Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Sep 12, 2011, 1:37 PM PDT. It was in force for 5 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 12, 2011, 1:37 PM PDT (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2011, 7:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WWUS86 KOTX 122037
RFWOTX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
137 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO HEIGHTEN THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. A PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
CASCADES WILL CAUSE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HOT CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL HEIGHTEN THE POTENTIAL FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY
FIRES THAT IGNITE THIS AFTERNOON.
WAZ676-130200-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.110912T2037Z-110913T0200Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
137 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 676...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
ELLENSBURG.
* WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
25 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY 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.
&&
$$1 follow-up statement
759 WWUS86 KOTX 130154 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 654 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2011 WAZ676-130300- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110913T0200Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NACHES RIVER VALLEY 654 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES COOL THIS EVENING. SURFACE WINDS WILL ALSO DECREASE BUT LATER IN THE EVENING. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM WITH THE IDEA THAT THE EXPECTED HUMIDITY INCREASE AND DECREASE IN SURFACE WINDS WILL NOT MERIT ITS FURTHER CONTINUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SPOKANE
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Sources
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