Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 8, 2012, 9:45 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 8, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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 8, 2012, 9:45 AM PDT (16:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 8, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
143 WWUS86 KOTX 081645 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 945 AM PDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL PROMOTE BREEZY WINDS NEAR CASCADE GAPS AND THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE RISK OF SPREADING FOR ANY WILDFIRES THAT OCCUR. WAZ673-676-677-090045- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.120808T2100Z-120809T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 945 AM PDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN FIRE WEATHER ZONES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ACHIEVE CRITICAL VALUES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WHILE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TO ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AFTER 8 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES: IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
135 WWUS86 KOTX 082222 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 322 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL PROMOTE BREEZY WINDS NEAR CASCADE GAPS AND THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE RISK OF SPREADING FOR ANY WILDFIRES THAT OCCUR. WAZ673-676-677-090300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120809T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 322 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN FIRE WEATHER ZONES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ACHIEVE CRITICAL VALUES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WHILE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TO ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AFTER 8 PM TONIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 20 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
322 WWUS86 KOTX 090310 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 810 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...WINDS DECREASING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASING THIS EVENING. RED FLAG WARNING EXPIRED... WAZ673-676-677-090415- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120809T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 810 PM PDT WED AUG 8 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$
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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.