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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1033 PM PDT Tue Aug 12 2025

...BREEZY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.An approaching weather system will result in breezy winds
accompanied by low relative humidity across south-central to
southeast Washington and central to northeast Oregon.

ORZ696-698-700-703>705-140400-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-250814T0600Z/
John Day Valley-Southern Blue Mountains-
Central Mountains of Oregon-Warm Springs Reservation-
Northern Deschutes National Forest-
Southern Deschutes National Forest-
1033 PM PDT Tue Aug 12 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR696,
OR698, OR700, OR703, OR704, AND OR705...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 698
  Southern Blue Mountains, 700 Central Mountains of Oregon, 703
  Warm Springs Reservation, 704 Northern Deschutes National
  Forest and 705 Southern Deschutes National Forest.

* TIMING...Until 11 PM PDT Wednesday.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 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 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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ORZ691-693-701-702-WAZ690>694-140400-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.W.0014.250813T1900Z-250814T0400Z/
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-
Canyon Grasslands of Wallowa County-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-
East Slopes of the Mt. Hood National Forest-Kittitas Valley-
Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-Blue Mountains of Washington-
Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley-Yakama Alpine District-
1033 PM PDT Tue Aug 12 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES OR691, OR693, OR701, OR702, WA690, WA691, WA692, WA693, AND
WA694...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 691
  Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
  Washington, 692 Blue Mountains of Washington, 693 Canyon
  Grasslands of Wallowa County, 693 Southeast Washington Grande
  Ronde Valley, 694 Yakama Alpine District, 701 Eastern Columbia
  River Gorge of Oregon and 702 East Slopes of the Mt. Hood
  National Forest.

* TIMING...From noon to 9 PM PDT Wednesday.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 25 to 40 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 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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