Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Sep 15, 2012, 6:43 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 15, 2012, 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
- Sep 15, 2012, 6:43 AM PDT (13:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 15, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2012, 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 151343 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 643 AM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...WINDY AND DRY TODAY... .WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY. WAZ676-160300- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0011.120915T2000Z-120916T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 643 AM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). THIS INCLUDES THE KITTITAS VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: ANY GRASS OR SHRUB-TYPE 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
010 WWUS86 KOTX 160238 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 738 PM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012 WAZ676-160345- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120916T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 738 PM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY... NORTHWEST WINDS OF ABOUT 15 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO AND THEN DECREASE TO 10 MPH OR LESS OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED TO THE 30 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE KITTITAS VALLEY. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 9:37 AM PDT | Air Stagnation Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 5 days |
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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.