Red Flag Warning URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE For Saturday!!
This warning from the National Weather Service for SATURDAY! CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS- WALLOWA DISTRICT-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-ASOTIN COUNTY- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 149 PM PDT FRI AUG 28 2015
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 640...641...642...643...644... 645 AND 675... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME LOCATIONS 25 TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...20 TO 35 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. EXISTING FIRES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.