643  
WWUS76 KPDT 201749  
NPWPDT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1049 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
 
ORZ041-WAZ024-210615-  
/O.UPG.KPDT.XH.A.0001.260622T1800Z-260624T0600Z/  
/O.NEW.KPDT.HT.Y.0002.260622T1800Z-260624T0600Z/  
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER  
GORGE OF WASHINGTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHITE SALMON, ARLINGTON, AND THE DALLES  
1049 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES UP TO 98  
DEGREES POSSIBLE. THIS WILL POSE A MAJOR RISK OF HEAT-RELATED  
ILLNESS.  
 
* WHERE...EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.  
 
* 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. YOUNG CHILDREN AND  
PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY  
CIRCUMSTANCES.  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN  
POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR  
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT  
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE.  
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ026-210615-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0024.260620T2200Z-260621T0700Z/  
KITTITAS VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THORP AND ELLENSBURG  
1049 AM PDT SAT JUN 20 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...KITTITAS VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
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