Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 17, 2011, 3:19 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 17, 2011, 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
- Aug 17, 2011, 3:19 AM PDT (10:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 17, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2011, 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.
988 WWUS86 KOTX 171019 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 319 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF WEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. WAZ673-677-172100- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0001.110817T2200Z-110818T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 319 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673 AND 677... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 AND GRANT AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673. SOME COMMUNITIES INCLUDED ARE WENATCHEE...CHELAN...WATERVILLE...EPHRATA...MOSES LAKE...AND VANTAGE. * WIND...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS...ANY GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ WAZ676-172100- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0001.110817T2000Z-110818T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 319 AM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG. * WIND...WEST WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS...ANY GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
540 WWUS86 KOTX 171949 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1249 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND PARTS OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF WEST WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH FOR ANY BRUSH OR GRASS FIRES. WAZ673-677-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0001.110817T2200Z-110818T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 1249 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673 AND 677... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 AND GRANT AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673. SOME COMMUNITIES INCLUDED ARE WENATCHEE...CHELAN...WATERVILLE...EPHRATA...MOSES LAKE... AND VANTAGE. * WIND...WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 12 TO 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS...ANY GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ WAZ676-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0001.110817T2000Z-110818T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 1249 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG. * WIND...WEST WIND OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 14 TO 20 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS...ANY GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
183 WWUS86 KOTX 180251 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 751 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...RED FLAG CONDITIONS SUBSIDING... .WHILE WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BRISK IN A FEW MORE EXPOSED LOCATIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BEGIN TO RISE...AND FOR THE MOST PART...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PAST 8 PM ON A WIDESPREAD BASIS. WAZ673-677-180400- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110818T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 751 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673 AND 677... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO COME UP THIS EVENING AND WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY DIMINISH. THIS ALLOWS THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$ WAZ676-180400- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110818T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 751 PM PDT WED AUG 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO COME UP THIS EVENING AND WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY DIMINISH. THIS ALLOWS THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$
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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.