...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH DRY FINE FUELS IN THE
GRASSLAND ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE PRONE TO FIRE
STARTS DUE TO THE LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET BUT
ALSO FAST MOVING. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OUTSIDE OF HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION CORES WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 610, 639, 640, 641, AND 675...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610 COVERING THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 640
COVERING THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639 COVERING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
OREGON CASCADES AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 641 COVERING THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...IN WASHINGTON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675
COVERING THE SOUTHERN KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY AND
HANFORD DISTRICT.

* TIMING...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY...LAL'S OF 3 ARE EXPECTED. POCKETS OF LAL
4 POSSIBLE IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS.

* PRECIPITATION...THESE STORMS WILL BE WET UNDER THE RAIN CORES
WITH SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. THE FRINGE AREAS OF
STORMS WILL SEE SPOTTY PRECIPITATION.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
448 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN OREGON THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL OREGON

CROOK                 DESCHUTES             GILLIAM
JEFFERSON             SHERMAN

IN NORTHEAST OREGON

GRANT                 MORROW                UMATILLA
UNION                 WALLOWA               WHEELER

IN NORTHWEST OREGON

WASCO

IN WASHINGTON THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON

FRANKLIN

IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON

BENTON

IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON

COLUMBIA              WALLA WALLA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON, ATHENA, BEND, BENTON CITY,
BOARDMAN, BROTHERS, BURBANK, COLLEGE PLACE, CONDON, CONNELL,
CULVER, DAYTON, DAYVILLE, ELGIN, ENTERPRISE, FOSSIL,
GRASS VALLEY, HANFORD, HELIX, HEPPNER, HERMISTON, IONE, IRRIGON,
JOHN DAY, JOSEPH, KENNEWICK, LA GRANDE, LA PINE, LEXINGTON,
LONEROCK, LONG CREEK, LOSTINE, MADRAS, MAUPIN, MILTON-FREEWATER,
MITCHELL, MONUMENT, MORO, NORTH POWDER, PASCO, PAULINA,
PENDLETON, PILOT ROCK, POST, PRESCOTT, PRINEVILLE, PROSSER,
REDMOND, RICHLAND, SENECA, SHANIKO, SISTERS, SPRAY, STANFIELD,
STARBUCK, SUNRIVER, THE DALLES, TROY, TYGH VALLEY, UKIAH,
UMATILLA, UNION, WAITSBURG, WALLA WALLA, WALLOWA..IMNAHA,
WARM SPRINGS, AND WASCO.