Red Flag Warning issued July 6 at 1:48PM PDT until July 6 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
…DRY AND LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE…
Breezy winds will coincide with relative humidities in the single
digits to low teens through central Oregon this afternoon and
evening.
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 611 Deschutes National Forest -minus Sisters
Ranger District, 640 Central Mountains of Oregon and 642
Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains.
* WINDS…Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 7 percent.
* IMPACTS…Locally breezy conditions combined with very low
relative humidity will promote conditions conducive to rapid
fire spread and extreme fire behavior.
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.