Oregon, Washington Severe Fire Weather Watch | Effective 07/29/2026 20:49

Headline: 
Fire Weather Watch issued July 29 at 8:49PM PDT until August 1 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Event: 
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 29, 2026 - 8:49pm
Expires: 
July 30, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
...WINDY AND BREEZY WITH CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY... .Windy conditions will develop with overlapping low relative humidity values Saturday across the Columbia Basin and Eastern Wallowa County. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington and 693 Canyon Grasslands of Wallowa County. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 24 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instruction: 
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Area Description: 
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Canyon Grassland of Wallowa County; Lower Columbia Basin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pendleton OR
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov