# Fire Weather Watch: Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; East Slopes of Mount Hood 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 2026-08-02 21:19 ingested 2026-08-03 09:22

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

## extract

Fire Weather Watch — Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; East Slopes of Mount Hood National Forest
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
...ENHANCED EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PROMOTE BREEZY AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS TUESDAY...

.A thermal trough developing along the coast will attribute to
east-northeast winds bringing a very dry airmass to the area.
Enhanced winds will also be present, providing critical fire
weather spread potential Tuesday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
Oregon, 701 Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and 702
East Slopes of the Mt. Hood National Forest.

* TIMING...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.

* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.