...GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY BRINGING INCREASING
WINDS WITH A CONTINUATION OF LOW DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS
WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
WASHINGTON AND OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
641 COVERING THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON,
AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MAINLY AFTER 2 PM UNTIL 9 PM WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

* WIND...WEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCAL
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT EXIST OR DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD
RAPIDLY. 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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