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WWUS86 KPDT 041856
RFWPDT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1156 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026
..DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY
ORZ691-050500-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0006.260704T1900Z-260705T0500Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
1156 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
OR691...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 691 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
OREGON.
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 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.
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