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 Blue Mountains of Oregon - Canyon Grassland of Wallowa County - Grande Ronde Valley of Oregon - Eagle Cap Wilderness - Western Forested Blue Mountains - Blue Mountains of Washington - Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley
Effective: Sat, 8/15 12:38pm Updated: Sat, 8/15 8:00pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Sat, 8/15 9:00pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.A push of monsoon moisture will bring scattered thunderstorms to
the region through this evening. Heavier rainfall is expected
within stronger storms, but lightning outside of rain cores
continues to be a concern.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 692 Northern Blue Mountains
of Oregon, 692 Blue Mountains of Washington, 693 Canyon
Grasslands of Wallowa County, 693 Southeast Washington Grande
Ronde Valley, 694 Grande Ronde Valley of Oregon, 695 Eagle Cap
Wilderness and 699 Western Forested Blue Mountains.

* TIMING...Until 9 PM PDT this evening.

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

* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with abundant lightning.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty, erratic winds up to 40 mph.

Information:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.