Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA

110 
WWUS86 KOTX 161754
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1054 AM PDT TUE JUL 16 2013

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWEEP INTO THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS
EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT THREAT
OF LIGHTNING OVER MOST OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO.
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CASCADES AND
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AS EARLY AS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER
THE LARGER THREAT WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND GRADUALLY
SPREAD NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS COULD
REDEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT MAINLY NEAR THE CANADIAN
BORDER. ALTHOUGH LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT
EVERYWHERE...THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FIRE STARTS WILL BE LIMITED
TO LOCATIONS CONTAINING DRY FUELS. THIS INCLUDES THE WASHINGTON
PALOUSE...SPOKANE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN...CASCADE VALLEYS...AND
OKANOGAN VALLEY. LOWER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALVES OF
STEVENS...PEND OREILLE...AND FERRY COUNTIES ALSO CONTAIN
SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS.

WAZ686-687-170645-
/O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0004.130717T0400Z-130717T2100Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
1054 AM PDT TUE JUL 16 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 686 AND 687...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST 
  (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN 
  HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
  THE COLUMBIA BASIN EARLY THIS EVENING THEN SPREAD INTO THE
  SOUTHERN HALVES OF FERRY...STEVENS...AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES
  BY LATE EVENING. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY TAPER
  OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT COULD REDEVELOP DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COUPLED WITH LITTLE 
  RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
  EASTERN WASHINGTON. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

&&

$$

WAZ673-674-676-677-170645-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0004.130717T0000Z-130717T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
1054 AM PDT TUE JUL 16 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
673...674...676 AND 677...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST 
  WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 
  676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE 
  VALLEYS (ZONE 677).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP NEAR
  THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD NORTHWARD
  THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THUNDER CHANCES WILL
  DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY SOUTH OF I90 EARLY IN THE MORNING...AND
  ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY MID-MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
  COULD REDEVELOP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
  ZONE 677.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COUPLED WITH LITTLE 
  RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
  EASTERN WASHINGTON. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

&&

$$

WAZ684-170645-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0004.130717T0400Z-130717T2100Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
1054 AM PDT TUE JUL 16 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
  THE COLUMBIA BASIN EARLY THIS EVENING THEN SPREAD INTO THE
  OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP
  BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY NEAR THE METHOW VALLEY. 
 
* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COUPLED WITH LITTLE 
  RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS THE METHOW 
  AND OKANOGAN VALLEYS. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

&&

$$

014 
WWUS86 KOTX 170428
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
928 PM PDT TUE JUL 16 2013

.CLUSTERS OF STORMS WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY BE THE MOST ABUNDANT
DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS. SOME PLACES IN CENTRAL AND
EASTERN WASHINGTON WILL RECEIVE VERY LITTLE RAIN WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT
FIRE STARTS WILL BE GREATEST WHERE BRUSH...GRASS...AND LIGHT
TIMBER ARE DRY. THESE DRY FUEL AREAS INCLUDE THE WASHINGTON
PALOUSE...SPOKANE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN...CASCADE VALLEYS...AND
OKANOGAN VALLEY. LOWER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALVES OF
STEVENS...PEND OREILLE...AND FERRY COUNTIES ALSO CONTAIN
SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS.

WAZ673-674-676-677-171400-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
928 PM PDT TUE JUL 16 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...
674...676 AND 677...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST 
  WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 
  676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE 
  VALLEYS (ZONE 677).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS
  FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. CLUSTERS OF
  STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST OREGON THIS EVENING
  (TUESDAY) AND SPREAD NORTH OVER THE PALOUSE...WEST
  PLAINS...UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
  WASHINGTON. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY DECREASE BY LATE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COUPLED WITH LITTLE 
  RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
  EASTERN WASHINGTON. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.


&&

$$

WAZ684-686-687-171400-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T2100Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
928 PM PDT TUE JUL 16 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 686 AND 687...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 
  EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 
  EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER
  THE COLUMBIA BASIN THIS EVENING THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE
  SOUTHERN FERRY...STEVENS...AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES BY LATE
  EVENING. LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY BE THE MOST ACTIVE DURING THE
  EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COUPLED WITH LITTLE 
  RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
  EASTERN WASHINGTON. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

&&

$$

664 
WWUS86 KOTX 171404
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
704 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013


WAZ674-171515-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
704 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SPOKANE AREA AND PALOUSE. THE
THREAT OF WIDESPREAD AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING HAS ENDED FOR THE
DAY.


$$

WAZ673-676-677-171800-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
704 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 673...676 AND 677...

* 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).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
  ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND OVER THE
  CASCADE VALLEYS. THIS THREAT WILL GENERALLY MOVE NORTH OF THE
  REGION BY LATE MORNING. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE CASCADES. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS COULD
  LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
  WASHINGTON.

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

&&

$$

WAZ684-686-687-172100-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T2100Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
704 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 686 AND 687...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 
  EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 
  EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER MOST
  WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS COULD
  LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
  WASHINGTON.

