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...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON THURSDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY WITH STRONG
WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES AND ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN.
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE LOW ENOUGH TO SUPPORT RAPID FIRE SPREAD
WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 610, 639, 641, AND 675...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN ORZ610...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 610. IN ORZ639...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639. IN ORZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 641. IN
WAZ639...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 639. IN WAZ641...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
641. IN WAZ675...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 675.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITY WILL BE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY 20-30 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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Currently in Kennewick

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