Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Sep 6, 2007, 1:47 PM PDT. It took effect at Sep 7, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2007, 1:47 PM PDT (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 7, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2007, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KOTX 062047 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 147 PM PDT THU SEP 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .GUSTY WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY PORTION OF WASHINGTON FIRE ZONE 684 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WAZ684-071400- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0006.070907T2000Z-070908T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0008.070907T2000Z-070908T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 147 PM PDT THU SEP 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED 10 MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS GREATER THAN 15 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING SIMILAR BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE OKANOGAN VALLEY ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KOTX 071313 AAA RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 613 AM PDT FRI SEP 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY PORTION OF WASHINGTON FIRE ZONE 684 TODAY. WAZ684-072115- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.070907T2000Z-070908T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 613 AM PDT FRI SEP 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TODAY. WINDS THIS MORNING WILL STEADILY INCREASE...PEAKING BY LATE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH...WILL BE LIKELY. IN ADDITION TO THESE GUSTY WINDS...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OF WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING SIMILAR BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE OKANOGAN VALLEY ON SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SATURDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 072107 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 207 PM PDT FRI SEP 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY PORTION OF WASHINGTON FIRE ZONE 684 TODAY. WAZ684-080300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070908T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 207 PM PDT FRI SEP 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH NORTHERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH THE OKANOGAN VALLEY BRINGING CRITICAL WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 20 PERCENT OR LESS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 080259 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 759 PM PDT FRI SEP 7 2007 WAZ684-080400- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070908T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 759 PM PDT FRI SEP 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE OKANOGAN VALLEY CONTINUE TO BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS INTO THE 20S. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE COOLING RAPIDLY WITH WITH SUNSET...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS CLIMBED ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. AS SUCH THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.