490  
WWUS86 KPDT 230458  
RFWPDT  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
958 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
   
..RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR SATURDAY EVENING HAVE ENDED  
 
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED FOR TONIGHT.  
CONVECTION HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE SUNSET. NOT  
EXPECTING ANY MORE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE  
NIGHT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS STILL PERSIST THROUGH THE  
COLUMBIA BASIN DOWN TO CENTRAL OREGON OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  
 
ORZ691-696-698-700-703-WAZ690-691-230600-  
/O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260823T0500Z/  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-JOHN DAY VALLEY-  
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-  
WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION-KITTITAS VALLEY-  
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-  
958 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR696, OR698, AND OR700...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE RED  
FLAG WARNING.  
 
RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH 15 TO 30 MPH  
GUSTS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT 25-40%.  
 
 
 
ORZ692-WAZ692-230600-  
/O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260823T0600Z/  
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-  
958 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY  
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR692 AND WA692...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE RED  
FLAG WARNING.  
 
NO ADDITIONAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY EXPECTED.  
 
 
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