Red Flag Warning Issued for Clark, Cowlitz and Skamania Counties

The National Weather Service has issued a "Red Flag Warning" for Fire Zone 660 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17th. 

Zone 660 – South Washington Cascades and Foothills
Represents the Wind River, Mt. Adams and St. Helens Ranger districts of the Gifford Pinchot NF as well as adjacent WDNR protected Cascade and Green Mountain foothills to the south and west. It excludes the Columbia River lowlands of Clark County, WA, which is part of zone 604.

Bounded on the east by the Gifford Pinchot east forest boundary (approximately the Cascade Crest). The southeast boundary follows the Columbia River west to the Clark County, WA line. Then, the boundary heads north to northwest following the contour of the Cascade foothills to the Lewis River, then west along the Lewis River to the Columbia River. The boundary follows the Columbia River north to Kelso, WA. The north boundary extends from Kelso, WA northeast following the contour of the Green Mountain/Cascade foothills to the Lewis County line, then east to the Cascade Crest, bi-secting the Gifford Pinchot NF along the north boundary of the St. Helens and the Mt. Adams Ranger districts.
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF THUNDERSTORMS...DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
 
Please remember that SW Washington continues to be under a Burn Ban and be very careful about extinguishing your cigarettes.