970  
WWUS76 KPDT 152021  
NPWPDT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
121 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2026  
 
WAZ024-026-160600-  
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0023.260616T1700Z-260617T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260616T0500Z/  
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THORP, WHITE SALMON, AND ELLENSBURG  
121 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES OF  
90 TO 100 DEGREES EXPECTED. THIS WILL POSE A MODERATE TO MAJOR  
RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, NORTHWEST  
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON AND KITTITAS  
VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. FOR  
THE WIND ADVISORY, FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. HOT  
TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ521-160600-  
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0023.260616T1700Z-260617T0600Z/  
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BICKLETON AND GOLDENDALE  
121 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SIMCOE HIGHLANDS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ041-511-WAZ027-160500-  
/O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260616T0500Z/  
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON-YAKIMA  
VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PRINEVILLE, MADRAS, TOPPENISH, THE  
DALLES, REDMOND, YAKIMA, ARLINGTON, NACHES, SUNNYSIDE, AND BEND  
121 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...HOT CONDITIONS WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 90 TO  
100 DEGREES EXPECTED. THIS WILL POSE A MODERATE TO MAJOR RISK OF  
HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.  
 
* WHERE...IN OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON AND EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE  
OF OREGON. IN WASHINGTON, YAKIMA VALLEY.  
 
* 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. 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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