WA WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
645 AM PDT Wed Sep 7 2022
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
OR642, OR643, OR644, OR645, WA692, AND WA693...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 642 Southern Blue and
Strawberry Mountains, 643 Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon,
644 Central Blue Mountains, 645 Wallowa District, 692 Blue
Mountains of Washington and 693 Southeast Washington Grande
Ronde Valley.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.
* HAINES...As high as 6.
* IMPACTS...Unstable and dry conditions with gusty winds today
could cause current fires to spread. Additional fire starts are
possible today as well due to a slight chance of dry
thunderstorms.
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, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610, OR639, OR641, WA690, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
* AFFECTED...