Red Flag Warnings and smoke, August 19, 2015

wildfire Red Flag Warnings Aug 19, 2015

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado.

The map was current as of 5:30 a.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.

The map below shows the locations of wildfires and the smoke from those fires.

Wildfires and smoke map
Wildfires, and smoke produced by them, August 19, 2015.

Red Flag Warnings in seven states, August 14, 2015

wildfire Red Flag Warning, Aug 14, 2015

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, North Dakota, California, and Montana.

The map was current as of 11 a.m. MDT on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, August 9, 2015

wildfire Red Flag Warnings 8-9-15

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Montana.

The map was current as of 10 a.m. MDT on Sunday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, August 6, 2015

 

Red Flag Warnings 8-6-2015(UPDATED at 12:50 p.m. MT, August 6, 2015)

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Wyoming. Along the central California coast dry lightning is in the forecast for Thursday and into Friday morning. Thursday evening portions of the Sierras in California could see thunderstorms with little or no rain, northwestern California and south-central Oregon should expect thunderstorms with strong winds on Friday, while there is a Red Flag Warning in parts of Wyoming on Thursday for low humidities and gusty winds.

The map was current as of noon MDT on Thursday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.

Dry lightning and unstable atmosphere results in Red Flag Warnings

wildfire ed Flag Warnings August 1, 2015

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Montana. Firefighters in northern California can expect abundant lightning Saturday afternoon, accompanied by little or no rain. In the other Red Flag areas dry and breezy conditions are in the forecast along with an unstable atmosphere and a high Haines Index which could contribute to rapid spread of existing or new fires.

The map was current as of 9 a.m. MDT on Saturday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.

Red Flag Warnings, July 31, 2015

wildfire Red Flag Warnings July 31, 2015

The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in Washington, Oregon, and Montana.

The map was current as of 9 a.m. MDT on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.