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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this red flag warning at Jul 21, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 22, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 36 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 21, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 22, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
399 WWUS86 KPDT 212100 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 200 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA TUESDAY WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAIN...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH COULD START NEW FIRES IN VERY DRY FUELS. STORMS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL OREGON AND THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS AROUND MID-DAY TUESDAY AND THEN MOVE NORTH INTO THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AND LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD POTENTIALLY LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT IN SOME PLACES BUT THERE IS A LOT OF. AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND ON WEDNESDAY...OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. ORZ610-611-640-221600- /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0008.140722T2100Z-140723T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0009.140722T1800Z-140724T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST - MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- 200 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610...OR611 AND OR640... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ610...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ611...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST -MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT. IN ORZ640...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 640 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. * TIMING...STORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-DAY TUESDAY AND OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ642>645-WAZ643-645-221600- /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0008.140722T2100Z-140724T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0009.140722T1800Z-140724T0600Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS- WALLOWA DISTRICT-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-ASOTIN COUNTY- 200 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR642...OR643...OR644...OR645...WA643 AND WA645... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ642...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 642 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN ORZ644...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 644 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 WALLOWA DISTRICT. IN WAZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 ASOTIN COUNTY. * TIMING...STORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-DAY TUESDAY AND OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ639-641-WAZ639-641-675-681-221600- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0009.140722T1800Z-140724T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 200 PM PDT MON JUL 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641...WA639...WA641...WA675 AND WA681... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. IN WAZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. IN WAZ641... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ675...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. IN WAZ681...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
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817 WWUS86 KPDT 221429 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 729 AM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAIN...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH COULD START NEW FIRES IN VERY DRY FUELS. STORMS WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL OREGON AROUND MID-DAY AND THEN MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD POTENTIALLY LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT IN SOME PLACES. AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND ON WEDNESDAY...OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. ORZ610-611-640-222300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.140722T1800Z-140724T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST - MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- 729 AM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610...OR611 AND OR640... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ610...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ611...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST MINUS -SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT. IN ORZ640...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 640 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. * TIMING...STORMS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID-DAY AND OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ639-641>645-WAZ639-641-643-645-675-681-222300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.140722T1800Z-140724T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS- WALLOWA DISTRICT-EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- ASOTIN COUNTY-EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 729 AM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641...OR642...OR643... OR644...OR645...WA639...WA641...WA643...WA645...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. IN ORZ642...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 642 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN ORZ644...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 644 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 WALLOWA DISTRICT. IN WAZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. IN WAZ641... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 ASOTIN COUNTY. IN WAZ675...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. IN WAZ681...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
361 WWUS86 KPDT 222218 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 318 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAIN...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH COULD START NEW FIRES IN VERY DRY FUELS. STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL OREGON AND WILL MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD POTENTIALLY LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT IN SOME PLACES. AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY...OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. ORZ610-611-640-230600- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST - MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- 318 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610...OR611 AND OR640... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ610...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ611...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST MINUS SISTERS -RANGER DISTRICT. IN ORZ640...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 640 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. * TIMING...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ639-641>645-WAZ639-641-643-645-675-681-230600- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS- WALLOWA DISTRICT-EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- ASOTIN COUNTY-EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 318 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641...OR642...OR643...OR644...OR645... WA639...WA641...WA643...WA645...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. IN ORZ642...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 642 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ643... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN ORZ644...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 644 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 WALLOWA DISTRICT. IN WAZ639... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. IN WAZ641... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 ASOTIN COUNTY. IN WAZ675...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. IN WAZ681...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. OCCASIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
687 WWUS86 KPDT 230554 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1054 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE WETTING RAIN...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WHICH COULD START NEW FIRES IN VERY DRY FUELS. STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER MOST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD POTENTIALLY LAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN SOME PLACES. AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND WEDNESDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ORZ610-611-640-231600- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST - MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- 1054 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610...OR611 AND OR640... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ610...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ611...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST MINUS SISTERS RANGER -DISTRICT. IN ORZ640...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 640 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. * TIMING...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ639-641>645-WAZ639-641-643-645-675-681-231600- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS- WALLOWA DISTRICT-EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- ASOTIN COUNTY-EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 1054 PM PDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641...OR642...OR643...OR644...OR645... WA639...WA641...WA643...WA645...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. IN ORZ642...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 642 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ643... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN ORZ644...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 644 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 WALLOWA DISTRICT. IN WAZ639... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. IN WAZ641... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 ASOTIN COUNTY. IN WAZ675...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. IN WAZ681...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
