Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this red flag warning at Jul 15, 2012, 3:15 PM PDT for Clark County, Cowlitz County, Skamania County, Washington. It took effect at Jul 15, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 40 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 15, 2012, 3:15 PM PDT (22:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 15, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2012, 8:44 AM PDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Clark County, WA, Cowlitz County, WA, Skamania County, WA
The radar
The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
532 WWUS86 KPDT 152215 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 315 PM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .ANOTHER DYNAMIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EVEN THOUGH MANY STORMS WILL PRODUCE WETTING RAIN ANY CLOUD- TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD POTENTIALLY START NEW WILDFIRES. ORZ631-633>635-638-WAZ631-633-675-681-160600- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0003.120716T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAGLE CAP DISTRICT-WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 315 PM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR631...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638...WA631...WA633... WA675 AND WA681... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT AND ON MONDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON TUESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ609>611-630-632-WAZ609-160600- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0003.120716T1800Z-120719T1600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 315 PM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR610...OR611...OR630...OR632 AND WA609... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 630 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND ON TUESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
6 follow-up statements
882 WWUS86 KPDT 160345 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 845 PM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .ANOTHER DYNAMIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EVEN THOUGH MANY STORMS WILL PRODUCE WETTING RAIN ANY CLOUD- TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD POTENTIALLY START NEW WILDFIRES. ORZ631-633>635-638-WAZ631-633-675-681-161200- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAGLE CAP DISTRICT-WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 845 PM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR631...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638...WA631...WA633... WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT AND ON MONDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON TUESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ609>611-630-632-WAZ609-161200- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.120716T1800Z-120719T1600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 845 PM PDT SUN JUL 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR610...OR611...OR630... OR632 AND WA609... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 630 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND ON TUESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
183 WWUS86 KPDT 161218 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 518 AM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .ANOTHER DYNAMIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EVEN THOUGH MANY STORMS WILL PRODUCE A WETTING RAIN ANY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD POTENTIALLY START NEW WILDFIRES. ORZ631-633>635-638-WAZ631-633-675-681-162100- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAGLE CAP DISTRICT-WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 518 AM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR631...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638...WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA TODAY AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON TUESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ609>611-630-632-WAZ609-162100- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.120716T1800Z-120719T1600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 518 AM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR610...OR611...OR630...OR632 AND WA609... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 630 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND ON TUESDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
922 WWUS86 KPDT 161959 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1259 PM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .ANOTHER DYNAMIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION THIS WEEK. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY EACH DAY. EVEN THOUGH MANY STORMS WILL PRODUCE A WETTING RAIN ANY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD POTENTIALLY START NEW WILDFIRES. ORZ631-633>635-638-WAZ631-633-675-681-170600- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAGLE CAP DISTRICT-WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 1259 PM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR631...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638...WA631...WA633... WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE DISTRICT THROUGH THURSDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. A FEW STORMS COULD REACH LAL 5. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ609>611-630-632-WAZ609-170600- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 1259 PM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR610...OR611...OR630...OR632 AND WA609... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 630 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE DISTRICT THROUGH THURSDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. A FEW STORMS COULD REACH LAL 5. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
731 WWUS86 KPDT 170530 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1030 PM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .ANOTHER DYNAMIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION THIS WEEK. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY EACH DAY. EVEN THOUGH MANY STORMS WILL PRODUCE A WETTING RAIN ANY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD POTENTIALLY START NEW WILDFIRES. ORZ631-633>635-638-WAZ631-633-675-681-171400- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAGLE CAP DISTRICT-WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 1030 PM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR631...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638...WA631...WA633... WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKIMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...SCATTERED TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE DISTRICT THROUGH THURSDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. A FEW STORMS COULD REACH LAL 5. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ609>611-630-632-WAZ609-171400- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 1030 PM PDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR610...OR611...OR630...OR632 AND WA609... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 630 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TOMORROW. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE DISTRICT THROUGH THURSDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. A FEW STORMS COULD REACH LAL 5. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
403 WWUS86 KPDT 171328 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 628 AM PDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...THUNDERSTORMS TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF OREGON THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY EACH DAY. EVEN THOUGH MANY STORMS WILL PRODUCE A WETTING RAIN ANY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES COULD POTENTIALLY START NEW WILDFIRES. ORZ631-633>635-638-WAZ631-633-675-681-172300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAGLE CAP DISTRICT-WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 628 AM PDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR631...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638...WA631...WA633... WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 638 BAKER VALLEY. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKIMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE DISTRICT THROUGH THURSDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. A FEW STORMS COULD REACH LAL 5. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ORZ609>611-630-632-WAZ609-172300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 628 AM PDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR610...OR611...OR630...OR632 AND WA609... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 630 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 632 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 609 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE TODAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE DISTRICT THROUGH THURSDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...SOME STORMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY WETTING RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. A FEW STORMS COULD REACH LAL 5. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
499 WWUS86 KPDT 171544 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 844 AM PDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ORZ609>611-630>635-638-WAZ609-631-633-675-681-171645- /O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120719T1600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAGLE CAP DISTRICT- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BAKER VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 844 AM PDT TUE JUL 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR609...OR610... OR611...OR630...OR631...OR632...OR633...OR634...OR635...OR638... WA609...WA631...WA633...WA675 AND WA681... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS HOWEVER THE STORMS WILL BE PRODUCING GOOD AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 5:08 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Yakima | 82 min |
| Jul 14, 6:46 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Kittitas | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 7:07 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Benton, Klickitat | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 12:42 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | PDT | Klickitat | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:22 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Jefferson | 83 min |
| Jul 14, 6:54 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Grant | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 7:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Jefferson | 56 min |
| Jul 14, 8:05 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Grant | 55 min |
| Jul 14, 10:12 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Union | 63 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.