Red Flag Warning issued July 16 at 1:44PM PDT until July 17 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
…ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY, UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON, OVERNIGHT, AND WEDNESDAY…
A low pressure system will move north-northeastward into the
Pacific Northwest late today through Wednesday night. This system
will provide enough moisture and elevated instability for high-
based showers and isolated thunderstorms to develop late this
afternoon, overnight, and Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 5 PM this
afternoon to 9 AM PDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.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, 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon
Cascades and 640 Central Mountains of Oregon.
* IMPACTS…Any lightning strikes combined with hot and dry
conditions could cause new fire starts.
* THUNDERSTORMS…Isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms are
possible.
* OUTFLOW WINDS…35 to 40 mph.
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.