Red Flag Warning Remains In Effect Until Monday

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY FOR
DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 605...606...
607...608 AND 660...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 605...606...607...608 AND
660. THIS INCLUDES THE MT. HOOD...WILLAMETTE AND THE GIFFORD
PINCHOT NATIONAL FORESTS...AS WELL AS ALL STATE-PROTECTED LAND
WITHIN THESE ZONES.

* HAINES...5 TO 6..OR MODERATE TO POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

* WIND...GENERALLY THERMALLY DRIVEN...WITH UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS
TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER TODAY AS THE THERMAL
TROUGH BUILDS ON THE COAST. TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
EXPECT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35
MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL OCCUR IN FAVORED WIND AREAS OF THE
MT. HOOD AND GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FORESTS ON SATURDAY. WINDS
WILL RELAX AND BECOMING VARIABLE ON SUNDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH
SHIFTS INLAND.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MOSTLY 15 TO 20 PERCENT...BUT AS LOW 10 TO
15 PERCENT ON RIDGES. HUMIDITY ON SATURDAY MAY DROP TO 7 TO 10
PERCENT ON RIDGES. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL REMAIN POOR... WITH
25 TO 35 PERCENT ON MIDSLOPES AND RIDGES.

* IMPACTS...EXPECT ACTIVE BURNING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT ON ANY EXISTING FIRES. THESE FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL GENERATE A HIGHLY FAVORABLE BURNING
ENVIRONMENT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.