Red Flag Warning

...Breezy winds and low relative humidity expected Today...

.The combination of breezy winds and low relative humidity is expected to generate weather conditions conducive to rapid fire spread for new and existing fires in the lower Columbia Basin, Yakima and Kittitas valleys, and the Warm Springs and Yakama Reservations.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 703 Warm Springs Reservation.

* TIMING...From noon today to 8 PM PDT this evening.

* WINDS...West 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent.

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