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WWUS86 KPDT 101951
RFWPDT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1251 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 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.
ORZ691-110300-
/O.EXA.KPDT.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250611T0300Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
1251 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR691...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 691 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
OREGON.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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.
WAZ690-691-110300-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250611T0300Z/
KITTITAS VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
1251 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
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 THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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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