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Hot, Windy Weather Brings Red Flag Warning To Oregon

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Hot, dry, windy weather is forecast for the next few days in Oregon. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning for most of the state.

Matthew Cullin is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland. He says the most of the state will be at risk for fires to spark and grow rapidly through Saturday.

Cullin: "Most notably it's hot and it's very dry. The relative humilities are going to be very low which promotes fire growth, if you were to have a spark, it would rapidly be able to start a fire. So, along with that, we have quite gusty winds."

Cullin says the winds will be coming from the east bringing warmer temperatures to the coastal areas-- highs into the upper 80s. In the Willamette Valley highs are forecast for the upper 90s Friday and Saturday. Cullin says Eugene experienced the longest period of hot days in its history in July and August.

Smoke from the Deception fire near Oakridge is expected to create haze in the Valley for the next couple of days.
 

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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