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Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 12:55AM PDT until October 16 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Eureka CA

Red Flag Warning · Northern Lake Including Gravelly Valley; Eastern Lake Including Clearlake and Middletown; Southern Lake Including Cobb and Konocti. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 07:55 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 08:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 16 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Eureka CA · Northern Lake Including Gravelly Valley; Eastern Lake Including Clearlake and Middletown; Southern Lake Including Cobb and Konocti
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 16 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 07:55 UTC / 16 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

Archived official description

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 418 including Lake Pillsbury, 419 including the City of Clearlake, Middletown, Lower Lake, and Indian Valley Reservoir, and 420 including Cobb and Mount Konocti. * WIND...Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph possible in exposed areas. * HUMIDITY...Low overnight recoveries of 30-35% will drop to 10- 20% through the morning. Very poor RH recovery into Friday. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.

Instructions in this archived message

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 08:02 UTC

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16 October 2026 at 08:02 UTC

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Our first saved version of Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 12:55AM PDT until October 16 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Eureka CA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 07:55 UTC

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