URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
239 PM PDT MON SEP 7 2020

…HISTORIC SEPTEMBER EAST WIND EVENT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY…

…EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS LIKELY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…

…DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THURSDAY…

NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WEST WILLAPA HILLS-
239 PM PDT MON SEP 7 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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 60 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGES AND CAPES, MAINLY NORTH OF
NEWPORT. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. POOR TO MODERATE
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