Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued July 30 at 10:54AM PDT until August 1 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
July 30, 2026 - 10:54am
Expires:
July 30, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
...WINDY AND BREEZY WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY...
.Windy conditions will develop with overlapping low relative
humidity values Saturday across the Columbia Basin, Eastern
Mountains, and Central Oregon.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 692 Northern Blue Mountains
of Oregon, 692 Blue Mountains of Washington, 694 Grande Ronde
Valley of Oregon, 695 Eagle Cap Wilderness, 696 John Day
Valley, 697 Central Blue Mountains, 698 Southern Blue
Mountains, 699 Western Forested Blue Mountains and 700 Central
Mountains of Oregon.
* TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 17 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:
Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Grande Ronde Valley of Oregon; Eagle Cap Wilderness; John Day Valley; Central Blue Mountains; Southern Blue Mountains; Western Forested Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon; Blue Mountains of Washington
Forcast Office:
NWS Pendleton OR
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov