Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2013
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 9, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 9, 2013, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 53 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2013, 5:30 AM PDT (12:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 9, 2013, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 11, 2013, 10:18 PM PDT
- In force
- 53 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
170 WWUS86 KOTX 091230 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 530 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY OUT OF EASTERN OREGON AND INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY START OUT FAIRLY DRY INTO EARLY SATURDAY AND THIS MAY VERY WELL OVERWHELM INITIAL ATTACK. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY WETTER SUNDAY. STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 10 MPH OR LESS WHICH COULD THEN QUICKLY LEAD TO SATURATED SOILS. WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-684-685-092030- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0005.130810T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0009.130810T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ 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)- 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)- 530 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...674... 676...677...680...682...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 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)...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: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS INITIALLY PRODUCING ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO WET THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * 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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631 WWUS86 KOTX 091244 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 544 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY OUT OF EASTERN OREGON AND INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIALLY START OUT FAIRLY DRY INTO EARLY SATURDAY AND THIS MAY VERY WELL OVERWHELM INITIAL ATTACK. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY WETTER SUNDAY. STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 10 MPH OR LESS WHICH COULD THEN QUICKLY LEAD TO SATURATED SOILS. WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-684-685-100000- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.130810T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ 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)- 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)- 544 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673... 674...676...677...680...682...684 AND 685... * 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)...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: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS INITIALLY PRODUCING ONLY LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO WET THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * 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. && $$
478 WWUS86 KOTX 092151 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 251 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY OUT OF EASTERN OREGON AND INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GENERALLY WET...ALTHOUGH MAY BRIEFLY START OFF AS A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS TONIGHT. WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-684-685-100600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.130810T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ 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)- 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)- 251 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...674...676...677... 680...682...684 AND 685... * 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)...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 WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * 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. && $$
813 WWUS86 KOTX 100550 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1050 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY OUT OF EASTERN OREGON AND INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GENERALLY WET...ALTHOUGH MAY BRIEFLY START OFF AS A MIX OF WET AND DRY STORMS TONIGHT. WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-684-685-101500- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ 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)- 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)- 1050 PM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...674...676...677... 680...682...684 AND 685... * 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)...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 EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * 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. && $$
671 WWUS86 KOTX 101151 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 451 AM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-684-685-102300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ 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)- 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 SAT AUG 10 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...674...676...677... 680...682...684 AND 685... * 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)...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 EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * 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. && $$
449 WWUS86 KOTX 102149 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 249 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF OREGON INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING AND THEN INTO NORTHERN WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-684-685-110600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ 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)- 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)- 249 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...674...676...677... 680...682...684 AND 685... * 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)...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 EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING SPREADING INTO NORTHERN WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * 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. && $$
329 WWUS86 KOTX 110440 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 940 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTH OUT OF OREGON INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING AND THEN INTO NORTHERN WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-684-685-111245- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ 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)- 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)- 940 PM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...674...676...677... 680...682...684 AND 685... * 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)...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 EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING SPREADING INTO NORTHERN WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * 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. && $$
