Oregon, Washington Severe Fire Weather Watch | Effective 07/30/2026 22:51

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued July 30 at 10:51PM PDT until August 1 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 30, 2026 - 10:51pm
Expires: 
July 31, 2026 - 8:00am
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. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, 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, 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 30 mph with gusts up to 40 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: 
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Canyon Grassland of Wallowa County; 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; Lower Columbia Basin; Blue Mountains of Washington; Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pendleton OR
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov