RED FLAG WARNING

UA30015. Aug 15, 2020 13:52:31
0000 ATP6 OR0040100 20200815 13:52:30 (ATP9)
OR0040100 – PD ASTORIA
ATP6
(ATP6)
NORTH OREGON COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE-
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WEST WILLAPA HILLS-EAST WILLAPA HILLS-
151 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2020

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
601…602…603…612…664 AND 665…

* AFFECTED AREA…IN OREGON…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 601 NORTH OREGON
COAST…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 602 NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE…FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 603 EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE
AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 612 CENTRAL OREGON COAST. IN
WASHINGTON…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 664 SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND
WEST WILLAPA HILLS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 665 EAST WILLAPA
HILLS.

* TIMING…THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20 TO 25 PERCENT, EXCEPT
35 TO 45 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS CLOSE TO THE COAST.

* TEMPERATURES…85 TO 95, EXCEPT 100 IN THE EASTERN LOWER
SLOPES OF THE OREGON COAST RANGE AND THE WILLAPA HILLS IN
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

* HAINES INDEX…MID-LEVEL HAINES 6.

* IMPACTS…CONDITIONS MAY BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON
ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE.
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.

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