Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Spokane, WA

Issued

Jul 9, 2008, 2:57 PM PDT (21:57 UTC)

Expired

Jul 9, 2008, 9:00 PM PDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Spokane, WA

000 
WWUS86 KOTX 092157
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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
257 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2008


WAZ673-100600-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0003.080709T2157Z-080710T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.080710T1900Z-080711T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
257 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING 
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY 
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY.

BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU WILL SPREAD INTO
THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN INCLUDING THE MOSES LAKE AND EPHRATA
AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY READINGS NEAR 15 PERCENT WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG
CONDITIONS.

WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE COLUMBIA BASIN BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT
PASSAGE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY TO LOCALLY
WINDY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS NEAR 15 PERCENT.

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. 

$$

WAZ677-684-100600-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.080710T1900Z-080711T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
257 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY 
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE. LOCATIONS
AFFECTED BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE THE WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...METHOW...AND
OKANOGAN VALLEYS AS WELL AS LAKE CHELAN. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BECOME BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY. THE EXCEPTION IS THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY WHERE THE WIND DIRECTION WILL BE FROM THE NORTH TO
NORTHWEST.

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 100405
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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
905 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2008

WAZ673-101215-
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080710T0400Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.080710T1900Z-080711T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
905 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW RH...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THIS EVENINGS RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
THURSDAY.

WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND GRANT
COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING...HOWEVER...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE
RECOVERED ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR THE NIGHT.

WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE COLUMBIA BASIN BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT
PASSAGE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY TO LOCALLY
WINDY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS NEAR 15 PERCENT.

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. 

$$

WAZ677-684-101215-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.080710T1900Z-080711T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
905 PM PDT WED JUL 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT
THURSDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS BEHIND A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE. LOCATIONS AFFECTED
BY THIS WARNING INCLUDE THE WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...METHOW...AND
OKANOGAN VALLEYS AS WELL AS LAKE CHELAN. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL BECOME BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY. THE EXCEPTION IS THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY WHERE THE WIND DIRECTION WILL BE FROM THE NORTH
TO NORTHWEST.

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.

$$

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