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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
536 PM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY...

.A weather system will bring widespread breezy westerly winds
through the Cascade gaps and across the Columbia Basin and
portions of the Blue Mountains region on Saturday afternoon and
evening. Coupled with low relative humidity, this may lead to
critical fire weather conditions.

WAZ695-211400-
/O.EXB.KPDT.FW.A.0011.260822T0600Z-260823T0000Z/
East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains-
536 PM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE WA695...

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

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

* TIMING...From Friday evening through Saturday afternoon.

* WINDS...West 5 to 10 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 42 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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ORZ691-703-WAZ690-691-211400-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0011.260822T1900Z-260823T0500Z/
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-Warm Springs Reservation-
Kittitas Valley-Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-
536 PM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR691, OR703, WA690, AND WA691...

* 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 Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 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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ORZ696-698-700-211400-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0011.260822T1900Z-260823T0500Z/
John Day Valley-Southern Blue Mountains-
Central Mountains of Oregon-
536 PM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR696, OR698, AND OR700...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 698
  Southern Blue Mountains and 700 Central Mountains of Oregon.

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 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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