Alert archive / Idaho / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 7, 2008, 6:54 AM PDT for 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Aug 7, 2008, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 56 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2008, 6:54 AM PDT (13:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 7, 2008, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2008, 4:52 PM PDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Shoshone County, ID
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 9:12 PM PDT | HAIL 0.88 | Post Falls, ID |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 19 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS86 KOTX 071354 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 654 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 IDZ101-WAZ686-072200- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0004.080807T1800Z-080810T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0007.080807T1600Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 654 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING BEGINNING LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCES TODAY WILL OCCUR OVER NORTH IDAHO...HOWEVER BETTER CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING DOES FORM...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAZ673-676-677-680-682-684-685-687-072200- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0004.080808T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 654 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN THE POSSIBILITY OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE THREAT OF WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER MUCH BETTER CHANCES WILL MATERIALIZE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. IF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING DOES FORM...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO POSSIBLY OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS86 KOTX 071757 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1057 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 WAZ673-676-680-080200- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0004.080808T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0007.080807T1900Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 1057 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. 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. $$ WAZ677-682-684-685-687-080200- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0004.080808T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0007.080807T2200Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 1057 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-080200- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 1057 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 072150 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 250 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 WAZ673-676-680-080600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 250 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-080600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 250 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAZ677-682-684-685-687-080600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.080807T2200Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 250 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 072154 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 254 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 WAZ673-676-680-080600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 254 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. 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. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-080600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 254 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAZ677-682-684-685-687-080600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.080807T2200Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 254 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. 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. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 080532 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1032 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 WAZ673-676-680-081400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 1032 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED FROM MID DAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-081400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 1032 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING MID DAY FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAZ677-682-684-685-687-081400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 1032 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 081333 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 633 AM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 WAZ673-676-680-082200- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 633 AM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. 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. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-082200- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 633 AM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING MID DAY TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAZ677-682-684-685-687-082200- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 633 AM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. 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. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 082147 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 247 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 WAZ673-676-680-090600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 247 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-090630- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 247 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCES ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ WAZ677-682-684-685-687-090600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 247 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 090555 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1055 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 WAZ673-676-680-090700- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 1055 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO FURTHER SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WAZ677-682-684-685-687-090700- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080809T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 1055 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO FURTHER SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-091400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 1055 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCES REMAIN OVERNIGHT AND AGAIN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 091330 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 630 AM PDT SAT AUG 9 2008 IDZ101-WAZ686-100000- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 630 AM PDT SAT AUG 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ABUNDANT LIGHTNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOO. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH DRY FUELS COULD TRIGGER NEW LARGE FIRE STARTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION DRY FUELS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS86 KOTX 092352 RFWOTX RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 452 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2008 IDZ101-WAZ686-100100- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080810T0000Z/ NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 452 PM PDT SAT AUG 9 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE CLOSE TO THE BC BORDER EARLY THIS EVENING. THE LIMITED AREAL COVERAGE OF THESE STORMS WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT. EXPECT A COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR MASS TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE REGION BEGINNING TONIGHT...WITH THE NEXT BIG WARMING AND DRYING TREND STARTING TUESDAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Aug 7, 5:00 AM PDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 5:00 AM PDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION SECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
500 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN
TODAY AS A BROAD PACIFIC TROUGH WILL APPROACH THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TO TRACK
INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. THIS WILL RESULT IN GRADUAL
COOLING TREND...WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF THUNDER THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
TODAY AND TONIGHT...WATER VAPOR THIS MORNING...MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY
MORNING...INDICATING A SHARP RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER EXTREME
WESTERN MONTANA WITH A DEEP TROF CENTERED AROUND 140W. IN BETWEEN
WAS DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW...EMBEDDED WITH MOISTURE AND WEAK
SHORTWAVE TROFS. HOWEVER UNLIKE YESTERDAY MORNING...THERE WAS
NO SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE TROF ACTIVITY APPROACHING FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. MOST OF THE MOISTURE...AND SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY...HAS BEEN
DISPLACED MUCH FARTHER EAST. AS OF 09Z...MOST OF THE ACTION EXTENDED
FROM SE OREGON AND INTO SOUTHERN ID AND WAS STREAMING NORTHEASTWARD.
