Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pendleton, OR
Areas Affected: Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Central Blue Mountains; Northern Deschutes National Forest; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Saturday 2:52pm PDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 2:52pm PDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 8:00pm PDT
Event Onset: Saturday 2:52pm PDT
Event Ends: Saturday 8:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Pendleton OR
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR691, OR697, OR704, WA690, AND WA691... ...WINDY AND BREEZY WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY... An upper level low will eject into the region bringing windy conditions to many of the Cascade Gaps as well as central OR. Humidities will be critical. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, 697 Central Blue Mountains and 704 Northern Deschutes National Forest. * TIMING...Until 8 PM PDT this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27422273fca3ea12d4d979a0eb64241dbc9788fd.002.1 Codes: ORZ691, ORZ697, ORZ704, WAZ690, WAZ691 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27422273fca3ea12d4d979a0eb64241dbc9788fd.002.1