Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pendleton, OR
Areas Affected: Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:00am PDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:00am PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 11:00pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 12:00pm PDT
Event Ends: Thursday 9:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Pendleton OR
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES WA690 AND WA691... ...Breezy winds and low relative humidity expected Thursday... .The combination of breezy winds and low relative humidity is expected to generate weather conditions conducive to rapid fire spread for new and existing fires in the lower Columbia Basin, Yakima and Kittitas valleys, and the Warm Springs Reservation. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington. * TIMING...From noon to 9 PM PDT Thursday. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 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.b88b69cb6b6e234d44b3d329bdefc4361f3c7aee.002.2 Codes: WAZ690, WAZ691 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b88b69cb6b6e234d44b3d329bdefc4361f3c7aee.002.2