THIS ACTION PALED TO YESTERDAY MORNINGS ACTIVITY...AS CLOUD-
TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE BEEN FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. THAT BEING
SAID...IT APPEARS MOST OF THE WEATHER THIS MORNING...WILL BE
CONFINED TO THE EXTREME EASTERN THIRD OF THE CWA AS WEAK
DISTURBANCES DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD. THE FIRST FEATURE WAS THE WEAK
SHORTWAVE TROF LOCATED OVER CENTRAL OREGON. THIS FEATURE WAS
FORECAST BY THE 00/06Z GFS MODELS...HOWEVER IT SEEMS A LITTLE
FARTHER EAST OF THE GFS DEPICTION. MEANWHILE...THE 00Z NAM
COMPLETELY MISSED THE BOAT. NOT SURE MUCH LIGHTNING WILL DEVELOP
FROM THIS FEATURE AS IT TRACKS NE THROUGH NORTH IDAHO AND EXTREME SE
WA AS IT SHOULD WEAKEN AFTER SUNRISE. NONETHELESS...WE CANNOT
ENTIRELY RULE OUT THUNDER CHANCES AS MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES ARE
FAIRLY HIGH. ANY PRECIP WHICH FALLS THIS MORNING...WILL ONLY PRIME
CONDITIONS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND GIVEN ANY DAYTIME HEATING WILL
RESULT IN SURFACE BASED CONVECTION. EVEN SO...THE LACK OF A
SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROFS WILL KEEP ACTIVITY FROM
BECOMING WIDESPREAD. THAT BEING SAID...CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO
UPGRADE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO RED FLAG WARNING.
FARTHER WEST...THE CHANCES OF LIGHTNING SEEM MUCH LOWER. WATER
VAPOR PIX IN THIS AREA SHOWING PLENTY OF DARKENING AND DRY AIR THIS
MORNING. CHANCES HERE ARE ESSENTIALLY NIL THROUGH THE MORNING AND
NOT SURE THEY WILL BE MUCH HIGHER IN THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH BOTH
THE GFS AND NAM ARE FORECASTING SOME DECENT CAPE VALUES ALONG THE
CASCADES AND INTO THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON...THERE IS
ALSO A LOT OF CONVECTIVE INHIBITION TO OVERCOME...SOMETHING NOT
LIKELY TO OCCUR GIVEN NO LIFTING TRIGGER. TERRAIN ALONE MIGHT NOT BE
ABLE TO OVERCOME THIS INHIBITION EITHER WITH LCL HEIGHTS FAR ABOVE
THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. FOR THIS REASON...WE WILL SCALE BACK POPS OVER
MOST OF THE CWA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL ALSO TRIM BACK THE
VALID TIME OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH UNTIL AFTER 00Z AND IT MAY NEED
TO BE PUSHED BACK EVEN FURTHER THAN THAT.
FOR TONIGHT...THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THAT CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY WILL BECOME MORE PLENTIFUL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
CASCADES...AS THE OFFSHORE TROF APPROACHES THE COAST. THIS WILL
DESTABILIZE THE AREA...AS WELL AS ENHANCE THE UPPER LEVEL
DIFLUENCE. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS...COMBINED WITH A
SHORTWAVE TROF MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH...SHOULD RESULT IN AT
LEAST A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDER OVER MOST AREAS. NOT CONFIDENT
THAT LIGHTNING WILL BECOME ABUNDANT AS THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC SCALE
FORCING WILL BE FAIRLY WEAK. THIS GIVES SOME CREDENCE TO PUSHING
BACK THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH EVEN FURTHER...BUT WILL AWAIT
SUBSEQUENT MODEL RUNS BEFORE MAKING THAT DETERMINATION.
