Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for thunderstorms, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zone 683 Central Oregon Coast Range, Fire Weather Zone 685 Southern Willamette Valley, Fire Weather Zone 686 Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills, Fire Weather Zone 687 Central Oregon Cascade Foothills, Fire Weather Zone 688 Mt. Hood National Forest Region, Fire Weather Zone 689 Northern Willamette National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 690 Southern Willamette National Forest.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms.

* IMPACTS...Frequent lightning and critically dry fuels may result in numerous fire starts. Thunderstorm outflow winds may result in erratic fire spread.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE ... SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY ... NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS ... CENTRAL OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS ... MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST REGION ... NORTHERN WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST ... SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST

Instructions:

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.