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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
202 PM PDT Sat Sep 28 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.

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Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon-Lower Columbia Basin-
202 PM PDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR641 AND
WA691...

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 7 PM PDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.

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

* 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 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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