849  
WWUS86 KPDT 150146  
RFWPDT  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
646 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH  
SATURDAY...  
 
.A PUSH OF MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO  
THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED  
WITHIN STRONGER STORMS, BUT LIGHTNING OUTSIDE OF RAIN CORES  
CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN.  
 
ORZ695-150400-  
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260815T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0018.260815T1900Z-260816T0400Z/  
EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS-  
646 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT  
SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR695...  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR  
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR695...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 695 EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS.  
 
* TIMING...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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ694-699-150400-  
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260815T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0018.260815T1900Z-260816T0400Z/  
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON-WESTERN FORESTED BLUE MOUNTAINS-  
646 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT  
SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR694...  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR  
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR694...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 694 GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF  
OREGON AND 699 WESTERN FORESTED BLUE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* TIMING...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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ697-150300-  
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260815T0200Z/  
CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS-  
646 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR  
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR697 AND OR699...  
 
THE THREAT OF ABUNDANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING THIS EVENING HAS  
ENDED, SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM.  
 
 
 
ORZ692-693-WAZ692-693-150400-  
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0018.260815T1900Z-260816T0400Z/  
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-  
CANYON GRASSLANDS OF WALLOWA COUNTY-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-  
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-  
646 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT  
SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR692,  
OR693, WA692, AND WA693...  
 
* 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...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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ695-150400-  
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260815T0400Z/  
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS-  
646 PM 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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