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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
621 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2026
..BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TUESDAY
.A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE
CASCADE GAPS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COUPLED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, THIS MAY LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
ORZ701-180530-
/O.EXA.KPDT.FW.A.0010.260818T1900Z-260819T0500Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
621 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE OR701...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 701 EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF OREGON.
* TIMING...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
ORZ691-180530-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0010.260818T1900Z-260819T0500Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
621 AM PDT MON AUG 17 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR691...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 691 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
OREGON.
* TIMING...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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