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WWUS86 KPDT 140406
RFWPDT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
906 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
THROUGH TOMORROW...
.A PUSH OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. LINGERING DRY
SURFACE AIR WILL LIMIT THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY, INCREASING
CONCERN FOR LIGHTNING IGNITIONS. HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
WITHIN RAIN CORES WITH STORMS FRIDAY, BUT LIGHTNING OUTSIDE OF
RAIN CORES CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN.
WAZ695-141200-
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260814T0400Z/
/O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0009.260814T1900Z-260815T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0017.260814T1900Z-260815T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS-
906 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA695...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE WA695 FOR THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO
9 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 695 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH
CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED COVERAGE WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.
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.
ORZ700-705-140515-
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260814T0400Z/
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-SOUTHERN DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST-
906 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR700 AND OR705...
CONVECTION HAS DWINDLED FOR THE NIGHT OVER OR700 AND OR705. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SHOWERS PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT WITH NO
ANTICIPATED ABUNDANT LIGHTNING.
ORZ696-698-141200-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260814T1200Z/
JOHN DAY VALLEY-SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS-
906 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR696 AND OR698...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 696 JOHN DAY VALLEY AND 698
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED COVERAGE WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.
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.
ORZ695-141200-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260815T0200Z/
EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS-
906 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR695...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 695 EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED COVERAGE WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.
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.
ORZ694-141200-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0016.260814T1200Z-260815T0200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON-
906 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM PDT
FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR694...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 694 GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF
OREGON.
* TIMING...FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED COVERAGE WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.
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.
ORZ697-699-141200-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260815T0200Z/
CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS-WESTERN FORESTED BLUE MOUNTAINS-
906 PM PDT THU AUG 13 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR697 AND OR699...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 697 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS
AND 699 WESTERN FORESTED BLUE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED COVERAGE WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.
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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