...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ACROSS FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR631 ...OR633 ...OR634 ...OR635 ...WA631 ... WA633 AND WA675 ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA ...IN OREGON ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 634 EAGLE CAP DISTRICT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 635 WALLOWA DISTRICT. IN WASHINGTON ... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 631 LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON ... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 633 BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675 EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. * TIMING ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP MID TUESDAY MORNING ...AND THEN MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * THUNDERSTORMS ...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. * PRECIPITATION ...GENERALLY LESS THAN 0.10 INCHES ...BUT SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL ...3 ...BECOMING 4 BY TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS ...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ... 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. && FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT ... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON (ALL LOWER CASE)
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 04:45:58 +0000
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