740  
WWUS86 KPDT 050228  
RFWPDT  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
728 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
WAZ690-050330-  
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260705T0200Z/  
KITTITAS VALLEY-  
728 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA690...  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS IMPROVED TO 30% AND HIGHER.  
 

 
 
ORZ691-050500-  
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260705T0500Z/  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-  
728 PM 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 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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