iNWS Alert

...HOT, DRY AND UNSTABLE ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY... .High pressure that has brought the hot temperatures the past weekend is showing signs of breaking down. The instability will increase as a result, and the combination of hot, dry and unstable weather warrants Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches. In addition, breezy winds will develop through the Cascade gaps and into portions of the Columbia Basin Wednesday and will coincide with low relative humidities in the afternoon and evening.

ORZ642>645-WAZ692-090500-
/O.EXB.KPDT.FW.A.0004.240709T1900Z-240711T0600Z/
Southern Blue and Strawberry Mountains-
Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon-Central Blue Mountains-
Wallowa District-Blue Mountains of Washington-
950 AM PDT Mon Jul 8 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR642, OR643, OR644, OR645, AND WA692...

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for dry and unstable conditions, which is in effect
from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 642 Southern Blue and
Strawberry Mountains, 643 Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon,
644 Central Blue Mountains, 645 Wallowa District and 692 Blue
Mountains of Washington.

* TIMING...Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening.

* WINDS...Northwest 5 to 15 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Up to 101.

* IMPACTS...There is a chance of extreme fire behavior for any new
and existing fires.

* HAINES...As high as 6.

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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