...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday. A
Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch
is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...For the Red Flag Warning...in Oregon...the
northern half of Fire weather zones 624 and 625. This includes
the Fremont and Winema National Forests north of the Sprague
River Valley and also the area north and west of Abert Rim.
For the Fire Weather Watch...in Oregon...eastern portions of
fire zone 624 and southern 625. This includes the Fremont
National Forest and areas from Silver Lake and Alkali Lake
southward to around Highway 140.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms.
Lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are
possible, and cause for concern for new fire starts.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts of 40 to 55 mph could travel outward up
to 25 miles from thunderstorm cores.
* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 624 AND 625...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday. A
Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch
is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...For the Red Flag Warning...in Oregon...the
northern half of Fire weather zones 624 and 625. This includes
the Fremont and Winema National Forests north of the Sprague
River Valley and also the area north and west of Abert Rim.
For the Fire Weather Watch...in Oregon...eastern portions of
fire zone 624 and southern 625. This includes the Fremont
National Forest and areas from Silver Lake and Alkali Lake
southward to around Highway 140.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms.
Lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are
possible, and cause for concern for new fire starts.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts of 40 to 55 mph could travel outward up
to 25 miles from thunderstorm cores.
* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
* WHAT...Temperatures of 100 to 105.
* WHERE...Treasure Valley Zones.
* WHEN...From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ today to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ this
evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses, especially
for the young, elderly, and animals.
...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN
OREGON, FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA
BASIN WEDNESDAY...
.The ridge of high pressure currently in place over the Pacific
Northwest will break down Tuesday night through Wednesday as a
pair of upper-level low-pressure systems pass over the region.
This will lead to thunderstorm development across central and
eastern Oregon Tuesday afternoon and evening. Widespread breezy
to windy conditions will persist Tuesday evening through
Wednesday, strongest through the Cascade gaps and Columbia Basin.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.
* TIMING...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN
OREGON, FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA
BASIN WEDNESDAY...
.The ridge of high pressure currently in place over the Pacific
Northwest will break down Tuesday night through Wednesday as a
pair of upper-level low-pressure systems pass over the region.
This will lead to thunderstorm development across central and
eastern Oregon Tuesday afternoon and evening. Widespread breezy
to windy conditions will persist Tuesday evening through
Wednesday, strongest through the Cascade gaps and Columbia Basin.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.
* TIMING...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TUESDAY OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN
OREGON, FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA
BASIN WEDNESDAY...
.The ridge of high pressure currently in place over the Pacific
Northwest will break down Tuesday night through Wednesday as a
pair of upper-level low-pressure systems pass over the region.
This will lead to thunderstorm development across central and
eastern Oregon Tuesday afternoon and evening. Widespread breezy
to windy conditions will persist Tuesday evening through
Wednesday, strongest through the Cascade gaps and Columbia Basin.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 700
Central Mountains of Oregon and 705 Southern Deschutes
National Forest.
* TIMING...From 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Storms are mostly expected to be dry with
rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, though a few
storms could produce rainfall amounts in excess of a tenth of
an inch.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...As high as 60 mph.
...HOT, DRY, AND WINDY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
.Hot and very dry conditions will be in place on Tuesday. Winds
will increase through the day with gusts 15 to 25 mph from the
East Slopes to the Palouse. Locally stronger winds will develop
late Tuesday afternoon and evening in the foothills of the
Cascades and across the Waterville Plateau producing gusts around
30 mph. Winds will decrease Tuesday night. A dry cold front will
sweep through the region on Wednesday delivering stronger winds
region- wide. Humidity levels increase on Wednesday but remain
near critical levels.
* Affected Area: Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Okanogan
Valley (Zone 703), Foothills of Central Washington Cascades
(Zone 705) and Waterville Plateau (Zone 706).
* Winds: Tuesday: West 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph
increasing 30 mph in the evening. Wednesday: West 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 8 to 15 percent on Tuesday. 18 to 27
percent on Wednesday.
* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new fires.
...HOT, DRY, AND WINDY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
.Hot and very dry conditions will be in place on Tuesday. Winds
will increase through the day with gusts 15 to 25 mph from the
East Slopes to the Palouse. Locally stronger winds will develop
late Tuesday afternoon and evening in the foothills of the
Cascades and across the Waterville Plateau producing gusts around
30 mph. Winds will decrease Tuesday night. A dry cold front will
sweep through the region on Wednesday delivering stronger winds
region- wide. Humidity levels increase on Wednesday but remain
near critical levels.
* Affected Area: Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707), Eastern
Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Lower
Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).
* Winds: Tuesday: West to southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25
mph. Wednesday: West to southwest 15 to 25 mph gusts around 40
mph.
* Relative Humidities: 8 to 15 percent on Tuesday. 18 to 25
percent on Wednesday.
* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new fires.
...HOT, DRY, AND WINDY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
.Hot and very dry conditions will be in place on Tuesday. Winds
will increase through the day with gusts 15 to 25 mph from the
East Slopes to the Palouse. Locally stronger winds will develop
late Tuesday afternoon and evening in the foothills of the
Cascades and across the Waterville Plateau producing gusts around
30 mph. Winds will decrease Tuesday night. A dry cold front will
sweep through the region on Wednesday delivering stronger winds
region- wide. Humidity levels increase on Wednesday but remain
near critical levels.
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 8 PM PDT Wednesday.
* Affected Area: Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701).
* Winds: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 20 to 28 percent.
* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new fires.
At 646 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pilot Rock, or 16 miles southeast of Ashland, moving northwest at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Pilot Rock, I 5 Siskiyou Summit, Camp Creek At Iron Gate Lake, Hilt,
and Siskiyou Summit.
...HOT, DRY, AND WINDY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
.Hot and very dry conditions will be in place on Tuesday. Winds
will increase through the day with gusts 15 to 25 mph from the
East Slopes to the Palouse. Locally stronger winds will develop
late Tuesday afternoon and evening in the foothills of the
Cascades and across the Waterville Plateau producing gusts around
30 mph. Winds will decrease Tuesday night. A dry cold front will
sweep through the region on Wednesday delivering stronger winds
region- wide. Humidity levels increase on Wednesday but remain
near critical levels.
* Affected Area: Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), Foothills of
Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705) and Waterville Plateau
(Zone 706).
* Winds: Tuesday: West 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph
increasing 30 mph in the evening. Wednesday: West 20 to 30 mph
with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 8 to 15 percent on Tuesday. 18 to 27
percent on Wednesday.
* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new fires.
...HOT, DRY, AND WINDY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
.Hot and very dry conditions will be in place on Tuesday. Winds
will increase through the day with gusts 15 to 25 mph from the
East Slopes to the Palouse. Locally stronger winds will develop
late Tuesday afternoon and evening in the foothills of the
Cascades and across the Waterville Plateau producing gusts around
30 mph. Winds will decrease Tuesday night. A dry cold front will
sweep through the region on Wednesday delivering stronger winds
region- wide. Humidity levels increase on Wednesday but remain
near critical levels.
* Affected Area: Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707), Eastern
Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Lower
Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).
* Winds: Tuesday: West to southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25
mph. Wednesday: West to southwest 15 to 25 mph gusts around 40
mph.
* Relative Humidities: 8 to 15 percent on Tuesday. 18 to 25
percent on Wednesday.
* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new fires.
...HOT, DRY, AND WINDY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
.Hot and very dry conditions will be in place on Tuesday. Winds
will increase through the day with gusts 15 to 25 mph from the
East Slopes to the Palouse. Locally stronger winds will develop
late Tuesday afternoon and evening in the foothills of the
Cascades and across the Waterville Plateau producing gusts around
30 mph. Winds will decrease Tuesday night. A dry cold front will
sweep through the region on Wednesday delivering stronger winds
region- wide. Humidity levels increase on Wednesday but remain
near critical levels.
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 1 PM Tuesday to 8 PM PDT Wednesday.
* Affected Area: Colville Reservation (Zone 702).
* Winds: Tuesday: Southwest to west 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 25
mph increasing 30 mph in the evening. Wednesday: West 20 to 30
mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 10 to 15 percent on Tuesday. 22 to 27
percent on Wednesday.
* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new fires.
...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY IN CENTRAL OREGON,
FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN
WEDNESDAY...
.A high pressure ridge will allow temperatures to heat up and RHs
to drop through Tuesday, before an upper-level low lifts through
the region Tuesday night into Wednesday. This low will lead to
thunderstorm development across central Oregon starting Tuesday
afternoon, followed by gusty conditions in the front's wake on
Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for abundant lightning, which is in effect from
Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.
* TIMING...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* WINDS...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY IN CENTRAL OREGON,
FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN
WEDNESDAY...
.A high pressure ridge will allow temperatures to heat up and RHs
to drop through Tuesday, before an upper-level low lifts through
the region Tuesday night into Wednesday. This low will lead to
thunderstorm development across central Oregon starting Tuesday
afternoon, followed by gusty conditions in the front's wake on
Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for abundant lightning, which is in effect from
Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.
* TIMING...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* WINDS...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY IN CENTRAL OREGON,
FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN
WEDNESDAY...
.A high pressure ridge will allow temperatures to heat up and RHs
to drop through Tuesday, before an upper-level low lifts through
the region Tuesday night into Wednesday. This low will lead to
thunderstorm development across central Oregon starting Tuesday
afternoon, followed by gusty conditions in the front's wake on
Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for dry thunderstorms with abundant lightning, which is
in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch
is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 700 Central Mountains of
Oregon and 705 Southern Deschutes National Forest.
* TIMING...From 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Storms are mostly expected to be dry with
rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, though a few
storms could produce rainfall amounts in excess of a tenth of
an inch.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...As high as 45 mph.
...DRY THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY IN CENTRAL OREGON,
FOLLOWED BY DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN
WEDNESDAY...
.A high pressure ridge will allow temperatures to heat up and RHs
to drop through Tuesday, before an upper-level low lifts through
the region Tuesday night into Wednesday. This low will lead to
thunderstorm development across central Oregon starting Tuesday
afternoon, followed by gusty conditions in the front's wake on
Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 2 PM to
11 PM PDT Tuesday.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 696 John Day Valley.
* TIMING...From 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Storms are mostly expected to be dry with
rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch, though a few
storms could produce rainfall amounts in excess of a tenth of
an inch.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...As high as 45 mph.
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OREGON WITH
GUSTY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING...
A frontal passage will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms
with minimal precipitation over southeast Oregon and near the ID-
OR border.
The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for lightning, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon
through Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM,
672 Southern Grasslands, 673 Central Canyonlands and 674
Northwestern Vale BLM.
* TIMING...From Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.
* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic winds up to 50 mph.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
...HOT, DRY, AND WINDY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
.Hot and very dry conditions will be in place on Tuesday. Winds
will increase through the day with gusts 15 to 25 mph from the
East Slopes to the Palouse. Locally stronger winds will develop
late Tuesday afternoon and evening in the foothills of the
Cascades and across the Waterville Plateau producing gusts around
30 mph. A dry cold front will sweep through the region on
Wednesday delivering stronger winds region-wide. Humidity levels
increase on Wednesday but remain near critical levels.
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 1 PM Tuesday to 8 PM PDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch
is no longer in effect.
* Affected Area: Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707), Eastern
Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Lower
Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).
* Winds: Tuesday: West to southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25
mph. Wednesday: West to southwest 15 to 25 mph gusts around 40
mph.
* Relative Humidities: 8 to 15 percent on Tuesday. 18 to 25
percent on Wednesday.
* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new fires.