Red Flag Warning issued August 3 at 10:48PM PDT until August 4 at 7:00AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

…ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…

.A weak weather disturbance continues to rides up an upper ridge
and over the region. This disturbance will also bring increasing
unstable conditions across the eastern mountains, with a slight
chance of isolated thunderstorms through Sunday morning. Any
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, 644
Central Blue Mountains and 645 Wallowa District.

* 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 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.