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

&&

$$

990 
WWUS86 KOTX 171629
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
929 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

WAZ673-676-171730-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
929 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 673 AND 676...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING STRIKES HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY
ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS. 

$$

WAZ677-171800-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
929 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL 
  CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MID-MORNING OVER THE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS. ALTHOUGH
  THUNDERSTORMS COULD REDEVELOP LATER TODAY NORTH OF ARDENVOIR AND
  CHELAN...THE MOST INTENSE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR THIS
  MORNING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS 
  COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN 
  WASHINGTON. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

&&

$$

WAZ684-686-687-172100-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T2100Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
929 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 684...686 AND
687...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 
  EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 
  EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER MOST WILL
  OCCUR NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS 
  COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN 
  WASHINGTON. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

&&

$$

611 
WWUS86 KOTX 171751
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1051 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

WAZ677-171900-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T1800Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
1051 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 677...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD LIGHTNING AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENDED FOR
THE DAY. 

$$

WAZ684-686-687-172100-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T2100Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
1051 AM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 684...686 AND
687...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 
  EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 
  EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* TIMING/THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF 
  THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER MOST WILL 
  OCCUR NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND 
  AROUND THE THUNDERSTORMS. WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 30 TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: ABUNDANT LIGHTNING STRIKES COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS 
  COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS FIRE STARTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN 
  WASHINGTON. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
AND SUFFICIENTLY DRY FUELS MAY PRODUCE IGNITIONS THAT MAY
OVERWHELM INITIAL SUPPRESSION EFFORTS.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
158 PM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

WAZ684-686-687-172200-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130717T2100Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
158 PM PDT WED JUL 17 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 684...686 AND 687...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

ALTHOUGH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON...MOST SHOULD OCCUR NORTH AND EAST OF THE WARNED AREA.
CONSEQUENTLY...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
254 AM PDT Tue Jul 16 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
Today will be warmer than average with locally breezy northeast
winds. A vigorous upper level disturbance will bring a good chance
of showers and thunderstorms to the Inland Northwest tonight and
Wednesday. The potential for lightning will raise concerns for new
wildfires in central and eastern Washington where brush and
grasses are dry enough to burn. The weather Thursday through the
weekend will be dry and warmer than normal. Saturday will likely
be the hottest day of the week with high temperatures well into
the 90s with some spots near 100 degrees.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Tuesday through Wednesday: The Inland NW awaits an active
thunderstorm event which will arrive this evening and continue
through midday Wednesday.

Before then, a ridge of high pressure will begin building into
the region this afternoon allowing the thermally induced pressure
trof from the Great Basin to expand northward into the Columbia
Basin. 850mb temperatures will climb back into the 20's Celsius
and afternoon highs will 5-10 degrees warmer then Monday. A few
locations along the Snake River Valley will flirt with 100 but
there is some uncertainty how much cloudiness will arrive into
these areas and temperatures were adjusted down some.

Meanwhile...a shortwave digging down 140W will kick the dry
upper-level circulation (second shortwave trof) off the CA Coast
northward up the spine of the Cascades. This will lead to
increasing southerly flow between this feature and ridge over the
Great Basin and pump monsoonal moisture northward. The combination
of increasing midlevel warmth...moisture (aka instability) and
forcing along the incoming shortwave will lead to widespread
thunderstorms moving into the region this evening and departing
late Wednesday morning. This storms will be of the elevated nature
and exist in an environment with storm motion between 20 and 30
kts or higher. Elevated MUCAPE within the 3-8km AGL layer will be
on the order of 150-500 j/kg and thermal profiles are sufficient
or proper charge separation. All things considered, this should
yield quite the lightning display overnight along with the threat
for small hail and gusty winds. The wind threat should be greatest
during the evening hours, especially if surface based activity is
able to initiate over Oregon and release outflow into southern WA.

To make a small comparison, most nocturnal thunderstorm cases
this year have contained around 100-200 J/kg of elevated CAPE. If
the NAM is accurate which contains pockets of 400-600
J/kg...lightning processes would be abundant and hail could remain
a threat well into the night. This would also lead me to believe
the potential for gusty winds will remain in place as well.
Precipitable water indices do increase near 1.00" through the
event so rain is expected to fall out of these storms but the
quicker storm motion and amount of boundary layer drying prior to
the event is what should allow most of these storms to remain dry
(meaning produce less then 0.10" of rainfall) and this poses a
threat for new wildland fire starts. As such, a red flag warning
will be in place for the event.

