Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
Issued by NWS Pendleton, OR
916 WWUS86 KPDT 211857 RFWPDT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1157 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...WIDESPREAD BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY... ...HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ALONG THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AND BLUE MOUNTAINS... .An approaching low-pressure system will bring widespread breezy westerly winds through the Cascade gaps, across the Columbia Basin, and into portions of the Blue Mountains Saturday. Coupled with low relative humidity, this will lead to critical fire weather conditions. Moreover, high-based showers and thunderstorms are forecast, with the best chances of abundant lightning overnight through Saturday morning along the Washington Cascades and Saturday afternoon for the northeast Blue Mountains. ORZ691-703-WAZ690-691-221400- /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0011.260822T1900Z-260823T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0020.260822T1900Z-260823T0500Z/ Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-Warm Springs Reservation- Kittitas Valley-Lower Columbia Basin of Washington- 1157 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR691, OR703, WA690, AND WA691... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 10 PM PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington and 703 Warm Springs Reservation. * TIMING...From noon to 10 PM PDT Saturday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 25 to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent in the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. 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. && $$ ORZ696-698-700-221400- /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0011.260822T1900Z-260823T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0020.260822T1900Z-260823T0500Z/ John Day Valley-Southern Blue Mountains- Central Mountains of Oregon- 1157 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR696, OR698, AND OR700... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 10 PM PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 698 Southern Blue Mountains and 700 Central Mountains of Oregon. * TIMING...From noon to 10 PM PDT Saturday. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 25 to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent in the afternoon. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ WAZ695-221400- /O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0011.260822T0600Z-260823T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0020.260822T0600Z-260822T1900Z/ East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains- 1157 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA695... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 11 PM this evening to noon PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 695 East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains. * TIMING...From 11 PM this evening to noon PDT Saturday. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered coverage with abundant lightning. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty, erratic winds up to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. 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. && $$ ORZ693-WAZ693-221400- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0020.260822T1700Z-260823T0300Z/ Canyon Grasslands of Wallowa County- Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley- 1157 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR693 AND WA693... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 693 Canyon Grasslands of Wallowa County and 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley. * TIMING...From 10 AM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 20 to 30 mph, shifting to the northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 20 to 30 mph late afternoon and evening. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent late morning and afternoon. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ ORZ692-WAZ692-221400- /O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0020.260822T1800Z-260823T0600Z/ Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon-Blue Mountains of Washington- 1157 AM PDT Fri Aug 21 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR692 AND WA692... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 692 Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and 692 Blue Mountains of Washington. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered coverage with abundant lightning. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty, erratic winds of 40 to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. 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. && $$