Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 8, 2014, 3:21 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 8, 2014, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 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 8, 2014, 3:21 AM PDT (10:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 8, 2014, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2014, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
832 WWUS86 KOTX 081021 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 321 AM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...BREEZY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGERING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ELEVATE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. WAZ676-677-082000- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0013.140808T2000Z-140809T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 321 AM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 676 AND 677... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ZONE 677. NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ZONE 676. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 25 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST READINGS WENATCHEE AREA. * IMPACTS: BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ELEVATE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
2 follow-up statements
190 WWUS86 KOTX 081933 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1233 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGERING INTO THIS EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ELEVATE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. WAZ676-677-090300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.140808T2000Z-140809T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 1233 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 676 AND 677... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ZONE 677. NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ZONE 676. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 25 PERCENT...WITH LOWEST READINGS WENATCHEE AREA. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ELEVATE THE RISK OF RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
194 WWUS86 KOTX 090246 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 746 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE EVENING HOWEVER HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS... WAZ676-677-090400- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140809T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 746 PM PDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CASCADE VALLEYS (FIRE WEATHER ZONES 676/677)... WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH 2300 PDT THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER BETWEEN 40-50 PERCENT. THE THREAT FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DECREASE FOR THE EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...INCLUDING LAKE CHELAN...KITTITAS VALLEY...ENTIAT VALLEY AND WENATCHEE VALLEY. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.