Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Jul 4, 2014, 8:30 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 4, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 5 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 4, 2014, 8:30 AM PDT (15:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 4, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2014, 6:31 PM PDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
403 WWUS86 KOTX 041530 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 830 AM PDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS KITTITAS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAZ676-042330- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.140704T2100Z-140705T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 830 AM PDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: FALLING TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
530 WWUS86 KOTX 042304 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 404 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS KITTITAS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAZ676-050300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 404 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: NEAR 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
810 WWUS86 KOTX 050131 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 631 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2014 WAZ676-050245- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140705T0300Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 631 PM PDT FRI JUL 4 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE REST OF THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. THE INCREASE IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD LIMIT THE SPREAD OF ONGOING OR NEW FIRES IN THE AREA. $$
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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.