Fire Weather Watch
Beginning: 2022-09-06
Ending: 2022-09-10
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COASTSOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WEST WILLAPA HILLS256 PM PDT TUE SEP 6 2022
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 601, 612, AND 664…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
AFFECTED AREA…IN OREGON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 601 NORTH OREGON COAST AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 612 CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
IN WASHINGTON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 664 SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND WEST WILLAPA HILLS.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AS LOW AS 20-25%.
* IMPACTS…CONDITIONS MAY BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD WHICH MAY THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY. USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES, ESPECIALLY IN GRASSY AREAS.
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