Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 10, 2012, 6:06 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 10, 2012, 1:00 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
- Aug 10, 2012, 6:06 AM PDT (13:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 10, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2012, 6:06 PM PDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
199 WWUS86 KOTX 101306 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 606 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND TO THE KITTITAS VALLEY TODAY... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND TO THE KITTITAS VALLEY TODAY. COMBINED WITH DRY CONDITIONS THIS WILL BE A CONCERN FOR ANY AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE AN IGNITION TODAY. WAZ676-102200- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0005.120810T2000Z-120811T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 606 AM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... 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). * WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
948 WWUS86 KOTX 102127 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 227 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING A RETURN OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE KITTITAS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. THERE WILL BE A VERY BRIEF PERIOD WHERE WE HAVE GUSTY WINDS IN COMBINATION OF DRY CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE A CONCERN FOR ANY AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE AN IGNITION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WAZ676-110300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120811T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 227 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE TO THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
106 WWUS86 KOTX 110106 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 606 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012 WAZ676-110215- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120811T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 606 PM PDT FRI AUG 10 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE COME UP ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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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.