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...More thunderstorms through the week... .Isolated thunderstorms are expected in Lake and Klamath Counties overnight tonight. Another round of scattered thunderstorms will develop Thursday afternoon and evening. Additional thunerstorms are possible Friday into the weekend. * IMPACTS...Abundant lightning on dry fuels resulting in the potential for numerous new fire starts. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 623, 624 and 625 on Thursday. Isolated nocturnal thunderstorms possible tonight. * TIMING...2 PM until 11 PM PDT Thursday. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Storms are likely to be wet, but lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible, and cause for concern for new fire starts. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts of 35 to 50 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

At 942 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Topsy Campground, or 17 miles southwest of Klamath Falls, 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... Klamath River Campground, Topsy Campground, and Spring Island Boat Launch.

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR ZONES 696, 697, 698, 699, 702, 703, 704 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... * Affected Area: East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696). * Timing: For Thursday, 11 AM to 8 PM PDT. * Relative Humidities: Thursday, 20 to 40 percent. * Temperatures: Up to 90. * Lightning: Thursday, scattered thunderstorms. * Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic winds with gusts 30-50 mph are possible with any thunderstorms that develop. The outflow winds could travel quite a distance from the core of the storm. * Impacts: Scattered thunderstorms on Thursday may lead to new fire starts. Gusty winds with thunderstorms may result in rapid fire spread with any new or existing fires.

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR ZONES 696, 697, 698, 699, 702, 703, 704 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... * Affected Area: East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (Zone 697), East Washington North Cascades (Zone 698), Okanogan Highlands and Kettle Mountains (Zone 699), Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Okanogan Valley (Zone 703) and Methow Valley (Zone 704). * Timing: 11 AM to 8 PM Thursday. * Thunderstorms: Scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightning. * Outflow Winds: Outflow boundaries near storms will bring potential for erratic wind gusts 30 to 50 mph and could travel quite a distance from the core of the storm. * Impacts: Very warm and dry conditions will be in place as storms develop Thursday afternoon. A mix of wet and dry thunderstorms combined with dry fuels may lead to new fire starts that could overwhelm initial attack capabilities. Gusty outflow winds could may result in rapid spread with any new starts.

...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY... .Thunderstorms across the southern half of the forecast area will dwindle tonight, before another round fires off late Thursday afternoon, lasting through the evening hours. While many of these storms are expected to be wet, lightning strikes outside the rain core, as well as strong outflow winds, still possess the potential to cause new wildfire starts and rapidly spread existing ones. ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA695... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 695 East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains. * TIMING...From 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Abundant lightning and isolated dry thunderstorms. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty, erratic winds up to 50 mph.

...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY... .Thunderstorms across the southern half of the forecast area will dwindle tonight, before another round fires off late Thursday afternoon, lasting through the evening hours. While many of these storms are expected to be wet, lightning strikes outside the rain core, as well as strong outflow winds, still possess the potential to cause new wildfire starts and rapidly spread existing ones. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 697 Central Blue Mountains, 698 Southern Blue Mountains and 699 Western Forested Blue Mountains. * TIMING...Until 11 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Abundant lightning and isolated dry thunderstorms. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty, erratic winds up to 50 mph.

...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES INTO THURSDAY... .Thunderstorms across the southern half of the forecast area will dwindle tonight, before another round fires off late Thursday afternoon, lasting through the evening hours. While many of these storms are expected to be wet, lightning strikes outside the rain core, as well as strong outflow winds, still possess the potential to cause new wildfire starts and rapidly spread existing ones. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 700 Central Mountains of Oregon, 704 Northern Deschutes National Forest and 705 Southern Deschutes National Forest. * TIMING...Until 11 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Abundant lightning and isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty, erratic winds up to 50 mph.

At 647 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Spokane Valley, moving northwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Spokane Valley, Millwood, Green Acres, Trentwood, Dishman, Otis Orchards-East Farms, Opportunity, and Veradale. This includes Interstate 90 in Washington between mile markers 289 and 295.

At 624 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Squaw Lakes Recreation Site, or 22 miles southwest of Ashland, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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... Squaw Lakes Recreation Site.

