Red Flag Warning issued August 3 at 5:15AM PDT until August 4 at 7:00AM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR

…ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING…

.An upper level ridge of high pressure will begin to breakdown
later today as a weak weather disturbance rides up the ridge and
over the region. This disturbance will also bring increasing
unstable conditions across the eastern mountains, with a slight
chance of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Thunderstorm
chances increase and move northeastward tonight into 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.