Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Reno NV
217 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026
CAZ270-278-NVZ458-172300-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0003.260619T1500Z-260620T0600Z/
Surprise Valley California-Eastern Lassen County-
Northern Washoe County-
217 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
THE SURPRISE VALLEY, EASTERN LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES...
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in
effect from Friday morning through Friday evening.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 270 Surprise Valley
California, Fire Weather Zone 278 Eastern Lassen County, Fire
Weather Zone 458 Northern Washoe County.
* Thunderstorms...A scattered mix of wet and dry thunderstorms Friday
morning, then increasing in coverage in the afternoon.
* Outflow Winds...Gusty and erratic thunderstorm outflow winds,
even well away from rain cores. Gusts to around 50 mph possible.
* Impacts...Lightning can create new fire starts and may combine
with strong outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow in
size and intensity before first responders can contain them.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Avoid outdoor activities that can cause a spark near dry
vegetation, such as yard work, target shooting, or campfires.
Follow local fire restrictions. Check weather.gov/reno for
updates and livingwithfire.info for preparedness tips.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Reno NV
217 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026
NVZ423-172300-
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0003.260619T1500Z-260620T0600Z/
West Humboldt Basin in Pershing County-
217 PM PDT Tue Jun 16 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FOR THE
WEST HUMBOLDT BASIN IN PERSHING COUNTY...
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in
effect from Friday morning through Friday evening.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 423 West Humboldt Basin in
Pershing County.
* Thunderstorms...A scattered mix of wet and dry thunderstorms
Friday morning, then increasing in coverage in the afternoon.
* Outflow Winds...Gusty and erratic thunderstorm outflow winds,
even well away from rain cores. Gusts to around 60 mph
possible.
* Impacts...Lightning can create new fire starts and may combine
with strong outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow in
size and intensity before first responders can contain them.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Avoid outdoor activities that can cause a spark near dry
vegetation, such as yard work, target shooting, or campfires.
Follow local fire restrictions. Check weather.gov/reno for
updates and livingwithfire.info for preparedness tips.
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http://weather.gov/reno
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
1123 AM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026
CAZ280-281-284-285-180630-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0001.260619T1100Z-260620T0200Z/
Western Klamath National Forest-
Central Siskiyou County Including Shasta Valley-
Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains East and South to Mt
Shasta-Modoc County Except for the Surprise Valley-
1123 AM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 280, 281, 284, AND 285...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from late Thursday night through Friday
evening.
* IMPACTS...Abundant lightning on dry fuels can create many fire
starts. Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Numerous
new fire starts could overwhelm initial attack.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 280,281,284 and 285 in
California. The majority of Siskiyou and Modoc Counties.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Moving north around 20 to 25 mph. Storm mode
will be a mix of dry and wet thunderstorms.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts up to 35 mph.
* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?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.
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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
1123 AM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026
ORZ624-625-180630-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0001.260619T2000Z-260620T0800Z/
Klamath Basin and the Fremont-Winema National Forest-
South Central Oregon Desert including the BLM Land in Eastern
Lake and Western Harney Counties-
1123 AM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through late
Friday night.
* IMPACTS...Abundant lightning on dry fuels can create many fire
starts. Any fires that develop could spread rapidly. Numerous
new fire starts could overwhelm initial attack.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 624 and 625, covering most of
Klamath and Lake Counties. The southern portions of the zones
near the California border have the highest chances of seeing
abundant lightning.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Moving north around 20 to 25 mph. Storm mode
will be a mix of dry and wet thunderstorms.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts up to 35 mph.
* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?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.
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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Visit us at www.weather.gov/Medford
Urgent - Fire Weather Message
National Weather Service Eureka CA
1118 AM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026
CAZ403-406-409-410-181800-
/O.NEW.KEKA.FW.A.0001.260619T1200Z-260620T0400Z/
Northeastern Interior Humboldt and Southwestern Siskiyou
Including Orleans-
Eastern Interior Humboldt Including Willow Creek and Hoopa-
Northwestern Trinity Including Salyer and Big Bar-
Northeastern Trinity Including Trinity Lake-
1118 AM PDT Wed Jun 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from late Thursday night through Friday
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Northern Trinity and Humboldt Counties
including fire weather zones 403, 406, 409, and 410.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated, mostly dry thunderstorms may form over
the higher terrain of northern Humboldt and Trinity counties as
early as Friday morning with storms more likely with wider
coverage Friday afternoon and evening.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Storms could produce gusty and erratic outflow
winds up to 40 mph.
* IMPACTS...Thunderstorms may ignite new fires with dry fuels and
in difficult to access locations. Any fires that develop will
likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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http://weather.gov/eureka
