632  
WWUS86 KPDT 250552  
RFWPDT  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1052 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
...WINDY AND BREEZY WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND  
SATURDAY...  
 
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL EJECT INTO THE REGION BRINGING WINDY  
CONDITIONS TO MANY OF THE CASCADE GAPS AS WELL AS CENTRAL OR.  
HUMIDITIES ON SATURDAY WILL BE CRITICAL.  
 
ORZ698-700-251400-  
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260726T0300Z/  
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-  
1052 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR  
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR698 AND  
OR700...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 698 SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS  
AND 700 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ691-697-704-WAZ690-691-251400-  
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0013.260725T1700Z-260726T0300Z/  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS-  
NORTHERN DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST-KITTITAS VALLEY-  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-  
1052 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT  
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER  
ZONES OR691, OR697, OR704, WA690, AND WA691...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 690 KITTITAS VALLEY, 691  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, 691 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF  
WASHINGTON, 697 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS AND 704 NORTHERN  
DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST.  
 
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 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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