Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this red flag warning at Jul 14, 2008, 9:15 AM PDT for Cowlitz County, Washington. It took effect at Jul 14, 2008, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 57 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2008, 9:15 AM PDT (16:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 14, 2008, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2008, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
County Cowlitz County, WA
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KPDT 141615 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 915 AM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE EAST OF THE CASCADES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL THREATEN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ORZ609-610-WAZ609-150015- /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0006.080714T2100Z-080717T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0004.080714T2000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 915 AM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN WASHINGTON ZONE 609 AND OREGON ZONES 609 AND 610... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IT WILL BE BREEZY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. THE WARNING AREA INCLUDES THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION. IN THESE AREAS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-150015- /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0006.080714T2100Z-080717T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0004.080714T2000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 915 AM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN FIRE ZONE 631 IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE WARNING AREA ALSO INCLUDES THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KPDT 142203 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 303 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE EAST OF THE CASCADES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL THREATEN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ORZ609-610-WAZ609-150615- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 303 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR WASHINGTON ZONE 609 AND OREGON ZONES 609 AND 610... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE BREEZY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. THE WARNING AREA INCLUDES THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION. IN THESE AREAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-150615- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 303 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN FIRE ZONE 631 OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE WARNING AREA ALSO INCLUDES THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS86 KPDT 150515 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1015 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE EAST OF THE CASCADES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL THREATEN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ORZ609-610-WAZ609-151330- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 1015 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE BREEZY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. THE WARNING AREA INCLUDES THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION. IN THESE AREAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-151330- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 1015 PM PDT MON JUL 14 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE WARNING AREA ALSO INCLUDES THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS86 KPDT 151354 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 654 AM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE EAST OF THE CASCADES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL THREATEN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ORZ609-610-WAZ609-152300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 654 AM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE BREEZY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. THE WARNING AREA INCLUDES THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION. IN THESE AREAS... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-152300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 654 AM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. THE WARNING AREA ALSO INCLUDES THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS86 KPDT 152147 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 247 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A FEW UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL THREATEN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ORZ609-610-WAZ609-160500- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 247 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN WASHINGTON ZONE 609 AND OREGON ZONES 609 AND 610... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE WARNING AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-160500- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 247 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN WASHINGTON ZONES 631 AND 675 AND OREGON ZONE 631... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT...AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS86 KPDT 160517 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1017 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A FEW UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE EAST OF THE CASCADES AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL THREATEN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ORZ609-610-WAZ609-161530- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 1017 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE WARNING AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-161530- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 1017 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TONIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT...AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS86 KPDT 161521 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 821 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON TODAY AND WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE EAST OF THE CASCADES. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL THREATEN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS. ORZ609-610-WAZ609-162330- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 821 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN WASHINGTON ZONE 609 AND OREGON ZONES 609 AND 610... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE WARNING AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-162330- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 821 AM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN WASHINGTON ZONES 631 AND 675 AND OREGON ZONE 631... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH IN MANY AREAS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS86 KPDT 162258 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 358 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ORZ609-610-WAZ609-170500- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 358 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN WASHINGTON ZONE 609 AND OREGON ZONES 609 AND 610... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS EVENING IN MANY AREAS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-170500- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 358 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES IN WASHINGTON ZONES 631 AND 675 AND OREGON ZONE 631... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS EVENING IN MANY AREAS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 PERCENT EARLY THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS86 KPDT 170433 RFWPDT RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 933 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ORZ609-610-WAZ609-170545- /O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 933 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED AND THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ631-WAZ631-675-170545- /O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080717T0500Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 933 PM PDT WED JUL 16 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED AND THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 14, 9:05 AM PDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 9:05 AM PDT, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
905 AM PDT MON JUL 14 2008
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE
NEAR 135W MOVING EASTWARD IS BRINGING SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE INTO
SOUTHERN OREGON THIS MORNING. AIRMASS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LESS
STABLE THIS MORNING IN CENTRAL OREGON AND THEN DESTABILIZE THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN DESCHUTES COUNTY...MAINLY
SOUTH OF BEND. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SAME
AREA INTO THIS EVENING. MODELS SHOW BLOW OFF FROM CONVECTION MOVING
NORTH INTO NORTHEAST OREGON TONIGHT SO HAVE INCREASE CLOUD OVER
SOMEWHAT THERE FOR TONIGHT. THE GFS DRIVEN MM5 MODEL SHOWS SOME QPF
IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THINK THIS IS
OVERBLOWN SO HAVE KEPT THE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
DRY FOR TONIGHT. OTHERWISE...SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE INTO PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND INCREASE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF
THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. THE SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF INCREASING PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND BREEZY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING IN THE LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN AND FOOTHILL OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS HAS PROMPTED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH TO BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF
THE FORECAST AREA. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR DETAILS SEE PRODUCT
PDXRFWPDT. POLAN
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 240 AM PDT MON JUL 14 2008/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...UPPER RIDGE REMAINS OVER
THE REGION TODAY. SKIES WILL REMAIN SUNNY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE 90S AGAIN. EXPECT A LITTLE STRONGER WIND TODAY ESPECIALLY DURING
THE AFTERNOON. AIRMASS BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE ESPECIALLY TO OUR
SOUTH. COULD SEE A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS LATER TODAY BUT EXPECTING
ANY CONVECTION THAT MAY DEVELOP TO BE SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA.
