Red Flag Warning issued July 5 at 1:29PM PDT until July 6 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

…DRY AND LOCALLY BREEZY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…

.Breezy winds will develop Friday afternoon and evening through
the Kittitas Valley and will be coincident with low relative
humidities. Saturday, locally breezy winds and critically low
relative humidities are anticipated across central Oregon.

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 2 PM to 9 PM PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 611 Deschutes National Forest -minus Sisters
Ranger District and 640 Central Mountains of Oregon.

* WINDS…Northwest 10 to 15 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.