Red Flag Warning issued August 2 at 9:00PM PDT until August 4 at 7:00AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

…ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING…

.An upper level ridge of high pressure will begin to breakdown
Saturday as a weak weather disturbance rides up the ridge and
over the region, which will bring increasing unstable conditions
across the eastern mountains, with a slight chance of isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Saturday thunderstorms could
produce abundant lightning leading to new fires starts.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 640 Central Mountains of
Oregon, 642 Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains and 644
Central Blue Mountains.

* IMPACTS…Thunderstorms may produce abundant lightning leading
to new fire starts.

* THUNDERSTORMS…Isolated to widely scattered. Lightning
activity level of 2 to 3.

* OUTFLOW WINDS…Gusts as high as 50 mph are possible on
Saturday near thunderstorms.
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.