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WWUS86 KPDT 051625
RFWPDT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
925 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

ORZ609-631-WAZ609-631-675-060030-
/O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0002.090706T0000Z-090706T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0001.090705T2000Z-090706T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-
925 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
PDT MONDAY FOR A COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THIS
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM
PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE OREGON CASCADES THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. THE
WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RANGING FROM 8 TO 15
PERCENT WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF
ENHANCED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATION GRASSLANDS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT.


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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR
WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

&&

$$

ORZ610-060030-
/O.UPG.KPDT.FW.A.0002.090706T0000Z-090706T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0001.090706T0300Z-090706T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
925 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN CONJUNCTION
WITH DRY FUELS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE OREGON CASCADES THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE FROM
PERIODS OF ENHANCED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATION
GRASSLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT.

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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR
WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

&&

$$

ORZ630-060030-
/O.NEW.KPDT.FW.W.0001.090706T0300Z-090706T1800Z/
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
925 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN CONJUNCTION
WITH DRY FUELS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE OREGON CASCADES THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE FROM PERIODS OF
ENHANCED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATION GRASSLANDS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT.

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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR
WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

&&

$$







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000
WWUS76 KPDT 051430
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
730 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN TODAY...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DOMINATE THE AREAS WEATHER
PRODUCING HOT TEMPERATURES AGAIN TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE CENTURY MARK ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN.

ORZ044-WAZ028-060300-
/O.CON.KPDT.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090706T0300Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...
CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES
730 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

TEMPERATURES WILL REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE HANFORD AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES AT OR EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL
CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUNSHINE AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS...ESPECIALLY
THE VERY YOUNG AND THE ELDERLY. IN ADDITION...ENSURE PETS HAVE
PLENTY OF AVAILABLE DRINKING WATER. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

&&

$$






000
WWUS86 KPDT 051335
RFWPDT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
635 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

ORZ609-610-631-WAZ609-631-675-060000-
/O.CON.KPDT.FW.A.0002.090706T0000Z-090706T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF NORTH OREGON CASCADES-
EAST SLOPES OF CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
EASTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN-
635 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN CROSSING THE OREGON CASCADES LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY
CONCERN WILL BE FROM PERIODS OF ENHANCED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATION GRASSLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE RELATIVELY LIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL INCREASE PRIMARILY
MONDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT WITH LOWER HUMIDITY EXPECTED DUE
TO DAYTIME HEATING. AREAS NORTH OF THE HORSE HEAVEN HILLS WILL BE
THE SLOWEST TO EXPERIENCE HUMIDITY INCREASES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUT
WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON

&&

$$








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000
WWUS86 KOTX 051232
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
532 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT NIGHT MAY BRING
THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...

WAZ684-686-687-052045-
/O.EXB.KOTX.FW.A.0001.090706T0600Z-090706T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
532 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING... THERE
WILL BE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING EVENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN
DISTRICTS NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THE OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS
AND THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN IN THE SPOKANE AREA.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT WHICH
WILL FOCUS THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
THESE AREAS WITH LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL END IN THE CASCADES AND OKANOGAN VALLEY EARLY
MONDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH INCREASING
WINDS INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN DISTRICTS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BUT BEGIN TO
PRODUCE WETTING RAIN FROM THEIR CORES AS THE DAY WEARS ON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

WAZ682-052045-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FW.A.0001.090706T0300Z-090706T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)-
532 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING...THERE
WILL BE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING EVENT OVER THE EAST
CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY WHICH
WILL FOCUS THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
THESE AREAS WITH LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL END IN THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH INCREASING WINDS INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

WAZ676-680-052045-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0001.090706T0300Z-090706T1500Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)-
532 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING... THERE
WILL BE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING EVENT OVER THE CASCADE
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY WHICH
WILL FOCUS THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
THESE AREAS WITH LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL END IN THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH INCREASING WINDS INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

WAZ685-052045-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0001.090706T0300Z-090706T1500Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
532 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING.

STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING... THERE
WILL BE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING EVENT OVER THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE NORTH WASHINGTON CASCADE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY WHICH
WILL FOCUS THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN
THESE AREAS WITH LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL END IN THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH INCREASING WINDS INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$








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000
WWUS86 KSEW 050944
RFWSEW

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
244 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VERY WARM DRY AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 649-661 UNTIL MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY JULY 5TH...

WAZ649>659-661-052300-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090706T0700Z/
NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTAL STRIP-NORTH COASTAL LOWLANDS-
CENTRAL COASTAL LOWLANDS-WEST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-
STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS-
CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS-
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES-
WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES-NORTH CASCADES-
CENTRAL CASCADES-EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-
244 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLY
DRY WILD LAND FUELS HAVE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ACROSS
WESTERN WASHINGTON. CITIZENS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON SHOULD BE
EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WITH FIREWORKS AND ANY FIRE SOURCES SUCH AS
CAMPFIRES THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND. USE YOUR VEHICLES
ASHTRAY. ANY SPARK IN THE CURRENTLY DRY GRASSES...SHRUBS AND
FOREST FUELS COULD BECOME AN OUT OF CONTROL FIRE VERY QUICKLY.

$$

WAZ662-052300-
/O.CON.KSEW.FW.A.0001.090706T0300Z-090706T1500Z/
EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL
RECREATIONAL AREA-
244 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE CURENT WEATHER PATTERN OF HOT DRY WEATHER HAS DRIVEN
HISTORICAL FUEL VALUES PAST CRITICAL VALUES. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE...CURRENTLY OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST...WILL START TO
MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. MOISTURE PUSHED AHEAD OF IT WILL COMBINE
WITH AN ALREADY VERY WARM...DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE
THUNDERSTOREMS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES
BEGINNING THIS EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH
AS THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR.

&&

$$





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