The Heat Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.

The Heat Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.

The Heat Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.

The Heat Advisory has been cancelled and is no longer in effect.

At 444 PM MDT/344 PM PDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Coyote Hole, or 36 miles west of Owyhee, moving northwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust reducing visibilities. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Coyote Hole around 450 PM MDT. 45 Ranch Launch Site and 45 Hill around 500 PM MDT. Hoodoo Butte around 420 PM PDT.

At 329 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gerber Recreation Site, or 35 miles east of Klamath Falls, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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... Gerber Recreation Site, Sprague River Park, Bly, Barnes Valley At Gerber Resevoir, and Beatty.

At 328 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pederson Snow Park, or 22 miles west of Klamath Falls, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel 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... Great Meadow Snow Park, Fish Lake Snow Park, Malone Springs, Pederson Snow Park, Surveyor Mountain Campground, Fourmile Lake Campground, Mount Mcloughlin Trailhead, Rocky Point Upper Klamath Lake, Summit Snowpark, Fish Lake, and Highway 140 Near Lake Of The Woods.

...HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE 696... ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR ZONES 696, 697, 698, 699, 702, 703, 704 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 696... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * Affected Area: East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696). * Timing: For Wednesday, until 9 PM PDT. For Thursday, 11 AM to 8 PM PDT. * Relative Humidities: Wednesday, 15 to 25 percent. Thursday, 20 to 40 percent. * Temperatures: Up to 90. * Lightning: Wednesday, isolated thunderstorms. Thursday, scattered thunderstorms. * Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic winds with gusts 30-50 mph are possible with any thunderstorms that develop. The outflow winds could travel quite a distance from the core of the storm. * Impacts: Hot, dry, and unstable conditions Wednesday afternoon and evening may lead to rapid fire growth on any new or existing fires. Isolated thunderstorms on Wednesday and scattered thunderstorms on Thursday may lead to new fire starts. Gusty winds with thunderstorms may result in rapid fire spread with any new or existing fires.

...HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE 696... ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR ZONES 696, 697, 698, 699, 702, 703, 704 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area: East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (Zone 697), East Washington North Cascades (Zone 698), Okanogan Highlands and Kettle Mountains (Zone 699), Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Okanogan Valley (Zone 703) and Methow Valley (Zone 704). * Timing: 11 AM to 8 PM Thursday. * Thunderstorms: Scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightning. * Outflow Winds: Outflow boundaries near storms will bring potential for erratic wind gusts 30 to 50 mph and could travel quite a distance from the core of the storm. * Impacts: Very warm and dry conditions will be in place as storms develop Thursday afternoon. A mix of wet and dry thunderstorms combined with dry fuels may lead to new fire starts that could overwhelm initial attack capabilities. Gusty outflow winds could may result in rapid spread with any new starts.

...HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE 696... ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR ZONES 696, 697, 698, 699, 702, 703, 704 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 696... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * Affected Area: East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696). * Timing: For Wednesday, until 9 PM PDT. For Thursday, 11 AM to 8 PM PDT. * Relative Humidities: Wednesday, 15 to 25 percent. Thursday, 20 to 40 percent. * Temperatures: Up to 90. * Lightning: Wednesday, isolated thunderstorms. Thursday, scattered thunderstorms. * Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic winds with gusts 30-50 mph are possible with any thunderstorms that develop. The outflow winds could travel quite a distance from the core of the storm. * Impacts: Hot, dry, and unstable conditions Wednesday afternoon and evening may lead to rapid fire growth on any new or existing fires. Isolated thunderstorms on Wednesday and scattered thunderstorms on Thursday may lead to new fire starts. Gusty winds with thunderstorms may result in rapid fire spread with any new or existing fires.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM THURSDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR700, OR704, AND OR705... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA695... .Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are forecast through Friday. While some of these storms may produce wetting rains, their high-based nature will increase the probability of scattered (Wednesday) dry thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms will be capable of producing gusty and erratic outflow winds up to 60 mph. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 695 East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 9 PM PDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Abundant lightning and isolated dry thunderstorms. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty, erratic winds with gusts up to 50 mph.