.



Be sure you're signed up for your county's emergency alert

system. Familiarize yourself with your emergency plan and make

sure you listen to emergency services. Visit ready.gov/plan for

more information.



A Red Flag Warning is issued when we identify weather conditions

that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life-

threatening. This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions

are either occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to

have multiple ways to receive information from authorities.



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