Red Flag Warning

...Critical fire weather conditions continue through the weekend...

.Hot, dry and windy conditions will peak this afternoon east of the Cascades. Humidities trend slightly higher today and will continue that slight trend higher into Sunday.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 624...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire weather zone 624 covering the Klamath Basin and Fremont-Winema National Forest. In California, fire weather zone 285 covering Modoc County except for Surprise Valley. The areas of concern shrink to southern portions of fwz 624 Sunday.

* WINDS...Southwest to west 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph Saturday and 35 mph Sunday.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY...8 to 15 percent. Humidities rise slightly on Sunday.

* DURATION...3 to 6 hours Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening.

* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at https://weather.gov/wrh/hazards?wfo=mfr