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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
804 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
ORZ049-170700-
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COVE, ELGIN, LA GRANDE, AND UNION
804 PM PDT FRI OCT 16 2026
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS TONIGHT IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AS DRY AIR AND BREEZY TO
LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL IMPROVE UP TO 30-35% THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH
FAIR TO MODERATE OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS,
HOWEVER, WILL CONTINUE TO BE 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN AS WE HEAD INTO
THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY.
THERE ALSO EXIST A CHANCE OF LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BREEZY WINDS THAT CAN BRING MAJOR IMPACTS TO VISIBILITY
ALONG ROADWAYS, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 84.
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