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WWUS86 KPDT 141851
RFWPDT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1151 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
THROUGH TOMORROW...
.A PUSH OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVIER
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITHIN STRONGER STORMS, BUT LIGHTNING
OUTSIDE OF RAIN CORES CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN.
ORZ695-150200-
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/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260815T0200Z/
EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS-
1151 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR695...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR695...
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 SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 695 EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS.
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 9 PM
PDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
ORZ694-699-150200-
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/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260815T0200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON-WESTERN FORESTED BLUE MOUNTAINS-
1151 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR694...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR694 AND OR699...
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 SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 694 GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF
OREGON AND 699 WESTERN FORESTED BLUE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 9 PM
PDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
ORZ692-693-WAZ692-693-150200-
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NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
CANYON GRASSLANDS OF WALLOWA COUNTY-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
1151 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR692, OR693, WA692,
AND WA693...
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 SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 692 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON, 692 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, 693 CANYON
GRASSLANDS OF WALLOWA COUNTY AND 693 SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...
* OUTFLOW WINDS...
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.
ORZ697-150200-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260815T0200Z/
CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS-
1151 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR697 AND OR699...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 697 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
WAZ695-150200-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0017.260814T1900Z-260815T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS-
1151 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA695...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 695 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH
CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* 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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