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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
849 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...WINDY AND BREEZY WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY...

.Windy conditions will develop with overlapping low relative
humidity values Saturday across the Columbia Basin and Eastern
Wallowa County.

WAZ693-301500-
/O.EXA.KPDT.FW.A.0006.260801T1800Z-260802T0600Z/
Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley-
849 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE WA693...

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 693 Southeast Washington
  Grande Ronde Valley.

* TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 19 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. 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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ORZ691-693-WAZ691-301500-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0006.260801T1800Z-260802T0600Z/
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-
Canyon Grasslands of Wallowa County-
Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-
849 PM PDT Wed Jul 29 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR691, OR693, AND WA691...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
  Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington and 693 Canyon
  Grasslands of Wallowa County.

* TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 24 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
  quickly. 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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