178 WWUS86 KOTX 111243 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 543 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013 ...THUNDERSTORM THREAT CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CASCADES THIS MORNING...AND THEN SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-684-685-112045- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ 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)- 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)- 543 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...674... 676...677...680...682...684 AND 685... * 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)...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 WILL SPREAD INTO THE CASCADES TODAY. RENEWED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * 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. && $$
581 WWUS86 KOTX 111641 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013 ...THUNDERSTORM THREAT CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .RED FLAG WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. RAIN THE LAST TWO NIGHTS HAS MOISTENED FUELS IN THE NORTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. RAIN HAS NOT BEEN AS WIDESPREAD OVER THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES AND AROUND ELLENSBURG...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THESE AREAS. WAZ673-677-682-684-685-111745- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 673...677...682...684 AND 685... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM THE RED FLAG WARNING ARE WENATCHEE...CHELAN...OMAK...MOSES LAKE...WILBUR...AND SPRAGUE. THE NORTH WASHINGTON CASCADES HAVE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL RAINS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND FUELS HAVE MOISTENED CONSIDERABLY. MORE WET THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON AROUND STEHEKIN...MAZAMA...PLAIN...AND WENATCHEE. EVEN THOUGH LIGHTNING WILL BE ABUNDANT OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FUELS DO NOT SUPPORT RAPID FIRE GROWTH AT THIS TIME. FOR THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN AND OKANOGAN VALLEY...LIGHTNING STRIKES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE ISOLATED...NOT SUFFICIENT TO CONTINUE THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ WAZ674-676-680-120330- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 941 AM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 674...676 AND 680... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 680 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680). * THUNDERSTORMS: FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES INTO THE ELLENSBURG AREA...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR THE EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS: LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
818 WWUS86 KOTX 120518 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1018 PM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013 WAZ674-676-680-120630- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130812T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- 1018 PM PDT SUN AUG 11 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 674...676 AND 680... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A THREAT FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Aug 9, 4:27 AM PDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 4:27 AM PDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
427 AM PDT FRI AUG 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
QUIET WEATHER THIS MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY INCREASED CLOUDS
AND A THREAT OF PRECIPITATION THIS AFTERNOON. FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK A PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING
SEASONABLY WARM.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST
WILL START TO CHANGE TODAY AS THE UPPER LOW THAT HAS BEEN PARKED OFF
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST STARTS TO DRIFT NORTHWARD. AS THE
CENTER OF THE LOW TRACKS THROUGH WESTERN OREGON, A CONGA LINE OF
SHORTWAVE IMPULSES WILL BE FLUNG INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH
IDAHO. THESE WILL BE THE IMPETUS FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP IN AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
START TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NE BLUE MTS AND CAMAS PRAIRIE THIS
MORNING THEN SPREAD NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THERE WILL BE
SLOW PROGRESSION AS THE LOWER LEVELS ARE QUITE DRY AND IT WILL TAKE
SOME TIME FOR THE COLUMN TO SATURATE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AS SUB-CLOUD EVAPORATION TAKES
PLACE, SENDING THE COOLER AND DENSER AIR TO THE SURFACE. THERE WILL
ALSO BE THE INCREASING THREAT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. BOTH
WILL CAUSE CONCERNS FOR THE FIRE COMMUNITY FOR NEW FIRE STARTS
ALONG WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ON EXISTING FIRES. THE GREATEST
COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE RAIN WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTHEAST ZONES, NORTHWEST ACROSS THE BASIN AND INTO THE CASCADES
DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS, THE STORMS WILL START TO TRANSITION TO THE WET VARIETY, BUT
THERE WILL STILL BE SUFFICIENT THREAT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES FROM
THUNDERSTORM ANVILS, THAT WILL AFFECT AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE
RAINFALL CORES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NOW,
BUT WE WILL CONSIDER AN UPGRADE TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE
MORNING ISSUANCE OF THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST PACKAGE. STAY TUNED.
/KELCH
SAT THROUGH TUE: THE PRIMARY CHALLENGE WILL BE DETERMINING THE
AREAL COVERAGE OF A MORE OR LESS CONTINUOUS THUNDER/RAIN SHOWER
THREAT BEGINNING FRI EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH THE ENTIRE
WEEKEND...AND BEYOND. A SECONDARY CHALLENGE WILL BE THE DRYNESS OF
THESE THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH WILL PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN NOT ONLY
INFLUENCING THE SPREAD RATE OF ANY POTENTIALLY NEW LIGHTNING FIRE
STARTS, BUT ALSO IN THE FLOODING POTENTIAL (CASCADES
MAINLY...CENTERED AROUND MUD/DEBRIS FLOWS IN STEEP TERRAIN AND/OR
BURN SCAR AREAS). THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN AN ISSUE RECENTLY AND,
GIVEN THE SLOWNESS AT WHICH THE UPPER LOW TRANSLATES NORTH ALONG
THE PAC NW COAST, WE'LL BE IN THE DIRECT PATH OF A SERIOUS OF VORT
MAXES/SHEARING WEAKENING SHORT-WAVES THAT WILL EJECT FROM THE
UPPER LOW. LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE THE DAYS WITH THE HIGHEST
THREAT OF BOTH DRY LIGHTNING (POSSIBLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
EVENT), AND LOCALIZED MUD/DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE CASCADES WITH ANY OF
THE EMBEDDED HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS AS THE AIR MASS TRANSITIONS
QUICKLY TO MORE OF A "WET" LIGHTNING ENVIRONMENT. THIS QUICK
TRANSITION WILL BE AIDED BY THE SERIES OF AFOREMENTIONED WAVES
EJECTING FROM THE UPPER LOW (NOT MUCH OF A CHANCE TO DRY OUT
BETWEEN EACH PCPN/WAVE EVENT) IN ADDITION TO THE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY
OF RICH MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE SW CONUS.
