HEAT WARNING: Tracking overnight thunderstorms in Hudson Valley; Heat warning until 8 p.m. Sunday | Northwest and Country News

...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS SUNDAY...

.A dry and strong cold front on Sunday will produce gusty winds
and low relative humidity through the Lower Columbia Basin.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR641 AND
WA691...

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 1 PM to 8 PM PDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer
in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 641 Lower Columbia Basin of
Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Windy conditions combined with low RHs will result
in rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior.

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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