Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Spokane, WA

008 
WWUS86 KOTX 030546
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
1046 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2015

...GUSTY CASCADE GAP WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FRIDAY... 
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY FOR THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...AND WESTERN PORTION OF COLUMBIA
BASIN...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ENVIRONMENT FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL FOCUS DOWN THE KITTITAS VALLEY BUT COULD BE BREEZY IN
THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AS WELL. WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND THE NORTH
SATURDAY AND BLOW ACROSS WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY AND WESTERN
COLUMBIA BASIN AS A FRONTAL PASSAGE MOVES THROUGH.

WAZ676-031530-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.150703T2200Z-150704T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
1046 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PDT
FRIDAY FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH 
  CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676).

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 19 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ673-684-687-031530-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.150704T1900Z-150705T0500Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
1046 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY...
WATERVILLE PLATEAU...AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 8 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ677-031530-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0005.150703T2100Z-150704T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
1046 PM PDT THU JUL 2 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
WENATCHEE AREA AND VALLEYS WEST TO THE CASCADES...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL 
  CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677).

* MODEL TRENDS: MODEL WINDS ARE SHOWING BORDERLINE WIND CRITERIA
  BEING MET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WE ARE HOLDING ONTO THE WATCH AND
  WILL EXAMINE NEWER GUIDANCE AND MAKE A DECISION WITH THE
  MORNING PACKAGE.

* WINDS: WEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 18 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

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WWUS86 KOTX 030932
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
232 AM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...GUSTY CASCADE GAP WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FRIDAY FOR
EAST SLOPE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...
 
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY FOR THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN
PORTION OF COLUMBIA BASIN...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ENVIRONMENT FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL FOCUS DOWN THE KITTITAS VALLEY BUT COULD BE BREEZY IN
THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AS WELL. WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND THE NORTH
SATURDAY AND BLOW ACROSS WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY AND WESTERN
COLUMBIA BASIN AS A FRONTAL PASSAGE MOVES THROUGH.

WAZ677-040400-
/O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0005.150703T2100Z-150704T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0006.150703T2200Z-150704T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
232 AM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
WENATCHEE VALLEY...

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 THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL 
  CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677).

* WINDS: WEST 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 9 TO 17 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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. 

&&

$$

WAZ676-040400-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.150703T2200Z-150704T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
232 AM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH 
  CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676).

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 19 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ673-684-687-040415-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.150704T1900Z-150705T0500Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
232 AM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY...
WATERVILLE PLATEAU...AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 8 TO 16 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

243 
WWUS86 KOTX 032305
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
405 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...GUSTY CASCADE GAP WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS EVENING FOR
EAST SLOPE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY FOR THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN
PORTION OF COLUMBIA BASIN...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ENVIRONMENT THIS EVENING AND
SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL FOCUS DOWN THE KITTITAS VALLEY
BUT COULD BE BREEZY IN THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AS WELL. WINDS WILL
SWITCH AROUND THE NORTH SATURDAY AND BLOW ACROSS WESTERN OKANOGAN
COUNTY AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN AS A FRONTAL PASSAGE MOVES
THROUGH.

WAZ677-040400-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150704T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
405 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WENATCHEE VALLEY...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL 
  CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677).

* WINDS: WEST 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 9 TO 17 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ676-040400-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150704T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
405 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH 
  CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676).

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 13 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 9 TO 19 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ673-684-687-040715-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.150704T1900Z-150705T0500Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
405 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY...
WATERVILLE PLATEAU...AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS
  WILL BE BREEZY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT PEAK SPEEDS LOOK TO COME
  IN TWO BURSTS...ONCE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND A SECOND WITH
  A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE IN THE EVENING BETWEEN 1700 AND 
  2200 PDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 19 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

353 
WWUS86 KOTX 040400
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
900 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY FOR THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN
PORTIONS OF COLUMBIA BASIN...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ENVIRONMENT SATURDAY. WINDS WILL
SWITCH AROUND THE NORTH SATURDAY AND BLOW ACROSS THE OKANOGAN
COUNTY AND DOWN THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN AS A FRONTAL PASSAGE MOVES THROUGH.

WAZ677-040500-
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150704T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)-
900 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE STARTED TO INCREASE OVER THE LAST FEW
HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL NO LONGER BE
MET AND THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS EXPIRED. 

$$

WAZ676-040500-
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150704T0400Z/
EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)-
900 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE COME UP OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS ACROSS
THE KITTITAS VALLEY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH
THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL
NO LONGER BE MET AND THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS EXPIRED.

$$

WAZ673-684-687-041415-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.150704T1900Z-150705T0500Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
900 PM PDT FRI JUL 3 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN
VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS 
  WILL BE BREEZY THROUGHOUT THE DAY BUT PEAK SPEEDS LOOK TO COME 
  IN TWO BURSTS...ONCE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND A SECOND 
  WITH A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE IN THE EVENING BETWEEN 1700 AND 
  2200 PDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 19 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

215 
WWUS86 KOTX 041103
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
403 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY FOR THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
COLUMBIA BASIN...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ENVIRONMENT TODAY. WINDS WILL
BE CHANNELED DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND ACROSS THE WATERVILLE
PLATEAU INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN AS A FRONTAL PASSAGE MOVES
THROUGH.

