Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Jul 3, 2014, 2:17 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Jul 3, 2014, 2:17 PM PDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2014, 8:41 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
665 WWUS86 KOTX 032117 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 217 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...DRY WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS AROUND WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...AND CHELAN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. WAZ677-040400- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0003.140703T2117Z-140704T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 217 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST INCREASING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
341 WWUS86 KOTX 040341 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 841 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2014 WAZ677-040445- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 841 PM PDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST LOCATIONS HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING INTO TONIGHT...BUT RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
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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.