764
WWUS86 KPDT 150345
RFWPDT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
845 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.
WAZ695-150445-
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260815T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS-
845 PM PDT FRI AUG 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA695...
THE THREAT OF ABUNDANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING THIS EVENING HAS
ENDED, SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM.
ORZ692>695-699-WAZ692-693-151400-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0018.260815T1900Z-260816T0400Z/
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
CANYON GRASSLANDS OF WALLOWA COUNTY-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON-
EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS-WESTERN FORESTED BLUE MOUNTAINS-
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
845 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, 693 SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON GRANDE
RONDE VALLEY, 694 GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON, 695 EAGLE CAP
WILDERNESS 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.
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