Fire Weather Watch In Effect For Parts Of Oregon

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for parts of Oregon through Friday night due to extreme fire danger.

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Fire Weather Watch

Alert:...CRITICAL RH WITH WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRIDAY...

.Windy conditions in tandem with low humidity is possible Friday
afternoon and evening. While modest winds are expected today, the
combination of both strong sustained winds and critical RH is not
anticipated. An an upper-level ridge breaks down and flattens
over the next 24 hrs, an upper trough will move into the region
by Friday to promote windy conditions. This will be followed by
windy conditions again Saturday afternoon and evening, however,
confidence is low in this occurring with low humidity.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA639...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 639 East Slopes of the
Northern Oregon Cascades, 639 East Slopes of the Southern
Washington Cascades, Fire Weather Zone 640 Central Mountains 
of Oregon, and 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon. 

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 20 percent.

* IMPACTS...Increased chance of rapid fire growth on new or
existing fires. Instructions: A Fire Weather Watch means that
critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur.
Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Target Area: East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon