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Location: Helix, OR
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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 6:57 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
OR691, OR703, WA690, AND WA691...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 691
Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of
Washington and 703 Warm Springs Reservation.

* TIMING...Until 10 PM PDT this evening.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 25 to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent in the afternoon.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

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Air Quality Alert
Issued: 4:29 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality
Advisory until noon PDT Monday.

For the Smoke Air Quality Advisory, wildfires burning in the region
combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach
unhealthy levels.

Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes, runny nose, aggravate
heart and lung diseases, and aggravate other serious health
problems.  Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it
is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung
condition.

For additional information...please visit the Web site at
http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ

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