Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 1, 2014, 12:49 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 1, 2014, 12:49 PM PDT (19:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2014, 8:01 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
242 WWUS86 KOTX 011949 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1249 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 ...SCATTERED LIGHTNING AND SOME ERRATIC THUNDERSTORMS WINDS OVER THE NORTH CASCADE EAST SLOPES ZONES TODAY... WAZ673-676-677-680-682-012100- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.A.0007.000000T0000Z-140802T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- 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)- 1249 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL PART OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. EXPECT ONLY ISOLATED LIGHTNING. $$ WAZ684-685-020400- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0007.000000T0000Z-140802T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0009.140801T1949Z-140802T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 1249 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685). * THUNDERSTORMS: EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * OUTFLOW WINDS: ERRATIC OUTFLOW WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS FROM LIGHTNING AS WELL AS EXISTING FIRE GROWTH FROM ERRATIC AND GUSTY THUNDER OUTFLOW WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
1 follow-up statement
923 WWUS86 KOTX 020301 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 801 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 WAZ684-685-020415- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140802T0600Z/ EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- 801 PM PDT FRI AUG 1 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING FOR THE NORTH CASCADES AND OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE THREAT OF SCATTERED DRY LIGHTNING HAS DECREASED AND THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 5:11 PM PDT | Flash Flood Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan | 27 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:28 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Chelan | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 3:48 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OTX | Chelan | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 4:10 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Chelan | 3 hr |
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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.