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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1259 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
ORZ506-509-511-210100-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROTHERS, PAULINA, PRAIRIE CITY, SENECA,
CAMP SHERMAN, LA PINE, SISTERS, SUNRIVER, BEND, MADRAS,
PRINEVILLE, AND REDMOND
1259 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK TODAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON
MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER
CENTRAL OREGON. WINDS EACH AFTERNOON HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO GUST
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID FIRE SPREAD. A COLD
FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WILL BRING RELIEF TO THE
VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
ANYWHERE GRASSES HAVE NOT GREENED UP WILL EXPERIENCE AN ELEVATED
LEVEL OF FIRE WEATHER RISK TODAY AND FRIDAY. ANY FIRE THAT
DEVELOPS CAN CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED EACH AFTERNOON.
RUSSELL
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