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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
554 PM PDT WED MAR 18 2026
ORZ506-511-200000-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROTHERS, PAULINA, PRAIRIE CITY, SENECA,
BEND, MADRAS, PRINEVILLE, AND REDMOND
554 PM PDT WED MAR 18 2026
.ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK THIS WEEK
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE HAS LED TO MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES, AS WELL AS DRY CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL
OREGON. ADDITIONALLY, WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON HAVE THE CAPABILITY
TO GUST BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS,
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO
RAPID FIRE SPREAD. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION LATE
FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT, GIVING RELIEF TO THE VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY.
SOME AREAS WHERE GRASSES HAVE NOT GREENED UP WILL EXPERIENCE AN
ELEVATED LEVEL OF FIRE WEATHER RISK. ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS CAN
CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED EACH
AFTERNOON THIS WEEK.
IN ADDITION TO THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE, THIS STATEMENT ALSO
INCLUDES THE SISTERS AND LA PINE AREAS.
MC
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