MAIN POINT: FIRE WX WATCHES AS WELL AS NEW FLASH FLOOD
WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THIS DRY LIGHTNING
THEN FLOOD THREAT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.BZ
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: THIS PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY DRY
AND STABLE AS RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE REGION. THE MODEL AGREEMENT
OF ANY WEATHER FOR THIS PERIOD IS LOW. THE GFS IS CARRYING SHOWERS
OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND CAMAS PRAIRIE WHILE THE ECMWF IS
KEEPING THE REGION PRECIP FREE. SHORTWAVES PASSING THROUGH THE
REGION CAN PRODUCE A DRY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE ID
PANHANDLE. THE MODELS ARE POINTING TO ANOTHER WET WEEKEND
FOLLOWING THIS PERIOD. TEMPERATURES FOR THE REGION WILL BE A FEW
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. /JDC
&&
.AVIATION...
12Z TAFS: MAINLY DRY, VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 16Z. CLOUDS WILL
BEGIN TO THICKEN AND LOWER, ESPECIALLY AFTER 18Z, WITH A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WILL BE AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST WA AND IN THE
VCNTY OF KLWS AND KPUW BEFORE 22Z. BY LATE FRIDAY (AFTER 00Z
SATURDAY) THE THREAT OF SHOWER/THUNDERSTORMS COMES TO MUCH OF THE
REGION. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DOMINATE, HOWEVER GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. /EK
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 93 66 91 65 88 64 / 10 20 20 50 50 40
COEUR D'ALENE 91 61 90 60 88 58 / 10 20 20 50 50 40
PULLMAN 92 56 89 55 87 52 / 30 30 20 40 40 30
LEWISTON 99 66 96 65 94 64 / 30 30 20 40 40 30
COLVILLE 96 57 93 57 92 56 / 10 20 20 50 50 40
SANDPOINT 89 57 88 55 86 54 / 10 20 30 40 50 50
KELLOGG 89 59 88 58 86 57 / 20 30 20 60 60 50
MOSES LAKE 97 65 95 64 93 61 / 10 30 40 50 30 20
WENATCHEE 96 70 94 69 93 67 / 10 30 60 60 50 40
OMAK 98 66 96 64 95 62 / 10 30 40 50 70 40
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WA... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)-
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-EAST
WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-EAST WASHINGTON
NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-EAST WASHINGTON
OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE
AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL
CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)-EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL
CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676).
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-WENATCHEE AREA.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 2:43 PM PDT, 14 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 243 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 IDZ002-003-WAZ031>036-041-042-044-092145- COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 243 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO. IN GENERAL...THUNDERSTORMS MAY START OUT QUITE DRY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT AS THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY INCREASES THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WETTER SUNDAY. EITHER WAY THE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COULD HEIGHTEN POTENTIAL FOR NEW WILDFIRE STARTS. IDZ001-004-026-027-WAZ037-038-043-092145- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 243 PM PDT THU AUG 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO. IN GENERAL...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WET...BUT THE INCREASE IN LIGHTNING ACTIVITY COULD HEIGHTEN THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME NEW WILDFIRE STARTS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2:30 AM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan | 67 hr |
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