Red Flag Warning

Locations Affected

Yakima, WA ∙ Bend, OR ∙ Kennewick, WA ∙ Pasco, WA ∙ Richland, WA ∙ Powell Butte, OR ∙ Ione, OR ∙ Tieton, WA ∙ Granger, WA ∙ Mesa, WA

Headline

...Critical Fire Weather expected Saturday...
.Low Relative Humidity and Windy conditions will create critical fire weather conditions across the Yakima Valley the Columbia Basin of Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge, and the Mountains of Central Oregon.

Full Alert Message

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1125 AM PDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...Critical Fire Weather expected Saturday... .Low Relative Humidity and Windy conditions will create critical fire weather conditions across the Yakima Valley the Columbia Basin of Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge, and the Mountains of Central Oregon. ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR691, OR700, AND WA691... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington and 700 Central Mountains of Oregon. * TIMING...From 3 PM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. 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 strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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