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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
440 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR705...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
WA695...

WAZ695-040745-
/O.EXB.KPDT.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-250905T0400Z/
East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains-
440 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA695...

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for hot, dry, and unstable conditions, which is in effect
until 9 PM PDT Thursday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 695 East Washington South
  Central Cascade Mountains.

* Relative Humidities: Minimum 10 to 20 percent. Humidity
  recoveries of 25 to 35 percent on mid-slopes within thermal
  belts.

* Temperatures: 95 to 100 valleys. 85 to 90 mountains.

* TIMING...Until 9 PM PDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Hot, dry, and unstable conditions will lead to the
  potential for rapid fire growth on new or existing fires.

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.

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ORZ705-040300-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-250904T0300Z/
Southern Deschutes National Forest-
440 PM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR705...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 705 Southern Deschutes
  National Forest.

* TIMING...Until 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered storms capable of
  producing abundant cloud-to-ground lightning and gusty outflow
  winds.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts as high as 40 mph.

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.

&&

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