Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Jul 18, 2014, 3:56 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 19, 2014, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 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 18, 2014, 3:56 PM PDT (22:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 19, 2014, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2014, 8:56 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
089 WWUS86 KOTX 182256 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 356 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014 ...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS AND COLUMBIA BASIN... ...STRONG WINDS SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY... BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PRESS THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY BRINGING EVEN STRONGER WINDS HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE ROUGHLY 6-10% HIGHER. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH...ESPECIALLY IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN. WAZ686-687-190700- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0008.140719T2000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 356 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON... 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 TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16 TO 26 PERCENT. * COMMUNITIES: KELLER...INCHELIUM...ADDY...CHEWELAH...VALLEY... SPRINGDALE...WELLPINIT...FORD...DEER PARK... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND PEAK BETWEEN 1300 PDT AND 2000 PDT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR EXISTING 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. && $$ WAZ676-677-685-190400- /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140719T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 356 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CASCADE GAPS AND METHOW VALLEY... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685). * WINDS: IN THE WENATCHEE AND KITTITAS VALLEY...NORTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. IN THE METHOW VALLEY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 23 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 23 TO 36 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 PDT THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT GENERALLY REMAIN BREEZY. HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN INCREASING AFTER 2000 PDT. * COMMUNITIES: ELLENSBURG...WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...CHELAN... PLAIN...LEAVENWORTH... * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL ELEVATE THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ673-674-684-190700- /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 356 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE... * 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) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684). * WINDS: THIS AFTERNOON WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. WINDS DIMINISH NEAR 10 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800 PDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 18 TO 28 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 22 TO 36 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH WILL BE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 12 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE AFTER 0900 PDT PEAKING AFTER 1400 PDT. * COMMUNITIES: SPOKANE...PULLMAN...RITZVILLE...DOUGLAS... WATERVILLE...MOSES LAKE....PATEROS...BREWSTER...OMAK...TONASKET... * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL ELEVATE THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS 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 HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
4 follow-up statements
866 WWUS86 KOTX 190404 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 904 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014 ...STRONG WINDS SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY... BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PRESS THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY BRINGING EVEN STRONGER WINDS HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SLIGHTLY AND HUMIDITIES WILL BE ROUGHLY 6-10% HIGHER. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH...ESPECIALLY IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN. WAZ676-677-685-190515- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140719T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 904 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CASCADE GAPS AND METHOW VALLEY... ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE RISING ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS...ABOVE 30 PERCENT IN MANY LOCATIONS. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WAZ673-674-684-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 904 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE... * 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) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684). * WINDS: THIS AFTERNOON WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. WINDS DIMINISH NEAR 10 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AFTER 1200 PDT. A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1400 AND 1800 PDT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 18 TO 28 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 22 TO 36 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: BREEZY WINDS OF 10 TO 18 MPH WILL BE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW 12 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE AFTER 0900 PDT PEAKING AFTER 1400 PDT. * COMMUNITIES: SPOKANE...PULLMAN...RITZVILLE...DOUGLAS... WATERVILLE...MOSES LAKE....PATEROS...BREWSTER...OMAK... TONASKET... * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL ELEVATE THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS 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 HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ686-687-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.140719T2000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 904 PM PDT FRI JUL 18 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16 TO 26 PERCENT. * COMMUNITIES: KELLER...INCHELIUM...ADDY...CHEWELAH...VALLEY... SPRINGDALE...WELLPINIT...FORD...DEER PARK... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND PEAK BETWEEN 1300 PDT AND 2000 PDT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR EXISTING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
268 WWUS86 KOTX 191230 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 530 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY... .BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH... ESPECIALLY IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN. WAZ677-192330- /O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 530 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... 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 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR ENTIAT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 22 TO 32 PERCENT WITH 35 TO 40 PERCENT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * COMMUNITIES: WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...LEAVENWORTH...CHELAN...PLAIN... * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL ELEVATE THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ673-674-684-192330- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 530 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE METHOW VALLEY...OKANOGAN VALLEY...COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 19 TO 29 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 25 TO 35 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * COMMUNITIES: PATEROS...BREWSTER...OMAK...SPOKANE...PULLMAN... RITZVILLE...DOUGLAS...WATERVILLE...MOSES LAKE....DAVENPORT... * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL ELEVATE THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ686-687-192330- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.140719T2000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 530 AM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 20 TO 30 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 30 TO 40 PERCENT MOUNTAINS. * COMMUNITIES: KELLER...INCHELIUM...ADDY...CHEWELAH...VALLEY... SPRINGDALE...WELLPINIT...FORD...DEER PARK... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND PEAK AFTER 1400 PDT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR EXISTING 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
876 WWUS86 KOTX 192150 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 250 PM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .BREEZY WINDS AND NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH... ESPECIALLY IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN. WAZ673-674-677-684-200400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 250 PM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684). * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 19 TO 27 PERCENT. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BUT GENERALLY REMAIN BREEZY. HUMIDITIES WILL SLOWLY CLIMB AFTER SUNSET. * COMMUNITIES: WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...LEAVENWORTH...CHELAN... PLAIN... * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL ELEVATE THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ686-687-200400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 250 PM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 20 TO 28 PERCENT. * COMMUNITIES: KELLER...INCHELIUM...ADDY...CHEWELAH...VALLEY... SPRINGDALE...WELLPINIT...FORD...DEER PARK... * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND NEAR CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR EXISTING 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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
439 WWUS86 KOTX 200356 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 856 PM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 WAZ673-674-677-684-200500- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- 856 PM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CASCADE VALLEYS...COLUMBIA BASIN...WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS SLOWLY RISING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ WAZ686-687-200500- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140720T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 856 PM PDT SAT JUL 19 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS SLOWLY RISING ACROSS THE AREA. $$
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