HUMIDITIES STILL VERY LOW TODAY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT. SATELLITE SHOWS FIRE
SOUTHEAST OF MT ADAMS CONTINUES TO BURN FAIRLY STRONG...LIKELY DUE
TO WESTERLY WINDS BLOWING ACROSS THE CASCADES. LARGE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP
MODERATE WINDS GOING THROUGH THE DAY AND ALSO BRING A COOLING TREND.
SKIES SHOULD CONTINUE MOSTLY SUNNY. DESPITE SOME COOLING AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH...STRONGER WINDS WILL OFFSET THIS AND A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 94
LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...A TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MUCH MOISTURE WITH
THE TROUGH PASSAGE SO THE MAIN EFFECT WILL BE TO TIGHTEN PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND GIVE A BREEZY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO THE COLUMBIA
BASIN WITH WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE AND KITTITAS
VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE DOWN A COUPLE OF DEGREES FROM TUESDAY
AS THE TROUGH PASSES. THURSDAY WILL SEE A ZONAL WESTERLY FLOW OVER
THE AREA SO ANOTHER FAIR DAY WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING A FEW
DEGREES UPWARD IS ANTICIPATED. BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MODELS
BRING AN UPPER LOW DOWN THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST AND DEVELOP
ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE AREA. FRIDAY WILL SEE A SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER
THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S.
MOISTURE REMAINS WEST OF THE CASCADES SO NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED. BY SATURDAY...THE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE COLUMBIA
BASIN. SOME MODEST AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE IS MAKING IT OVER THE
CASCADES BY THIS POINT. WHETHER THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS UNCLEAR AT THIS POINT SO HAVE LEFT
A DRY FORECAST FOR NOW. THE TROUGH MOVES INTO IDAHO BY SUNDAY AND
THE RESULTANT NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA LOOKS TOO STABLE AND DRY
FOR THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE A FEW DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PERRY
AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE
NORTH WILL BE CLEAR BUT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN SOUTHERN OREGON MAY
SEND SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS INTO CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SMOKE FROM A FIRE NEAR MOUNT ADAMS SENT A SMOKE LAYER
BETWEEN 5-15K FT OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN ON SUNDAY AND IT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SURFACE WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 40
KTS AT KDLS WHILE OTHER TAF LOCATIONS WILL SEE 10 TO 20 KTS WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KTS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER 6Z TONIGHT. PERRY
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 94 61 88 57 / 0 0 0 0
ALW 94 65 89 59 / 0 0 0 0
PSC 96 60 91 57 / 0 0 0 0
YKM 93 57 87 52 / 0 0 0 0
HRI 96 61 89 57 / 0 0 0 0
ELN 89 58 81 56 / 0 0 0 0
RDM 93 51 86 43 / 10 10 10 0
LGD 91 56 87 51 / 0 0 0 0
GCD 92 54 87 52 / 10 10 10 0
DLS 94 62 85 59 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR ORZ609-610-631.
WA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WAZ609-631-675.
&&
TI:GGG
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
99/94/83Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 5:10 AM PDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
510 AM PDT MON JUL 14 2008
ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-WAZ024-026>030-501-502-151200-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
WALLOWA COUNTY-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-JOHN DAY BASIN-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
510 AM PDT MON JUL 14 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FIRE WEATHER WATCH
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FOREST OR LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR
CURRENT FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW
AND WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING DURING THE DAY. SEE FIRE
WEATHER FORECAST PDXFWFPDT FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
FIRE WEATHER WATCH TUESDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA
VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS,
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON,
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND
SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE PATTERN OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITIES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.