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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
112 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2025
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SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
112 PM PDT WED AUG 20 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF THE
ABOVE CONDITIONS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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