Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 22, 2011, 5:29 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 22, 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 22, 2011, 5:29 AM PDT (12:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2011, 7:55 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
996 WWUS86 KOTX 221229 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 529 AM PDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST AREAS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH FOR ANY BRUSH OR GRASS FIRES IN THE SPOKANE AREA INCLUDING THE WEST PLAINS TO DAVENPORT AND SOUTHERN SPOKANE COUNTY. OTHER AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES WILL EITHER SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASING TO ABOVE WARNING CRITERIA OR WINDS BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. WAZ686-222030- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0002.110822T2000Z-110823T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 529 AM PDT MON AUG 22 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 686... 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...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686. * WIND...SOUTHWEST-WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 16 TO 21 PERCENT IS LIKELY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM. * HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FRUITLAND TO DEER PARK. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
001 WWUS86 KOTX 222048 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 148 PM PDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MOST AREAS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS...CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH FOR ANY BRUSH OR GRASS FIRES IN THE SPOKANE AREA INCLUDING THE WEST PLAINS TO DAVENPORT AND SOUTHERN SPOKANE COUNTY. OTHER AREAS EAST OF THE CASCADES WILL EITHER SEE RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASING TO ABOVE WARNING CRITERIA OR WINDS BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. WAZ686-230300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110823T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHENEY...DEER PARK 148 PM PDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686. * WIND...SOUTHWEST-WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY 16 TO 21 PERCENT IS LIKELY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM. * HIGHEST THREAT...IS LOCATED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FRUITLAND TO DEER PARK. * IMPACTS...ANY GRASS OR BRUSH FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SPOKANE
857 WWUS86 KOTX 230255 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 755 PM PDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COMING UP... .WINDS ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...THE WIND IS BRINGING IN PROGRESSIVELY MORE MOIST AND COOL AIR. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. WAZ686-230400- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110823T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHENEY...DEER PARK 755 PM PDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE BEGINNING TO COME UP AS MORE MOIST AND COOL AIR IS INFILTRATING THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THE EVENING...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS HAVE SUBSIDED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SPOKANE
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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.