054 WWUS86 KPDT 231528 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 828 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TODAY... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND EXIT THE REGION TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ALONG THE CASCADES THIS MORNING AND EXPECT THE STORMS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE DAY. ORZ610-611-640-240000- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST - MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- 828 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610...OR611 AND OR640... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ610...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ611...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 611 DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST. IN ORZ640...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 640 CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. * TIMING...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3 TO 4. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ639-641>645-WAZ639-641-643-645-675-681-240000- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS- WALLOWA DISTRICT-EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- ASOTIN COUNTY-EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 828 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641...OR642...OR643...OR644... OR645...WA639...WA641...WA643...WA645...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. IN ORZ642...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 642 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ643... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN ORZ644...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 644 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 WALLOWA DISTRICT. IN WAZ639... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. IN WAZ641... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 ASOTIN COUNTY. IN WAZ675...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. IN WAZ681...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
317 WWUS86 KPDT 232139 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 239 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL KEEP MOVING INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE REGION TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE THIS EVENING. ORZ610-611-640-232245- /O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST - MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- 239 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610...OR611 AND OR640... ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ642-232245- /O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- 239 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641... OR642...OR643...OR644...OR645...WA639...WA641...WA643...WA645... WA675 AND WA681... ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ639-641-643>645-WAZ639-641-643-645-675-681-240600- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS-WALLOWA DISTRICT- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- ASOTIN COUNTY-EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 239 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641...OR642...OR643...OR644... OR645...WA639...WA641...WA643...WA645...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. IN ORZ642...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 642 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ643... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN ORZ644...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 644 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 WALLOWA DISTRICT. IN WAZ639... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. IN WAZ641... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 ASOTIN COUNTY. IN WAZ675...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. IN WAZ681...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE DAY AND EXIT THE REGION BY LATE THIS EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
115 WWUS86 KPDT 232228 CCA RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 327 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL KEEP MOVING INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE REGION TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE THIS EVENING. ORZ610-611-640-232330- /O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-DESCHUTES NATIONAL FOREST - MINUS SISTERS RANGER DISTRICT-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- 327 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR610...OR611 AND OR640... ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ642-232330- /O.COR.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS- 327 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR642... ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ639-641-643>645-WAZ639-641-643-645-675-681-240600- /O.COR.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS-WALLOWA DISTRICT- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- ASOTIN COUNTY-EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 327 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641...OR643...OR644... OR645...WA639...WA641...WA643...WA645...WA675 AND WA681... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES. IN ORZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. IN ORZ642...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 642 SOUTHERN BLUE AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ643... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN ORZ644...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 644 CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS. IN ORZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 WALLOWA DISTRICT. IN WAZ639... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. IN WAZ641... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ643...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 643 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON. IN WAZ645...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 645 ASOTIN COUNTY. IN WAZ675...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. IN WAZ681...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 681 YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT. * TIMING...STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE DAY AND EXIT THE REGION BY LATE THIS EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH OUTFLOW WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. * PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS WITH ANYWHERE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TO OVER ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...3. * 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
887 WWUS86 KPDT 240032 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 532 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ORZ639-641-643>645-WAZ639-641-643-645-675-681-240145- /O.CAN.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140724T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- CENTRAL BLUE MOUNTAINS-WALLOWA DISTRICT- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- ASOTIN COUNTY-EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT- 532 PM PDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639...OR641... OR643...OR644...OR645...WA639...WA641...WA643...WA645...WA675 AND WA681... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE THREAT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AS THE STRONGEST STORMS AND ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY HAS MOVED INTO NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. A STRAY...WEAK THUNDERSTORM MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL AROUND SUNSET...BUT MAINLY EXPECT TO SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE LISTED ZONES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
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 21, 10:35 AM PDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 10:35 AM PDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1035 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014
UPDATED AVIATION
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE SHOWING A BAND OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
MOVING ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. TEMPERATURES WERE
FAIRLY COOL LAST NIGHT AS COMPARED TO THE PAST WEEK AND WITH CLOUD
COVER WILL RESULT IN HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. UPPER LEVEL
LOW APPROACHING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA COMBINED WITH A SYSTEM OFF
THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDS ALONG WITH SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 94
&&
.PREV DISC... /ISSUED 222 AM PDT MON JUL 21 2014/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY TODAY AS A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIVES
SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
TRANSPORT MOISTURE AND INCREASING INSTABILITY NORTHWARD INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WHICH WILL INCREASE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN BORDER OF THE CWA. AS THE MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY WORKS ITS WAY NORTHWARD THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO ALSO EXPAND NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE OREGON
PORTION OF THE CWA EXCEPT THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS AND WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES OF WASHINGTON. TUESDAY
IS LOOKING TO BE A MUCH MORE ACTIVE DAY WITH THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
MOST OF THE CWA. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NEGATIVE LI'S AND CAPE WILL
WORK ITS WAY NORTHWARD ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO
BE EVEN MORE ACTIVE WITH THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE ENTIRE
CWA...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE. THERE
WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF NEGATIVE LI'S AND CAPE COVERING MOST
OF THE CWA. THERE WILL ALSO BE INCREASING BULK SHEAR TO ABOUT 50-60
KTS WHICH WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY
AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS THE FORECAST
AREA IN A "SEE TEXT" FOR POSSIBLE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TUESDAY.
DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT
LIGHTNING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT. 88
LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...LINGERING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE CWA
WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES OVER THE AREA. SOME
OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. A FEW
LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG WALLOWA COUNTY AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
WASHINGTON CASCADES FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AS THE LOW
EXITS THE AREA THURSDAY EXPECT A DRY WESTERLY FLOW TO SET IN AND
SHIFT MORE SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE WEEKEND...AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE
VERY MINIMAL WITH HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING THE EXTENDED.
TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY RETURN TO THE MID 90S TO LOWER 100S FOR
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WEBER
AVIATION...18Z TAFS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. A BAND OF MOISTURE IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL LIFT
NORTH. VCSH POSSIBLE AFTER 06Z TUESDAY EAST OF KRDM-KALW.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 82 62 85 63 / 0 20 30 40
ALW 85 67 87 68 / 0 20 30 40
PSC 85 65 88 67 / 0 10 20 20
YKM 81 61 81 64 / 0 10 20 20
HRI 84 62 87 65 / 0 10 20 20
ELN 79 54 77 57 / 0 10 20 20
RDM 77 52 81 54 / 10 20 30 30
LGD 79 58 82 59 / 10 20 40 60
GCD 81 59 84 61 / 20 20 30 50
DLS 81 64 80 67 / 0 20 20 20
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING ORZ049-050-502-503-505>507.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING ORZ509>511.
WA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING WAZ030.
&&
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Sources
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