...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
.A low pressure system traveling east across Oregon on Thursday
will bring scattered thunderstorms to central Oregon Thursday
afternoon then across eastern Oregon and southeast Washington
Thursday night and Friday. Most storms will bring less than a
tenth of an inch of rain.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 642 AND 644...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through
Friday morning.
* AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon...Fire weather zones 642 and 644
covering the central and southern Blue Mountains...the John Day
Basin...and the Strawberry Mountains.
* TIMING...Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop late
Thursday afternoon and evening then gradually taper off to
isolated showers and thunderstorms overnight.
* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY...3 in the late afternoon and evening
decreasing to 2 overnight.
* PRECIPITATION...A tenth of an inch or less with most storms.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.