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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING
.BREEZY TO LOCALL WINDY CONDITIONS ARE BRINGING CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. WINDS EXPECT
TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING WITH RH VALUES DROPPING DOWN
AS LOW AS 23 PERCENT.
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GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON-
1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR694...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 694 GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF
OREGON.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 23 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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