Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 16, 2012, 3:01 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 17, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 51 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2012, 3:01 PM PDT (22:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 17, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2012, 2:32 PM PDT
- In force
- 51 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
341 WWUS86 KOTX 162201 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 301 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012 ...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING... .A VERY HOT AIR MASS WILL SET UP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY LEADING TO HOT TEMPERATURES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LITTLE RAINFALL SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FIRES IN THE AREA. WAZ676-677-680-682-172200- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0003.120817T1900Z-120819T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0006.120817T1900Z-120819T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 301 PM PDT THU AUG 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ASSOCIATED WITH A THERMAL TROUGH...AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682). * WEATHER: A CHANCE FOR MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: TERRAIN DRIVEN 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITY ON RIDGE TOPS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE ALL AREAS BECOME HOT...DRY...AND UNSTABLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: MINIMUM VALUES OF 13 TO 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES: HIGH TEMPERATURES 93-103 VALLEYS AND 80-90 MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
054 WWUS86 KOTX 171911 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1211 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING... .A VERY HOT AIR MASS WILL SET UP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES ON THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY LEADING TO HOT TEMPERATURES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LITTLE RAINFALL SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FIRES IN THE AREA. WAZ676-677-680-682-180315- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 1211 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682). * WEATHER: A CHANCE FOR MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: TERRAIN DRIVEN 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITY ON RIDGE TOPS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE ALL AREAS BECOME HOT...DRY...AND UNSTABLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 9 TO 20 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 20 TO 30 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TEMPERATURES: 93 TO 103 VALLEYS AND 80 TO 90 OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. 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. && $$
086 WWUS86 KOTX 172210 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 310 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THROUGH SATURDAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS SATURDAY NIGHT... .A VERY HOT AIR MASS HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES AND WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY LEADING TO HOT TEMPERATURES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. IN ADDITION...THERE IS ALSO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LITTLE RAINFALL AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FIRES IN THE AREA WAZ684-685-180615- /O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0006.120819T0000Z-120819T1800Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 310 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS FOR THE NORTH CASCADES AND THE OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685). * WEATHER: A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NEAR THE CASCADE CREST LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN THE POTENTIAL WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST SLOPES INTO THE METHOW VALLEY OVERNIGHT...AND REACHING THE OKANOGAN VALLEY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH POCKETS OF 4 POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ WAZ677-682-180615- /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T1400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 310 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682). * WEATHER: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITY ON RIDGE TOPS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE ALL AREAS BECOME HOT...DRY...AND UNSTABLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16-26 PERCENT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES: 93-103 VALLEYS AND 81-91 MOUNTAINS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH POCKETS OF 4 POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ676-680-180615- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 310 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680). * WEATHER: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITY ON RIDGE TOPS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE ALL AREAS BECOME HOT...DRY...AND UNSTABLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16-26 PERCENT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES: 91-100 VALLEYS AND 79-89 MOUNTAINS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 IN THE EVENING. 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. && $$
236 WWUS86 KOTX 180434 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 934 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THROUGH SATURDAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS SATURDAY NIGHT... .A VERY HOT AIR MASS HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES AND WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY...LEADING TO HOT TEMPERATURES AND AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. IN ADDITION...THERE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LITTLE RAINFALL AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS DEVELOPS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FIRES IN THE AREA. WAZ677-682-182300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T1400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 934 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682). * WEATHER: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITY ON RIDGE TOPS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE ALL AREAS BECOME HOT... DRY...AND UNSTABLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16-26 PERCENT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES: 93-103 VALLEYS AND 81-91 MOUNTAINS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH POCKETS OF 4 POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ WAZ676-680-182300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 934 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680). * WEATHER: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...FOLLOWED BY A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOW HUMIDITY ON RIDGE TOPS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE ALL AREAS BECOME HOT... DRY...AND UNSTABLE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16-26 PERCENT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES: 91-100 VALLEYS AND 79-89 MOUNTAINS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 IN THE EVENING. 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. && $$ WAZ684-685-182300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.120819T0000Z-120819T1800Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 934 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS FOR THE NORTH CASCADES AND THE OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685). * WEATHER: A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NEAR THE CASCADE CREST LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THEN THE POTENTIAL WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST SLOPES INTO THE METHOW VALLEY OVERNIGHT...AND REACHING THE OKANOGAN VALLEY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH POCKETS OF 4 POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
944 WWUS86 KOTX 181457 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 757 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES CONTINUES TODAY...FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS TONIGHT... .A VERY HOT AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES TODAY...LEADING AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LITTLE RAINFALL AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL BE OVER THE CASCADES TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FIRES IN THE AREA. WAZ677-682-182300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T1400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 757 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682). * WEATHER: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST BY THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 13 TO 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES: 93-102 VALLEYS AND 81-91 MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6 OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ WAZ676-680-182300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 757 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680). * WEATHER: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 25 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES: 91-100 VALLEYS AND 79-89 MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6 THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ684-685-182300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.120819T0000Z-120819T1800Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 757 AM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS FOR THE NORTH CASCADES AND THE OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685). * WEATHER: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NEAR THE CASCADE CREST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THEN THE POTENTIAL WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST SLOPES INTO THE METHOW VALLEY OVERNIGHT...AND REACHING THE OKANOGAN VALLEY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6. 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. && $$