AS FOR TEMPERATURES TODAY...IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER HOT DAY AWITS
THE INLAND NW. LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY AND THIS EQUATES TO MORE 90S WITH SOME 100S OVER THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS. SUSPECT THE HOTTEST READINGS TODAY WILL SHIFT
WESTWARD DUE TO THE LIKELY CLOUD COVER OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE CWA. FX
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY SPINNING NEAR
48N/144W WILL SWING TOWARD THE WEST COAST ON FRIDAY. WEAK PULSES
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW...KEEPING THE SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN FOR FRI MORNING. THE TROUGH TAKES A
NEGATIVE ORIENTATION AS IT GETS READY TO MOVE ONSHORE LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HAVE SLIGHTLY INCREASED THE THUNDER POTENTIAL FOR
FRIDAY EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND THE
NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
SATURDAY...THOUGH WINDS DO NOT LOOK TO BE VERY IMPRESSIVE. 850 MB
WINDS OF ONLY 20 KTS. HAVE KEPT THE CHANCE FOR THUNDER IN ON
SATURDAY...THOUGH NOT AS STRONG OR WIDESPREAD AS FRIDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST WITH THE
FRONT THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR AVERAGE
READINGS SATURDAY.
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE CLOSED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE COOLEST
DAY IN THE FORECAST. A RIDGE QUICKLY MOVES IN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY CLEARING THE SKIES AND INCREASING TEMPERATURES. MODELS
DISAGREE ON THE NEXT POTENTIAL SYSTEM TO MOVE IN. THE 00Z GFS TOOK
ANOTHER TROUGH RIGHT OVER THE PAC NW ON WEDNESDAY. THE LATEST
ECMWF ON THE OTHER HAND CUTS OFF THE LOW AND TAKES IS SOUTH. THE
ENSEMBLES ARE A BIT ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE PREVIOUS EURO LOOKED
TO BE A WEAKER SOLUTION TO THE GFS SHOWING A BROAD TROUGH OVER US.
LOWERED TEMPERATURES FOR WED AND THUR AND PUT IN SOME MOUNTAIN
SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST CORNER TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
UNCERTAINTY. /NISBET
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY.
MAIN WX OF CONCERN DURING THE NEXT 24 HRS WILL BE VARIOUS ROUNDS OF
-TSRA. FIRST ROUND WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND WILL GENERALLY IMPACT THE
SE CORNER OF WA AND MUCH OF THE ID PANHANDLE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
HIGH BASED WITH ONLY LIGHT RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. LOOKS LIKE BETTER
CHCS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AS STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROF APPROACHES THE WA
COAST. THUNDERSTORMS COULD FORM JUST ABT ANYWHERE...BUT ONCE AGAIN
BASES WILL BE HIGH...SO VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST
LOCATIONS. FX
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 94 64 90 63 82 53 / 10 20 30 20 20 10
COEUR DALENE 94 61 90 62 80 52 / 10 20 30 30 30 10
PULLMAN 94 58 90 56 82 48 / 10 20 30 20 20 10
LEWISTON 97 69 96 68 89 60 / 10 30 30 20 20 10
COLVILLE 95 52 93 56 84 47 / 20 20 30 30 30 10
SANDPOINT 90 55 88 57 80 48 / 10 10 40 40 30 20
KELLOGG 93 63 89 62 79 54 / 20 20 50 40 30 10
MOSES LAKE 100 64 93 64 86 54 / 10 20 20 10 10 0
WENATCHEE 97 69 90 67 84 58 / 10 20 20 10 10 0
OMAK 101 61 93 61 86 53 / 10 10 30 20 20 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...COEUR DALENE
AREA...IDAHO PALOUSE...NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES...
LEWISTON AREA.
WA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES...OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...
OKANOGAN VALLEY...UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...WASHINGTON
PALOUSE...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...WENATCHEE AREA.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES...MOSES LAKE AREA...
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...SPOKANE AREA.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 5:51 AM PDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 551 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-081300- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 551 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS. THE MAIN THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND EXTEND INTO THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BROADEN OVERNIGHT TO ENCOMPASS MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THUNDERSTORMS WHICH FORM COULD PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE FIRE STARTS. ANY FIRES WHICH DEVELOP COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO VERY DRY FUELS AND LIMITED RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING POSSIBLE WHERE FIRE WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN POSTED. INITIALLY THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN LITTLE RAIN...HOWEVER THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL PROGRESSIVELY MOISTEN UP RESULTING IN INCREASING CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS. NONETHELESS...THE FUELS ACROSS THE REGION ARE VERY DRY AND WILL LIKELY BE RECEPTIVE TO ANY IGNITION PROVIDED BY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
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Red Flag Warnings in Idaho, 2008Red Flag Warnings in Washington, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.