Alert archive / Oregon / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this red flag warning at Jun 15, 2015, 2:36 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 16, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 55 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
- Jun 15, 2015, 2:36 PM PDT (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 16, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2015, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
144 WWUS86 KPDT 152136 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 236 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS WEEK... .WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW DURING THIS TIME. VEGETATION IS VERY DRY...AND RAPID FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED ON NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. ORZ639-WAZ639-161700- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0003.150616T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 236 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES...PRIMARILY THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ ORZ641-161700- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0002.150617T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- 236 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WAZ641-161700- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0002.150617T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- 236 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE HORSE HEAVEN HILLS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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856 WWUS86 KPDT 161522 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 822 AM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS WEEK... .WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW DURING THIS TIME. VEGETATION IS VERY DRY...AND RAPID FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED ON NEW AND EXISTING FIRES. ORZ639-WAZ639-162300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.150616T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 822 AM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES...PRIMARILY THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ ORZ641-162300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0002.150617T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- 822 AM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WAZ641-162300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0002.150617T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- 822 AM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE HORSE HEAVEN HILLS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
740 WWUS86 KPDT 161946 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1246 PM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS WEEK... .WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW DURING THIS TIME AND VEGETATION IS VERY DRY. THEREFORE...RAPID FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED ON NEW AND EXISTING FIRES. ORZ641-WAZ641-171400- /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0002.150617T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.FW.W.0003.150616T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- 1246 PM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ WAZ675-171400- /O.EXA.KPDT.FW.W.0003.150616T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 1246 PM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ639-WAZ639-171400- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.150616T2100Z-150620T0400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 1246 PM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$
195 WWUS86 KPDT 171350 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 650 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS WEEK... .WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW DURING THIS TIME AND VEGETATION IS VERY DRY. THEREFORE...RAPID FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED ON NEW AND EXISTING FIRES. WAZ675-172300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 650 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY AND THURSDAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ639-WAZ639-172300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 650 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY AND THURSDAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES TODAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ ORZ641-WAZ641-172300- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- 650 AM PDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TODAY AND THURSDAY. WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST VALUES TODAY AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
475 WWUS86 KPDT 172100 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 200 PM PDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS WEEK... .WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN WILL BE BREEZY TO WINDY...AND SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW DURING THIS TIME AND VEGETATION IS VERY DRY. THEREFORE...RAPID FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED ON NEW AND EXISTING FIRES. WAZ675-181700- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 200 PM PDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ ORZ639-WAZ639-181700- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 200 PM PDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ641-WAZ641-181700- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- 200 PM PDT WED JUN 17 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$
331 WWUS86 KPDT 181749 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1049 AM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS WEEK... .WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN WILL BE BREEZY TO WINDY...AND SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW DURING THIS TIME AND VEGETATION IS VERY DRY. THEREFORE...RAPID FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED ON NEW AND EXISTING FIRES. WAZ675-190200- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 1049 AM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ639-WAZ639-190200- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 1049 AM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ ORZ641-WAZ641-190200- /O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150620T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- 1049 AM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
842 WWUS86 KPDT 182137 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 237 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN WILL BE BREEZY TO WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VEGETATION IS VERY DRY. THEREFORE...RAPID FIRE SPREAD CAN BE EXPECTED ON NEW AND EXISTING FIRES. WAZ675-190400- /O.EXT.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150619T0400Z/ EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 237 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ ORZ639-WAZ639-190400- /O.EXT.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150619T0400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 237 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGEST WINDS IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ORZ641-WAZ641-190400- /O.EXT.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150619T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- 237 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES...ESPECIALLY IN DRY GRASSY AREAS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$
511 WWUS86 KPDT 190358 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 858 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 WAZ675-190500- /O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150619T0400Z/ EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN- 858 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675... WITH SUNSET...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF FRIDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGHER THAN DURING PREVIOUS DAYS AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NOT AS STRONG. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. $$ ORZ639-WAZ639-190500- /O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150619T0400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES- 858 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 639 AND 639... WITH SUNSET...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF FRIDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGHER THAN DURING PREVIOUS DAYS AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NOT AS STRONG. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. $$ ORZ641-WAZ641-190500- /O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150619T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- 858 PM PDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 641 AND 641... WITH SUNSET...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF FRIDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGHER THAN DURING PREVIOUS DAYS AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NOT AS STRONG. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. $$
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 Jun 15, 2:27 PM PDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 2:27 PM PDT, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
227 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2015
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...A SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH
THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL KICK OFF A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
EASTERN OREGON THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. AFTER THAT THE WESTERLY FLOW
LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY WITH NO THREAT OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH
THURSDAY. WILL BEGIN TO SEE SOME INCREASING BREZZY WESTERLY WINDS
DURING THIS PERIOD AS A WEST TO EAST PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS IN
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS SHORTWAVE. THE WINDS WILL GENERATE
SOME FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WHICH WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THAT SECTION.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD FAIRLY STEADY THROUGH THURSDAY RANGING
FROM 70S IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO 80S AND NEAR 90 ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS.
