Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Sep 11, 2015, 9:03 PM PDT. It took effect at Sep 12, 2015, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 30 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
- Sep 11, 2015, 9:03 PM PDT (04:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 12, 2015, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2015, 8:51 PM PDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
215 WWUS86 KOTX 120403 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 903 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WENATCHEE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE SUNDAY... .WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST SPEEDS CHANNELING THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY. WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND SPREAD INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING WILDFIRES. WAZ676-121415- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0016.150912T2100Z-150914T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0021.150912T2200Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 903 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH 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 3 PM SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: SATURDAY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SUNDAY WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16 TO 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE ON SATURDAY WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX OF 5 (MODERATE) WHICH CAN ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WAZ673-674-677-121415- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0016.150913T2100Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 903 PM PDT FRI SEP 11 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CASCADE VALLEYS...COLUMBIA BASIN...PALOUSE...AND WEST PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX OF 5 (MODERATE) WHICH CAN ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
946 WWUS86 KOTX 121051 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 351 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WENATCHEE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS AND PALOUSE SUNDAY... .WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST SPEEDS CHANNELING THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY. WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND SPREAD INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING WILDFIRES. WAZ676-122300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0021.150912T2200Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 351 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: SATURDAY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SUNDAY WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE TODAY WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX OF 5 (MODERATE) WHICH CAN ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WAZ673-674-677-122300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0016.150913T2100Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 351 AM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CASCADE VALLEYS...COLUMBIA BASIN...PALOUSE...AND WEST PLAINS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX OF 5 (MODERATE) WHICH CAN ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
003 WWUS86 KOTX 122120 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 220 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY. RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WENATCHEE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN... WEST PLAINS AND PALOUSE SUNDAY... .WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE TODAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST SPEEDS CHANNELING THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY. WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND SPREAD INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING WILDFIRES. WAZ673-674-677-130600- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0016.150913T2100Z-150914T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0021.150913T2100Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 220 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE... 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 TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX OF 5 (MODERATE) WHICH CAN ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WAZ676-130600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0021.150912T2200Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 220 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: SATURDAY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SUNDAY WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 17 TO 24 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE TODAY WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX OF 5 (MODERATE) WHICH CAN ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
830 WWUS86 KOTX 130550 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Spokane WA 1050 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY. RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WENATCHEE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN... WEST PLAINS AND PALOUSE SUNDAY... .WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS OVERNIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST SPEEDS CHANNELING THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY. WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND SPREAD INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN ON SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING WILDFIRES. WAZ676-131400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 1050 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: SATURDAY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SUNDAY WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX OF 5 (MODERATE) WHICH CAN ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WAZ673-674-677-131400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0021.150913T2100Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 1050 PM PDT SAT SEP 12 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE WITH A HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX OF 5 (MODERATE) WHICH CAN ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTOR FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
363 WWUS86 KOTX 131104 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 404 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY. RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE WENATCHEE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN... WEST PLAINS AND PALOUSE FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST SPEEDS CHANNELING THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY. WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND SPREAD INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING WILDFIRES. WAZ676-132300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 404 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WAZ673-674-677-132300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0021.150913T2100Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 404 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
728 WWUS86 KOTX 131849 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1149 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE CASCADE VALLEYS...COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS AND PALOUSE FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A DRY COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS HAVE BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL PEAK BETWEEN 2 AND 7 PM. HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP THIS AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR GETS MIXED DOWN THE SURFACE. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY NEW IGNITIONS OR ONGOING WILDFIRES. WAZ676-140400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- 1149 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676). * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 23 TO 29 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ WAZ673-674-677-140400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0021.150913T2100Z-150914T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 1149 AM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS... COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS CAN RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
737 WWUS86 KOTX 140351 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 851 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... WAZ673-674-676-677-140500- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150914T0400Z/ 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)- 851 PM PDT SUN SEP 13 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THOUGH SOME GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...WENATCHEE AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU AREAS WILL BE LIKELY THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. SPECIAL NOTE: GUSTY NORTH WINDS DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND THE CURRENT LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE OVERNIGHT. $$
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