Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: Arlington OR

Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
645 PM PDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SUNDAY...

.Winds will increase on Sunday as a dry cold front sweeps across
eastern Washington and eastern Oregon. Very dry air will also
accompany the cold front, causing the relative humidity to
quickly fall in many locations of the Columbia Basin. As a result,
this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread.


ORZ641-WAZ691-281300-
/O.NEW.KPDT.FW.A.0014.240929T1800Z-240930T0200Z/
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-Lower Columbia Basin-
645 PM PDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR641 AND WA691...

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 641 Lower Columbia Basin of
  Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry
  grassy areas.


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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