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT IN HAVING AN UPPER LOW AND TROUGH MOVING ASHORE IN BRITISH
COLUMBIA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL PUT US ON THE SOUTHERN
END OF THE TROUGH. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW SOME SHOWERS ALONG
THE WASHINGTON CASCADE CREST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY SO HAVE
ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THERE FOR FRIDAY. ALSO HAVE KEPT A SLIGHT SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY.
OTHERWISE, THE REST OF THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH JUST AN
INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS. THERE WILL BE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ON
BOTH THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE
COLUMBIA BASIN AND ESPECIALLY IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE AND KITTITAS
VALLEY. FRIDAY NIGHT THE TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AND WEAK
RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR FAIR AND
WARMER CONDITIONS. ON SUNDAY ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ASIDE FROM A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ALONG THE
WASHINGTON CASCADE CREST, THE REST OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY. THE
TROUGH WILL LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST ON MONDAY AS A DRY WEST TO
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA FOR YET ANOTHER DRY DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S WITH MAINLY 70S IN THE
MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THEN WARM TO THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S
WITH MID 70S TO MID 80S IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PERRY
&&
.AVIATION...00Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. EXPECT SCT-BKN CIRRUS ABOVE 20K FEET AGL THROUGH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. SCT CUMULUS ABOVE 8K FEET AGL HAS DEVELOPED OVER MUCH OF
THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER THE EASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON FROM 20Z-04Z BUT
SHOULD NOT APPROACH ANY TAF SITES. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW
15 KTS THOUGH KRDM AND KBDN WILL HAVE GUSTS TO 20 KTS THROUGH 05Z
THIS AFTERNOON AND KDLS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO
25 KTS AFTER 16Z TOMORROW MORNING. KPDT MAY HAVE GUSTS TO 20 KTS
AFTER 20Z TOMORROW. PERRY
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING IN OUR CENTRAL
AND EASTERN OREGON ZONES WILL HAVE LIGHT RAIN BUT MINIMAL LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY. THE BIGGEST FORECAST CHALLENGE HAS BEEN DETERMINING THE
POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS DUE TO WINDS AND RH'S. A WEAK
MARINE SURGE ON TUESDAY WILL SPILL THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
ON TUESDAY...INCREASING WIND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE GORGE. ON
WEDNESDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHTLY STRONGER MARINE SURGE OF COOLER AIR
THAT MAY CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND ALONG THE I-84
CORRIDOR AS FAR EAST AS PENDLETON. THE MARINE LAYER WEST OF THE
CASCADES WILL DEEPEN ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A MARINE PUSH OVER
OTHER PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. THE SHORTWAVE ON FRIDAY WILL
CAUSE EVEN STRONGER WINDS THAT COULD AFFECT MOST OF OUR FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST AREA. KEEPING THIS COMPLEX PATTERN IN MIND...I DECIDED TO
ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER ZONES IN
EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR THE WASHINGTON COLUMBIA BASIN SOUTH OF THE HORSE HEAVEN
HILLS AND THE OREGON PORTION OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. DESPITE THE INCREASING RH'S THAT MAY
BE TOO HIGH FOR WARNING CRITERIA LATE IN THE WEEK...THE WINDS GUSTS
ALONE CAN EASILY CARRY NEW AND EXISTING FIRES. WISTER
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 52 88 57 88 / 0 0 0 0
ALW 59 89 63 89 / 0 0 0 0
PSC 55 92 60 92 / 0 0 0 0
YKM 57 88 59 88 / 0 0 0 0
HRI 54 91 59 91 / 0 0 0 0
ELN 53 87 57 86 / 0 0 0 0
RDM 45 83 47 83 / 0 0 0 0
LGD 50 82 55 82 / 20 0 0 0
GCD 49 87 52 87 / 20 0 0 0
DLS 59 86 58 84 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR ORZ641.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ORZ639.
WA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR WAZ641.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WAZ639.
&&
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
91/83/83The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2:36 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | PDT | 22 hr |
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