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Red Flag Warning

◍ Santa Cruz Mountains · USA · updated 8/28/2026, 5:46:00 AM

⏱ In effect until 8:00 AM UTC-7

Severity score

65/100

Confidence

High

Why this matters

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY DUE TO LIGHTNING FOR SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO, SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY, NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY, AND SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST... ....The potential for isolated thunderstorms ac

Key stats

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Severe

Certainty

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Urgency

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Timeline

Red Flag Warning
8/28/2026, 5:46:00 AM
Red Flag Warning issued August 27 at 10:46PM PDT until August 28 at 3:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA

Sources & attribution

OfficialNWS NWS San Francisco CAupdated 8/28/2026, 5:46:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Hastings NEupdated 8/28/2026, 6:07:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Juneau AKupdated 8/28/2026, 5:56:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Juneau AKupdated 8/28/2026, 5:25:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Jackson KYupdated 8/28/2026, 4:20:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Seattle WAupdated 8/28/2026, 4:04:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Caribou MEupdated 8/28/2026, 1:12:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 8/27/2026, 11:49:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 11:47:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 11:34:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 11:26:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Denver COupdated 8/27/2026, 10:20:03 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Fort Worth TXupdated 8/27/2026, 9:16:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Memphis TNupdated 8/27/2026, 8:50:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CAupdated 8/27/2026, 8:33:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Norman OKupdated 8/27/2026, 8:20:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CAupdated 8/27/2026, 8:11:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Pendleton ORupdated 8/27/2026, 6:52:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 8/27/2026, 6:47:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Phoenix AZupdated 8/27/2026, 5:39:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Elko NVupdated 8/27/2026, 5:15:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Spokane WAupdated 8/27/2026, 5:02:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 8/27/2026, 4:54:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 4:53:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 4:08:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 3:12:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 8/27/2026, 1:16:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 12:15:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 12:14:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 12:12:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Tiyan GUupdated 8/27/2026, 7:09:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/27/2026, 12:03:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 8/26/2026, 11:00:00 PM

⚠This is an informational severity score, not an official warning. Follow guidance from NWS/NOAA, FEMA (ready.gov), and local emergency management.