# Red Flag Warning: Central Blue Mountains; Southern Blue Mountains; Western Forested Blue Mountains; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; East Slopes of Mount Hood National Forest; Warm Springs Reservation; Northern Deschutes National Forest — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-31 22:36 ingested 2026-08-01 08:19

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Red Flag Warning — Central Blue Mountains; Southern Blue Mountains; Western Forested Blue Mountains; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; East Slopes of Mount Hood National Forest; Warm Springs Reservation; Northern Deschutes National Forest
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG IN EFFECT 2PM
UNTIL 8PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: KITTITAS VALLEY (ZONE
690) - LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON (ZONE 691) -
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON (ZONE 692) -
CANYON GRASSLANDS OF WALLOWA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY (ZONE 693) - GRANDE RONDE VALLEY OF OREGON
(ZONE 694) - EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS (ZONE 695) - JOHN DAY VALLEY
(ZONE 696) - AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON (ZONE 700)...

.A strong cold front will pass through the Pacific and Inland
Northwest on Saturday. Very warm, dry, and windy conditions will
result, leading to extreme fire weather concerns and the
potential for rapid fire spread for any new or ongoing fires.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 697 Central Blue Mountains,
698 Southern Blue Mountains, 699 Western Forested Blue
Mountains, 701 Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon, 702
East Slopes of the Mt. Hood National Forest, 703 Warm Springs
Reservation and 704 Northern Deschutes National Forest.

* TIMING...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday.

* WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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