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...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Temperatures will climb into the upper 60s to mid 70s this afternoon prior to the arrival of a strong cold front between 3 PM and 5 PM. The combination of low humidity and gusty southwest winds ahead of the front followed by a wind shift to the west (gusting to 50 mph) raises concerns for rapid and erratic spreading of any new ignitions. Bands of light rain, cooler temperatures, and rising humidity will follow the passage of the cold front this evening. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Washington Palouse (Zone 708) and Fire Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709). * Winds: Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidities: As low as 18 to 25 percent in the afternoon prior to the arrival of light rain between 3 PM and 5 PM. Recoveries to 70 to 80 percent Friday night. * Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY... .Winds will increase as a Pacific cold front sweeps across the Pacific Northwest. Very dry air and breezy winds will be present across portions of central and eastern Oregon and southeast Washington ahead of afternoon frontal passage. As a result, this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry grassy areas.

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY... .Winds will increase as a Pacific cold front sweeps across the Pacific Northwest. Very dry air and breezy winds will be present across portions of central and eastern Oregon and southeast Washington ahead of afternoon frontal passage. As a result, this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 642 Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry grassy areas.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds combined with critically low relative humidity could lead to the rapid growth and spread of new and existing fires. * AFFECTED AREA...In California...Fire weather zone 285 including Alturas, and Canby. In Oregon... Fire weather zones 624 and 625. This includes eastern portions of the Fremont Winema National Forest, and the cities of Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Paisley and Summer Lake. * WIND...West to southwest at 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum afternoon values of 10 to 20 percent but some localized areas as low as 8 percent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts will most likely be around 45 mph with only a few areas reaching the 50 mph mark. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Winds this strong will likely create areas of blowing dust near Summer Lake. * WHERE...Central and Eastern Lake County. This includes sections of highway 140 east of Lakeview, US Highway 395, and highway 31 between Paisley and north of Summer Lake. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts will most likely be around 45 mph with only a few areas reaching the 50 mph mark.

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile due to blowing dust expected. Sustained southwest to west winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph. * WHERE...Harrington, Airway Heights, Mansfield, Davenport, Creston, Fairfield, Rockford, Moses Lake, Coulee City, Odessa, Cheney, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Waterville, Wilbur, and Ritzville. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 7 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Craigmont, Lewiston Grade, Tekoa, Soldiers Meadow Road, Alpowa Summit, Cloverland Road, Peck, Pullman, Anatone, Oakesdale, Potlatch, Moscow, Lewiston, Kamiah, Peola, Nezperce, Clarkston, Rosalia, Lapwai, Uniontown, Plummer, Genesee, La Crosse, Gifford, Pomeroy, Colfax, Winchester, and Culdesac. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 7 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon. * WHEN...From 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ this afternoon to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Blowing dust will reduce visibility near dry lake beds and agricultural areas.

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY... .Winds will increase Friday as a Pacific cold front sweeps across the PacNW. Very dry air and breezy winds will be present across portions of central and eastern Oregon and southeast Washington ahead of afternoon frontal passage. As a result, this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry grassy areas.

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY... .Winds will increase Friday as a Pacific cold front sweeps across the PacNW. Very dry air and breezy winds will be present across portions of central and eastern Oregon and southeast Washington ahead of afternoon frontal passage. As a result, this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 642 Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry grassy areas.

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY... .Winds will increase Friday as a dry cold front passes through the area from the northwest. Very dry air will be present ahead of the frontal passage during the afternoon, with humidities slow to improve behind the front. As a result, this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley. * WINDS...Southwest 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.

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY... .Winds will increase Friday as a dry cold front passes through the area from the northwest. Very dry air will be present ahead of the frontal passage during the afternoon, with humidities slow to improve behind the front. As a result, this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM PDT Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 642 Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry grassy areas.

...STRONG, GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LIKELY EAST OF THE CASCADES ON FRIDAY FOR FIRE ZONES 624, 625 AND 285... ...BRIEF PERIODS OF STRONG, GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF FIRE ZONES 621, 622 AND 280... .Strong, gusty west southwest winds combined with low humidity are likely on Friday east of the Cascades as a dry front moves through. After, ridging builds and dry and warm conditions continue with lighter winds through the weekend. The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds combined with critically low relative humidity could lead to the rapid growth and spread of new and existing fires. * AFFECTED AREA...In California...Fire weather zone 285 including Alturas, and Canby. In Oregon... Fire weather zones 624 and 625. This includes eastern portions of the Fremont Winema National Forest, and the cities of Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Paisley and Summer Lake. * WIND...West to southwest at 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * HUMIDITY...Minimum afternoon values of 10 to 20 percent but some localized areas as low as 8 percent. * DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Winds this strong will likely create areas of blowing dust near Summer Lake. * WHERE...Central and Eastern Lake County. This includes sections of highway 140 east of Lakeview, US Highway 395, and highway 31 between Paisley and north of Summer Lake. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts around 40 to 50 mph expected. Blowing dust will reduce visibility near dry lake beds and agricultural areas. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon. * WHEN...From 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect from noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 636 Burns BLM and 637 Vale BLM. * Timing...From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Friday. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Temperatures...Up to 86.

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY... .Winds will increase Friday as a dry cold front passes through the area from the northwest. Very dry air will be present ahead of the frontal passage during the afternoon, with humidities slow to improve behind the front. As a result, this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 6 PM PDT Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry grassy areas.

...WINDY AND DRY FRIDAY... .A strong cold front will sweep through the region Friday afternoon. Ahead of front, warm and dry conditions will develop across southeastern WA and the lower Idaho Panhandle with gusty southwest winds. Winds will continue to increase with the frontal passage with a shift to more westerly winds in the late afternoon and evening. With the frontal passage, there will be a brief window for light rain showers with little to no rainfall. 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 6 PM PDT Friday. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Palouse (Zone 708) and Fire Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709). * Winds: Southwest to west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up 50 mph. * Relative Humidities: 18 to 25 percent in the afternoon increasing 70-80 percent Friday night. * Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected. Sustained southwest to west winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph. * WHERE...Quincy, Harrington, Fairfield, Othello, Cheney, Wilbur, Airway Heights, Waterville, Moses Lake, Mansfield, Ephrata, Spokane Valley, Downtown Spokane, Creston, Odessa, Rockford, Grand Coulee, Davenport, Badger Mountain Road, Ritzville, and Coulee City. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 7 PM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Areas of blowing dust producing visibility between one-quarter and one mile. * WHERE...Nezperce, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Clarkston, Colfax, Pomeroy, Plummer, Uniontown, Lewiston, Pullman, Soldiers Meadow Road, Lapwai, Kamiah, Mountain Road, Genesee, Rosalia, Moscow, Potlatch, Peola, Alpowa Summit, Anatone, La Crosse, Winchester, Peck, Craigmont, Culdesac, Gifford, Lewiston Grade, and Cloverland Road. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 7 PM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'.