Most thunderstorm activity will be near the Canadian Border by
18z (11AM) Wednesday with the NAM a bit slower to lift the wave
out of the northern Cascades. A dry slot punching into SE WA will
also assist in quickly ending convection behind the midlevel wave.
There will be a renewed threat for isolated thunderstorms, mainly
across the northern mountains Wednesday afternoon but this should
be mainly an afternoon event and not carry far into the evening as
the atmosphere continues to dry and stabilize around 00z. We will
need to keep a close eye on how this part of the event unfolds;
particularly how moist the boundary layer can become from whatever
rain falls out of the nocturnal storms. The wetter NAM does
indicate enough SB CAPE and shear to support a few longer-lived,
stronger cells. /sb

Wednesday Night through Saturday: With the departure of
Wednesday's upper level trough, the second half of the week will
feature a building high pressure ridge over the Pacific Northwest.
From Thursday trough Saturday, precipitation chances region-wide
look to be near zero. There is very good agreement between the
forecast models that monsoonal moisture will remain well south of
the Spokane forecast area, mainly limited to the Dessert Southwest
and southern portions of California. The models are also in good
agreement that temperatures will increase Thursday through
Saturday. At this time, it appears that Saturday will be the
warmest day of the week. Raw model surface temperatures from the
00z runs of the GFS and ECWMF suggest that high temperatures on
Saturday will be in the mid to upper 90s for places like Spokane,
Sandpoint and Pullman...and near 100 for Wenatchee, Moses Lake and
Lewiston. Our forecast has been trended warmer for Saturday, but
not as warm as the GFS and ECMWF, yet. On several occasions this
summer, the models have been too aggressive with warming in the
5-10 day period. /GKoch

Saturday Night through Monday Night: Models begin the period in
rather good agreement this far out with a ridge pattern in place
but quickly degrade in consistency as we push into the second half
of the weekend and into the early part of the week. Currently the
remainder of the weekend from this point on looks to remain dry as
the moisture looks to remain to our north due to the track of the
jet and to our south with no steering flow to push monsoon
moisture north. Moving toward the end of the weekend into the
early part of the work week models diverge in the depiction of the
deamplification of the ridge with the Euro wanting to push a
stronger system in from the west bringing a good deal of moisture
whereas the GFS continues to keep us in more of a dry zonal flow
we saw over the weekend. The Euro would be the more aggressive
model but given lack of consistency...I would tend to lean toward
the GFS solution. The GEM sometimes is a deciding point in which
model to lean to...but in this case it split the two almost in
half. Due to inconsistency confidence is not high for this part of
the forecast but trends do show slight cooling bringing the high
temps for most out of 90s and back into the 80s. Currently breezy
conditions look to be in the afternoons of Sunday and Monday but
depending on the verifying model this could be shifted. Winds and
RH values will be something to keep an eye on for this time frame
as we press into the wildfire season. /Fliehman

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: Clear skies can be expected through 12-15z Tuesday before
a weather disturbance spreads an increase in mid and high clouds from
the south.  This disturbance will bring increasing chances for
thunderstorms over all of Central and Eastern Washington as well as
North Idaho Tuesday night.  Gusty and erratic winds are
expected with these storms...with thunderstorms expected to expand
in coverage between 01z-05z around KEAT/KMWH/KPUW/KLWS...with
thunderstorms continuing to expand and lift north into
KGEG/KSFF/KCOE just after this TAF issuance period ends...around 06z
Wednesday.  Northeasterly pressure gradients will increase tonight
into Tuesday resulting in gusts to 20 kts at KGEG/KMWH and up to
25-30 kts at KCOE after 14-16z.  JW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        90  62  90  61  90  61 /  10  60  40   0   0   0
Coeur d'Alene  89  61  87  59  89  58 /  10  60  50  10  10   0
Pullman        91  59  88  54  89  54 /  10  60  30   0   0   0
Lewiston      100  67  97  64  97  63 /  10  50  20   0   0   0
Colville       90  57  90  55  92  56 /   0  60  60  10   0   0
Sandpoint      86  55  84  52  87  52 /   0  60  60  10  10   0
Kellogg        89  59  86  58  87  57 /  10  60  50  10  10   0
Moses Lake     94  65  96  61  95  62 /  10  60  20   0   0   0
Wenatchee      92  67  92  64  93  66 /  10  50  30   0   0   0
Omak           93  63  92  60  95  61 /   0  60  60  10   0   0

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...Red Flag Warning from 7 PM this evening to 11 AM PDT Wednesday
     for East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677)-East
     Washington Northern Columbia Basin (Zone 673)-East
     Washington Palouse and Spokane Area (Zone 674)-East
     Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676).

     Red Flag Warning from 2 AM to 2 PM PDT Wednesday for East
     Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684).

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
557 AM PDT MON JUL 15 2013

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>033-037-038-041>044-161300-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
557 AM PDT MON JUL 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO...
NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL
CONTAIN VERY LITTLE RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS INCREASING THE RISK OF NEW WILDLAND FIRE STARTS.

WAZ034>036-161300-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
557 AM PDT MON JUL 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR RAPIDLY SPREADING
WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED GRASSES AND SAGEBRUSH.

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL
CONTAIN VERY LITTLE RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS INCREASING THE RISK OF NEW WILDLAND FIRE STARTS.