Red Flag Warning issued July 8 at 10:19AM PDT until July 9 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
CORRECTED TO ADD WA695
…HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS TUESDAY THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY…
.High pressure that has brought the hot temperatures the past
weekend is showing signs of breaking down. The instability will
increase as a result, and the combination of hot, dry and
unstable weather warrants Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather
Watches. In addition, breezy winds will develop through the
Cascade gaps and into portions of the Columbia Basin Wednesday
and will coincide with low relative humidities in the afternoon
and evening.
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 610 East Slopes of Central
Oregon Cascades, 611 Deschutes National Forest -minus Sisters
Ranger District, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
Cascades, 640 Central Mountains of Oregon, 694 Yakama Alpine
District and 695 East Washington South Central Cascade
Mountains.
* TIMING…Today through Tuesday night.
* WINDS…North 10 to 15 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 8 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 105.
* IMPACTS…Any new and existing fires have a strong potential
for extreme fire behavior.
* HAINES…As high as 6.
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.
