# Fire Weather Watch: John Day Valley; Southern Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-20 17:36 ingested 2026-08-21 06:45

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Fire Weather Watch — John Day Valley; Southern Blue Mountains; Central Mountains of Oregon
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
...BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY...

.A weather system will bring widespread breezy westerly winds
through the Cascade gaps and across the Columbia Basin and
portions of the Blue Mountains region on Saturday afternoon and
evening. Coupled with low relative humidity, this may lead to
critical fire weather conditions.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 696 John Day Valley, 698
Southern Blue Mountains and 700 Central Mountains of Oregon.

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

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

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.