689  
WWUS76 KPDT 211150  
NPWPDT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
450 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
ORZ041-044-049-505-507-508-510-511-WAZ024-026>029-220200-  
/O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260822T0500Z/  
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF  
OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-JOHN DAY BASIN-FOOTHILLS OF THE  
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE  
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON-EASTERN  
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE  
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOPPENISH, ARLINGTON, DAYTON, PRINEVILLE,  
TRI-CITIES, SPRAY, ATHENA, FOSSIL, WALLA WALLA, THE DALLES,  
PENDLETON, MITCHELL, PROSSER, THORP, CONDON, MORO, DAYVILLE,  
BOARDMAN, DUFUR, SUNNYSIDE, BEND, MAUPIN, WHITE SALMON, ELGIN, IONE,  
CONNELL, UNION, LA GRANDE, MADRAS, ELLENSBURG, NACHES, COVE,  
HERMISTON, WAITSBURG, MONUMENT, HEPPNER, YAKIMA, PILOT ROCK, JOHN  
DAY, AND REDMOND  
450 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES UP TO 106 DEGREES. THIS  
WILL POSE A MODERATE TO MAJOR RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND NORTHEAST OREGON  
AND CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
FOR SHELTERING INFORMATION AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICES IN YOUR AREA,  
DIAL 2 1 1 DURING BUSINESS HOURS OR VISIT 211INFO.ORG FOR OREGON OR  
WA211.ORG FOR WASHINGTON ANYTIME.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ050-502-503-506-WAZ030-521-523-220200-  
/O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260822T0500Z/  
WALLOWA COUNTY-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-SOUTHERN BLUE  
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST BLUE  
MOUNTAINS-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-LOWER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON  
CASCADES CREST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAULINA, CLE ELUM, TOLLGATE, APPLETON, UKIAH,  
BICKLETON, SENECA, WALLOWA, JOSEPH, MEACHAM, LONG CREEK, PRAIRIE  
CITY, GOLDENDALE, SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT, BROTHERS, CLIFFDELL, NORTH  
POWDER, AND ENTERPRISE  
450 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES UP TO 94 DEGREES. THIS WILL  
POSE A MODERATE TO MAJOR RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.  
 
* WHERE...BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON, WALLOWA COUNTY,  
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS, SIMCOE HIGHLANDS, AND LOWER SLOPES OF  
THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
FOR SHELTERING INFORMATION AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICES IN YOUR AREA,  
DIAL 2 1 1 DURING BUSINESS HOURS OR VISIT 211INFO.ORG FOR OREGON OR  
WA211.ORG FOR WASHINGTON ANYTIME.  
 
 
 
 
 
MARC RUSSELL  
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