# Fire Weather Watch: East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains — 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

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## extract

Fire Weather Watch — East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains
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.

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 695 East Washington South
Central Cascade Mountains.

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

* WINDS...West 5 to 10 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 42 percent.

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

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