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WWUS86 KPDT 110254
RFWPDT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
754 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2025
..BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE KITTITAS
VALLEY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS, COMBINED WITH ANOTHER DAY OF LOW
RHS, WILL MAKE FOR INCREASED RISKS FOR WILDFIRE SPREAD,
ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WHEN WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK.
ORZ691-WAZ691-110400-
/O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250611T0300Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
754 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR691 AND WA691...
WHILE CRITICAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY, RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
ARE NOT FORECAST TO REACH CRITICAL CRITERIA, SO HAVE OPTED NOT TO
EXTEND THE RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN THE
COLUMBIA BASIN. THEREFORE, THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
WAZ690-112200-
/O.EXT.KPDT.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250612T0300Z/
KITTITAS VALLEY-
754 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES WA690 AND
WA691...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 690 KITTITAS VALLEY.
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 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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