Red Flag Warning
This could be a rough weekend for fire fighters. So far this summer Oregon, has had a relatively quiet forest fire season... That may change in the next 24 hours.
Record high and near record high temperatures popped up Wednesday. Portland came within 1 degree of tying a record that's stood for over 60 years.
A weak push of marine air will knock temperatures down around 6 to 8 degrees today. Highs in the Willamette Valley will reach the upper 80s. East of the Cascades the marine push will bring something else... Thunderstorms. Early this morning Doppler 8000 was picking up boomers near Maupin,The Dalles and Pendleton.
Most of Central and Eastern Oregon is under a Red Flag Warning because of the high fire danger. Lots of people are getting out of town early today for the Labor Day weekend. If you going east of the Cascades, becareful!! Fire danger will remain high through the weekend. I doubt we'll see any significant rain east of the mountains anytime soon.
Dave
