NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued August 1 at 2:46AM PDT until August 1 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG IN EFFECT 2PM
UNTIL 8PM TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: KITTITAS VALLEY (ZONE
690)
- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON (ZONE 691) -
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON (ZONE 692) -
CANYON GRASSLANDS OF WALLOWA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY (ZONE 693) - GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON
(ZONE 694) - EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS (ZONE 695) - JOHN DAY VALLEY
(ZONE 696) - AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON (ZONE 700)...
.A strong cold front will pass through the region today. Very
warm, dry, and windy conditions will result, leading to extreme
fire weather concerns and the potential for rapid fire spread for
any new or ongoing fires.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 691
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
Washington, 692 Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, 692 Blue
Mountains of Washington, 693 Canyon Grasslands of Wallowa
County, 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley, 694
Grande Ronde Valley of Oregon, 695 Eagle Cap Wilderness, 696
John Day Valley and 700 Central Mountains of Oregon.
* TIMING...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT this evening.
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2008th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days