003  
WWUS86 KPQR 200952  
RFWPQR  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
252 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2025  
 
ORZ685-210000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.FW.A.0002.250821T2000Z-250822T0400Z/  
SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY-  
252 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2025  
 
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR  
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 SOUTHERN  
WILLAMETTE VALLEY.  
 
* WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
 
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15-25 PERCENT.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS MAY BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD  
WHICH MAY THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH  
POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES, ESPECIALLY IN GRASSY AREAS.  
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE  
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND  
 
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