Red Flag Warning issued September 6 at 4:53PM PDT until September 7 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
…SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING IN THE DESCHUTES NATIONAL
FOREST…
…HOT AND UNSTABLE WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OREGON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING…
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zones 640 Central Mountains of
Oregon and 642 Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains.
* TIMING…Now through Saturday evening.
* WINDS…Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 10 percent.
* TEMPERATURES…Up to 94.
* IMPACTS…Possible plume dominated fire behavior.
* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…Isolated thunderstorms are forecast
for Saturday evening.
* 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.
