Weather Alert...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .Winds will be breezy across the Kittitas Valley, the eastern Columbia River Gorge, and the Lower Columbia Basin through Wednesday. Winds in combination with low humidity will cause rapid fire spread in dry grassy areas. * IMPACTS...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity will create issues for fire control in dry grassy areas. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph, especially in the Kittitas Valley. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 03, 2022 02:02 UTC