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UA30017. Sep 08, 2020 14:52:09
0000 ATP6 OR0040100 20200908 14:52:09 (ATP9)
OR0040100 – PD ASTORIA
ATP6
(ATP6)
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
250 PM PDT TUE SEP 8 2020
…EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
…DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY…
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WEST WILLAPA HILLS-
250 PM PDT TUE SEP 8 2020
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 601…
612 AND 664…
* AFFECTED AREA…
IN OREGON…
– FIRE WEATHER ZONE 601 NORTH OREGON COAST, AND
– FIRE WEATHER ZONE 612 CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
IN WASHINGTON…
– FIRE WEATHER ZONE 664 SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WEST
WILLAPA HILLS.
* WINDS…EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST
WINDS ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND CAPES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING, BUT GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH REMAIN LIKELY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. POOR OVERNIGHT
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.
* IMPACTS…CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD
WHICH MAY THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH
POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES, ESPECIALLY IN GRASSY AREAS.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF THE
ABOVE CONDITIONS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR