Weather Alerts for Eastern OR

Issued by the National Weather Service

Red Flag Warning  RED FLAG WARNING   Red Flag Warning
EASTERN OR

Areas Affected:
Northern Boise BLM - Treasure Valley BLM - Owyhee Mountains - Western Twin Falls BLM - Southern Highlands - Burns BLM - Steens Mountain - Southern Grasslands - Central Canyonlands - Northwestern Vale BLM
Effective: Fri, 6/26 12:03pm Updated: Fri, 6/26 1:00pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sat, 6/27 5:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY...

.Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms will follow
behind the front this afternoon continuing overnight into
Saturday. Thunderstorms may produce erratic outflow gusts up to
50 mph. By Saturday morning, most thunderstorms are expected to
produce wetting rains.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 400 Northern
Boise BLM, 420 Treasure Valley BLM, 423 Owyhee Mountains, 424
Western Twin Falls BLM and 426 Southern Highlands. In Oregon,
Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM, 671 Steens Mountain, 672
Southern Grasslands, 673 Central Canyonlands and 674
Northwestern Vale BLM.

* TIMING...Until 6 AM MDT /5 AM PDT/ Saturday.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with abundant lightning.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty erratic winds up to *50 mph*.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Information:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.