Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED6/23/2021 3:49:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
6/23/2021 3:49:00 AM until 6/23/2021 11:00:00 PM
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.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
.A low pressure system will remain off the coast with unstable
southerly flow over the region. Scattered thunderstorms are
expected over central and northeast Oregon during the afternoon
and evening hours...ending after midnight.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR642,
OR644, AND OR645...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 642 Southern Blue and
Strawberry Mountains, 644 Central Blue Mountains and 645
Wallowa District.
* IMPACTS...Numerous lightning starts will be possible owing to
the potential for scattered storms after a period of hot and dry
conditions. Additionally, locally breezy winds and low relative
humidity values will continue. Hot temperatures and low RH
conditions will follow this weekend into early next week.
* THUNDERSTORMS...LAL of 3 to 4.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusts of 25 to 30 mph with gusts possible to
45 mph with stronger thunderstorms.