Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued August 20 at 5:36PM PDT until August 22 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 5:36pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 7:00am
Description:
...BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY...
.A weather system will bring widespread breezy westerly winds
through the Cascade gaps and across the Columbia Basin and
portions of the Blue Mountains region on Saturday afternoon and
evening. Coupled with low relative humidity, this may lead to
critical fire weather conditions.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 698
Southern Blue Mountains and 700 Central Mountains of Oregon.
* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description:
John Day Valley; Southern Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon
Forcast Office:
NWS Pendleton OR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov