Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Spokane, WA

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1118 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING LIKELY TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...

.ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE CASCADES THIS
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME SCATTERED OVER THE CASCADES
AND SPREAD INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN TONIGHT...WITH
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN TONIGHT WILL CONTAIN LITTLE RAIN. THE
POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS MAY
RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WET ON THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH A CHANCE
OF A WETTING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90.

WAZ673-676-677-680-682-010245-
/O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0004.130801T0300Z-130802T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0008.130801T0000Z-130802T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
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)-
1118 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PDT THURSDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...676...677...680 AND 682...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* 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)...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).

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ONLY LIGHT
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING...TRANSITIONING
  TO WET THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
  THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* 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
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

&&

$$

WAZ684-685-010245-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0008.130801T0000Z-130802T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
1118 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PDT THURSDAY FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 684 AND
685...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 
  EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685).

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
  INCREASINGLY WET ON THURSDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
  THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* 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
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 

&&

$$

WAZ674-010245-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0004.130801T0300Z-130802T0600Z/
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
1118 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 674...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE 
  AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674).

* THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED TO POSSIBLY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
  PRODUCING ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEVELOP
  TONIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO WET THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

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

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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
223 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING LIKELY TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...

.ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE CASCADES THIS
AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME SCATTERED OVER THE CASCADES
AND SPREAD INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN TONIGHT...WITH
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN TONIGHT WILL CONTAIN LITTLE RAIN. THE
POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS MAY
RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WET ON THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO
FRIDAY. WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 90.

WAZ674-312230-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.A.0004.130801T0300Z-130802T0600Z/
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
223 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 674...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT BUT THE AREAL
COVERAGE OF LIGHTNING WILL NOT WARRANT UPGRADING TO A RED FLAG
WARNING. THUS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WAZ673-676-677-680-682-684-685-010730-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.130801T0000Z-130802T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
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)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
223 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...
676...677...680 AND 682...

* 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)...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 
  677)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL 
  CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST 
  WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 
  685).

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ONLY LIGHT
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS BUT ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL DEVELOP THIS
  EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO WET THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
  THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE COLUMBIA 
  BASIN.

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* 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
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

176 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1005 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...A SECOND ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.ONE ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED THROUGH THE CASCADES AND
WESTERN BASIN THIS EVENING. A SECOND CLUSTER OF STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WET ON
THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY. WETTING RAIN IS EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 90.

WAZ673-676-677-680-682-684-685-011315-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130802T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
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)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
1005 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...
676...677...680 AND 682...

* 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)...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 
  677)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL 
  CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST 
  WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 
  685).

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ONLY LIGHT
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...TRANSITIONING TO
  WET THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE 
  COLUMBIA BASIN. 

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* 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
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

655 
WWUS86 KOTX 011151
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
451 AM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...A SECOND ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY...THEN
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SLIP
IN FROM THE SOUTH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THEN WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS MAY
RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY WET LATER THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. WETTING RAIN IS
EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH A
CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90.

WAZ673-676-677-680-682-684-685-012200-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130802T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
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)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
451 AM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...
676...677...680 AND 682...

* 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)...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 
  677)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL 
  CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST 
  WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 
  685).

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ONLY LIGHT
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING...TRANSITIONING
  TO WET THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH
  THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN.

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* 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
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1239 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN
THE CASCADES AND ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. 
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE
STARTS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS HOWEVER WILL BE
WET WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAPER OFF
AFTER SUNSET.

WAZ673-676-677-680-682-684-685-020300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130802T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
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)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
1239 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...
676...677...680...682...684...AND 685...

* 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)...FIRE 
  WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 
  677)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL 
  CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 682 EAST 
  WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)...FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) 
  AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 
  685).

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
  INTO THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND CAPABLE
  OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN. 

* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS.

* 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
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
756 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED...


WAZ673-676-677-680-682-684-685-020400-
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130802T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
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)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
756 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...
676...677...680...682...684...AND 685...

THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THUNDERSTORMS
HAVE DECREASED IN AREAL COVERAGE. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHICH WILL HELP WITH ANY FIRE CONCERNS
ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND INTO THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY AND NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN. 

$$
LN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1018 AM PDT Wed Jul 31 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
Relatively quiet, warm weather will continue today, with a few
afternoon thunderstorms confined to the mountains. Tonight dry
thunderstorms will be possible over the region, becoming more
common and increasingly wet Thursday. By Friday many locations
will receive substantial amounts of rain and much cooler
temperatures. A gradual drying trend is expected at the beginning
of next work week under a slow warming trend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Today and tonight: A threat of showers/thunderstorms lingers
around the Cascades and southeast Washington today, before
expanding throughout the region tonight if only in isolated
fashion. Low pressure off the coast will continue to deepen and
shift toward shore putting the Inland Northwest in increasing
mid-level diffluence, while waves ride up from the south. A weaker
wave slips by the Cascades/north-central WA this morning, while a
comparatively stronger wave pushes into southwest WA this
afternoon and tracks north and east over the remainder of WA and
north ID between late afternoon and the early overnight hours. It
appears to stretch and weakens during its northward transit going
into Thursday morning. The moisture that arrives with this second
wave remains largely above 600 mbs (or above 10kft). And comparing
the 00Z sounding to the forecast soundings, models seem to be a
bit too wet. So any showers or thunderstorms that develop are
expected to be higher-based, producing predominantly little or
light measurable precipitation. Of course there may be exceptions,
but this means the potential for "dry thunderstorms".

In terms of fire weather concerns, the question is what will the
thunderstorm coverage be?  Or how "abundant" will lightning be? I
examined a couple things, including depicted instability and the
forecast soundings for favorable charge separation. First I
consider instability. Given that models are a bit too moist, this
suggests they are overdoing the instability a bit (surface and
elevated). For this afternoon and evening, models show the best
agreement on instability across the Cascades and near the Blue
Mountains/Camas Prairie. These areas will have the best chance of
showers/thunderstorms this afternoon/evening. Less agreement
exists over the northeast mountain so the forecast remains dry
here through the day.

Moving into this evening through overnight hours (before some the
better lift moves north) models do show some marginally favorable
High Level Total Totals spreading over the Basin. The NAM is most
generous with this indicator, but for the most part values are
around 30C. They also show a slug negative dtheta/dz lapse rates
over the same area, averaging in the -0.75 to -1.25 K/km range.
However in terms of elevated CAPE, models are not as favorable,
save for near the Cascades and the Blues where a couple hundred
joules are depicted. Some elevated CAPE is depicted across the
eastern Basin into northern Idaho later overnight into Thursday
morning, but less agreement exists on how much. The GFS shows
about 20 to 50 J/kg, while the NAM a 100-200 J/kg. This disparity
degrades confidence thunderstorm coverage.

However the second thing I examined was the charge separation.
While the numbers are not strict, the rule of thumb for good
thunderstorm development favors -10 C to -20C temperatures at the
LFC and EL, respectively. I'm not seeing this as the dominate
state when I look at the forecast soundings, although it briefly
occurs. Given these two factors, I'm not confident that the
thunderstorm coverage will be more than isolated. The highest
threat overnight appears to be over the Cascades and from
northeast Oregon through the Blues, Palouse and central Panhandle.
However I will keep the Fire Weather Watch going. /J. Cote'

Thursday through Sunday: The main wave we've put much of our
focus on will arrive Thurs. We still have isolated thunder in the
fcst Thurs morning for mainly the E. Slopes of the Cascades, likely
with very little pcpn. Fcst soundings still show a deep dry layer
below about 700mb that will initially inhibit the potential for
heavy pcpn. New fire starts will be possible in this
scenario...hence the fire wx watch. As the upper low translates NE
through Oregon and into Ern Wa/N Idaho Thur and Thur Nt, reaching
its maximum strength, a well-defined SW-to-NE deformation axis
will develop along the Nrn periphery of the weakening cyclone.
Model guidance is in as good agreement as it gets with this
difficult timing pattern. Three days ago most of the guidance
solutions had this band nearly stationary with the heaviest pcpn
stalling over central and Nrn Wa. The latest trend shows this band
moving farther west, putting the Cascades under the threat of
heavy pcpn as well. This could be very beneficial for the existing
wildfires, but may produce an increased possibility of heavy
runoff for any burn scars along the East Slopes of the Cascades
with any embedded thunderstorms. The upper low lingers over the
region into Sat morning, keeping the threat of showers in the
fcst. Our level of confidence is not great concerning high temps
Thurs and especially Fri. With the aforementioned pcpn band moving
farther west into the Cascades, a mid- level dry slot edges NE
through the Columbia Basin and into the Palouse. Any area under
this slot that receives enhanced heating Fri will see enhanced
warming. Again, our confidence is low as to where this plume of
drier air and warmest temps set up. What's left of the
filling/weakening upper low will continue to produce isolated
showers (mainly in the afternoon/evening) even into Sunday. bz

Sunday Night through Tuesday Night: Models came into better
agreement with the latest runs showing a quite complex flow
pattern with an eventual closing low off the northern Cali coast
and a developing ridge over WA and into southern BC. Models are
showing different precipitation regimes with the pattern which is
normal this far out. The GFS would keep the mountainous terrain of
the region active with continued showers and t-storms due to a
weak low just north of the international border while most
valleys would remain dry. The European solution would deflect most
all moisture north of the international border leaving the
majority of the region dry in more of a zonal flow. With the GFS
remaining the more consistent model I have leaned toward this a
little more. The GFS shows enough instability for much of the
period so the showers and t-storms were generally untouched from
the previous forecast package. Temps were trended up slightly to
bring most locations slightly above normal by next Tuesday. For
now the drying trend looks to be plausible for most valley
locations leading to the drying of lowland fuels. No major weather
concerns currently stand out during this period...but we will keep
an eye on model consistency to get a better handle on the
precipitation regimes and t-storm potential along with the
impacted locations. /Fliehman

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS...VFR conditions will continue at all TAF sites through 18z
Thursday.  Mid and high level moisture and instability will be
increasing through 03z with isolated TSRA expected to develop in the
Cascades.  Thunderstorms are also expected to develop over the
remainder of the Inland Northwest tonight...but with mostly isolated
coverage except in Central Washington where VCTS was used for
KEAT/KMWH from 02-07z when a short wave passes through.  With
isolated coverage elsewhere confidence was not high enough to put
thunder in the TAFS.  JW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        90  64  81  58  72  57 /  10  20  60  80  80  70
Coeur d'Alene  89  60  81  56  69  53 /  10  20  60  90  80  90
Pullman        90  53  81  49  74  46 /  10  20  60  60  60  40
Lewiston       97  64  88  59  83  58 /  10  20  50  60  50  40
Colville       91  56  83  54  70  51 /  10  10  80  90  90  90
Sandpoint      88  53  79  52  66  47 /  10  20  80 100  90  90
Kellogg        87  58  79  53  67  51 /  10  30  70  90  80  80
Moses Lake     93  64  85  61  79  59 /  10  20  50  70  70  30
Wenatchee      91  67  82  64  76  63 /  20  20  60  70  70  60
Omak           93  62  86  59  70  59 /  10  20  70  90  80  80

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...FIRE Weather Watch from this evening through Thursday evening
     for East Washington Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 682)-
     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 Mountains (Zone 680)-East
     Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676).

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
604 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-011315-
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-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
604 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE OVER NEAR THE CASCADES THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE RAIN AND
GUSTY WINDS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE
COLUMBIA BASIN...WHILE MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MAINLY WET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THURSDAY WILL LIKELY FEATURE WIDESPREAD WET THUNDERSTORMS WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL THROUGHOUT THE
REGION...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY. BY FRIDAY WIDESPREAD RAIN
WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED....LINGERING INTO SATURDAY.