659 WWUS86 KOTX 182204 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 304 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS TONIGHT... .A VERY HOT AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING...LEADING AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. IN ADDITION...A BAND OF MOISTURE WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING LITTLE RAINFALL AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL MOVE OVER THE CASCADES TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FIRES IN THE AREA. WAZ687-190615- /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0006.120819T0000Z-120819T1800Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 304 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS ON THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WEATHER: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL SHIFT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...ACROSS THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ677-682-190615- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T1400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 304 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682). * WEATHER: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST BY THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 9 TO 27 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 27 TO 45 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TEMPERATURES: IN THE MID 70S. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6 OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ WAZ676-680-190600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 304 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680). * WEATHER: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TIMING: HOT...DRY...UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 26 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES: IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS: RAPID GROWTH IS POSSIBLE ON FIRES GIVEN HOT...DRY... UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6 THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ684-685-190615- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.120819T0000Z-120819T1800Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 304 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS FOR THE NORTH CASCADES AND THE OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685). * WEATHER: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NEAR THE CASCADE CREST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... THEN THE POTENTIAL WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST SLOPES INTO THE METHOW VALLEY OVERNIGHT...AND REACHING THE OKANOGAN VALLEY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6. 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. && $$
587 WWUS86 KOTX 190343 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 843 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS TONIGHT... WAZ677-682-190445- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T1400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 843 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING OVER THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT. AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ676-680-190445- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 843 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR UNUSUALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND A CHANCE FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING OVER THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT. AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ684-685-687-191145- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T1800Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 843 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS FOR THE EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES...METHOW VALLEY...OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WEATHER: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL SHIFT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...ACROSS THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
370 WWUS86 KOTX 190536 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1036 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS TONIGHT... WAZ684-685-687-191800- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120819T1800Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 1036 PM PDT SAT AUG 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS FOR THE EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES...METHOW VALLEY...OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WEATHER: SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL SHIFT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...ACROSS THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SATURDAY NIGHT. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6. 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. && $$
668 WWUS86 KOTX 191044 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 344 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON... WAZ684-685-687-192045- /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120820T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 344 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS FOR THE EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES...METHOW VALLEY...OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WEATHER: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THE FIRST BATCH OF MOISTURE CONTAINING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 0800 AND 1200 PDT. AFTERNOON HEATING BETWEEN 1200 AND 1700 PDT WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 WITH LOCAL 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. && $$
680 WWUS86 KOTX 191730 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1030 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... WAZ684-685-687-200130- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120820T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 1030 AM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS FOR THE EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES...METHOW VALLEY...OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WEATHER: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...WITH STORMS ISOLATED OR WIDELY SCATTERED IN THE VALLEYS. A MIX OF DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LIGHTNING: LAL...3 MOUNTAINS...MAINLY 2 VALLEYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. && $$
290 WWUS86 KOTX 192132 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 232 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...A ROUND OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON DRY FUELS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. THESE STORMS WILL FIRST ARRIVE IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON EARLY TUESDAY. INITIALLY STORMS WILL ONLY CONTAIN LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS. WET THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAZ684-687-202200- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120820T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.A.0004.120821T0700Z-120822T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 232 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS AS WELL AS OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... ...THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS AS WELL AS OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BUT GIVEN SMALL COVERAGE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A ROUND OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND ON TUESDAY. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE MOISTENING THROUGH THE DAY. SOME STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CONTAIN WETTING RAINS BUT WITH POSSIBLE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS NEW FIRE STARTS ARE A CONCERN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL: 3 * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ WAZ685-192245- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120820T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 232 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR NORTH CASCADES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BUT GIVEN SMALL COVERAGE EXPECTED THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ673-686-202200- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.A.0004.120821T0700Z-120822T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 232 PM PDT SUN AUG 19 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686). * THUNDERSTORMS: A ROUND OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. INITIALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN LIGHT RAIN AMOUNTS BEFORE STORMS MOISTEN THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. SOME STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CONTAIN WETTING RAINS BUT WITH POSSIBLE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS NEW FIRE STARTS ARE A CONCERN. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL: 3 * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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