The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather warning for Columbia, Multnomah and Cowlitz counties from 11am to 11pm tomorrow, August 17th.
High temperatures, low humidity and the possibility of lightning create the environment for "large fire growth and extreme fire behavior" tomorrow.
For more information, go to http://inws.wrh.noaa.gov/weather/alertinfo/637950.
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...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE ZONE 660...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: IN WASHINGTON...FIRE ZONE 660.
* HAINES: 6 (HIGH) UNSTABLE AND DRY.
* THERMAL TROUGH: ENHANCED INSTABILITY WILL BE PROVIDED BY A
THERMAL TROUGH THAT WILL SLOWLY TRANSIT THE AREA FROM WEST TO
EAST.
* TEMPERATURES/HUMIDITY: TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT WITH HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 80S AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES HOVERING AROUND 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: THESE CONDITIONS WILL GENERATE A FAVORABLE BURNING
ENVIRONMENT WITH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR. FURTHER...THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHTNING ADDS AN
IGNITION COMPONENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
THUNDERSTORMS...DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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