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WWUS86 KPDT 161651
RFWPDT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
951 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026

WAZ691-694-161800-
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260716T1700Z/
Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-Yakama Alpine District-
951 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES WA691 AND WA694...

Isolated thunderstorms will continue this morning across south-
central to southeast Washington, but the threat of widespread
abundant cloud-to-ground lightning has ended so the warning will
be allowed to expire at 10 AM PDT.

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WAZ690-161800-
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260716T1700Z/
Kittitas Valley-
951 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA690...

The threat of widespread abundant cloud-to-ground lightning has
ended so the warning will be allowed to expire at 10 AM PDT.

$$

WAZ695-161800-
/O.EXP.KPDT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260716T1700Z/
East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains-
951 AM PDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE WA695...

The threat of widespread abundant cloud-to-ground lightning has
ended so the warning will be allowed to expire at 10 AM PDT.

$$