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WWUS86 KPDT 100631
RFWPDT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1131 PM PDT MON JUN 9 2025
..BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY
.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY,
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, AND INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN AGAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON TUESDAY. THIS, COMBINED WITH VERY LOW RHS DUE TO THE
ONGOING HEAT WAVE, WILL MAKE FOR INCREASED RISKS FOR WILDFIRE
SPREAD, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS
TUESDAY.
WAZ690-691-102200-
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KITTITAS VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
1131 PM PDT MON JUN 9 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES WA690 AND
WA691...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 690 KITTITAS VALLEY AND 691
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 15 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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