Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 3, 2015, 6:22 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 3, 2015, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 57 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 3, 2015, 6:22 AM PDT (13:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 3, 2015, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2015, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
084 WWUS86 KOTX 031322 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 622 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...BREEZY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY TODAY THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS AND OUT INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. WAZ676-032300- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0012.150803T1900Z-150804T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0013.150804T1900Z-150805T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0013.150803T1900Z-150805T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 622 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 676 (KITTITAS VALLEY)... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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: 15 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ WAZ677-032300- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0013.150803T1900Z-150805T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 622 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 677 (CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS)... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 23 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ673-032300- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0013.150803T1900Z-150805T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- 622 AM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN PORTION OF THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673). * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
073 WWUS86 KOTX 032158 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 258 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. WAZ674-040600- /O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- 258 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALOUSE REGION OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE (ZONE 674). * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ WAZ673-676-677-040600- /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 258 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 677 (CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS)... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...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: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$
989 WWUS86 KOTX 040459 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 959 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AGAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. WAZ673-674-676-677-041400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 959 PM PDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 677 (CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS)... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE (ZONE 674)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
943 WWUS86 KOTX 041256 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 556 AM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. WAZ676-050400- /O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150805T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 556 AM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FWZ 676 (CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS)... * 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: 15 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$ WAZ673-674-677-050400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 556 AM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 673...674 AND 677... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
510 WWUS86 KOTX 050353 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 853 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. WAZ676-050500- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150805T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 853 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 676 (CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS)... WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RISE WELL ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA. AS SUCH THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WAZ673-674-677-051200- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 853 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR FWZ 673...674 AND 677... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
697 WWUS86 KOTX 050353 CCA RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 853 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. WAZ676-050500- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150805T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 853 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 676 (CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS)... WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RISE WELL ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA. AS SUCH THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WAZ673-674-677-051200- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 853 PM PDT TUE AUG 4 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR FWZ 673...674 AND 677... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
763 WWUS86 KOTX 051157 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 457 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY... .EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AGAIN TODAY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. WAZ673-674-677-052230- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 457 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 673..674 AND 677... * 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 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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. && $$
881 WWUS86 KOTX 052124 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 224 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2015 ...GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER ENVIRONMENT. WAZ673-674-677-060400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 224 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ 673..674 AND 677... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
435 WWUS86 KOTX 060346 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 846 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2015 WAZ673-674-677-060500- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150806T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 846 PM PDT WED AUG 5 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FOR FWZ 673..674 AND 677... THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS INCREASED. RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER VALID. $$
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