WAZ673-684-687-050500-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.150704T1900Z-150705T0500Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
403 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN
VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 4 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 
  15 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

964 
WWUS86 KOTX 041748
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
1048 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY FOR THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
COLUMBIA BASIN...

...DRY COLD FRONT TO BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THIS 
EVENING INTO SUNDAY...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ENVIRONMENT TODAY. WINDS WILL BE
CHANNELED DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND ACROSS THE WATERVILLE
PLATEAU INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
DROP SOUTH THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN
WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGETOPS. A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL
ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT RESULTING IN POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...AND WESTERN BASIN WITH WINDS 
REMAINING GUSTY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.


WAZ686-050600-
/O.EXB.KOTX.FW.W.0007.150705T0000Z-150705T2000Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
1048 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST 
  (ZONE 686).

* TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BUT GENERALLY
  REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. AFTERNOON INSTABILITY AND LOW
  HUMIDITIES WILL BE CRITICAL COULD ENHANCE FIRE GROWTH. THE MAIN
  THREAT FOR WINDS WILL COME WITH A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE WHICH
  ARRIVES 1800 - 2200 PDT THEN GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING. VERY DRY AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
  TO KEEP HUMIDITIES NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLDS UNTIL SUNDAY
  MORNING. BETTER RECOVERIES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PEND OREILLE
  COUNTY.

* WINDS: RIDGETOP WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER 0100 PDT. VALLEY WINDS 8 TO 14
  MPH WITH SPORADIC GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 18 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS EARLY IN
  THE EVENING... RECOVERING 25-40 PERCENT SUNDAY MORNING. IN THE
  MOUNTAINS...18 TO 28 PERCENT IN THE EVENING RECOVERING 30 TO 40
  PERCENT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ673-684-687-050600-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0007.150704T1900Z-150705T2200Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
1048 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WIND
AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE
PLATEAU AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 4 TO 12 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 
  20 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

* TIMING: WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS
  TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL ENHANCE WINDS THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AND USHER VERY DRY MIDLEVEL AIR INTO THE
  REGION. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY AND
  CRITICAL HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

885 
WWUS86 KOTX 050549
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
1049 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN
PORTIONS OF COLUMBIA BASIN...

...DRY COLD FRONT TO BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH SUNDAY...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ENVIRONMENT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
WINDS WILL BE CHANNELED DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND ACROSS THE
WATERVILLE PLATEAU INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN. POOR OVERNIGHT
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGETOPS
WHERE THEY WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL
RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...AND WESTERN BASIN WITH WINDS REMAINING GUSTY
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.

WAZ673-684-687-051415-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150705T2200Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
1049 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS...
WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 4 TO 12 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 
  20 PERCENT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

* TIMING: WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS
  TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL ENHANCE WINDS OVERNIGHT
  AND USHER VERY DRY MIDLEVEL AIR INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL
  REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY AND CRITICAL HUMIDITIES ARE
  EXPECTED TO RETURN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ686-051415-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150705T2000Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
1049 PM PDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST 
  (ZONE 686).

* TIMING: WINDS WILL COME WITH A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE WHICH IS
  MOVING THROUGH NOW. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  SUNDAY MORNING. VERY DRY AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING THE
  POTENTIAL TO KEEP HUMIDITIES NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLDS UNTIL
  SUNDAY MORNING. BETTER RECOVERIES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PEND
  OREILLE COUNTY.

* WINDS: RIDGETOP WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER 0100 PDT. VALLEY WINDS: 8 TO 14 
  MPH WITH SPORADIC GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 18 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS EARLY IN
  THE EVENING...RECOVERING 25-40 PERCENT SUNDAY MORNING. IN THE
  MOUNTAINS...18 TO 28 PERCENT IN THE EVENING RECOVERING 30 TO 40
  PERCENT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

883 
WWUS86 KOTX 051156
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
456 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY FOR THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
COLUMBIA BASIN...

...DRY COLD FRONT TO BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES THROUGH 
THIS AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WILDFIRE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE CHANNELED DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND ACROSS THE
WATERVILLE PLATEAU INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN. POOR OVERNIGHT
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG RIDGETOPS
WHERE THEY WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. CRITICAL HUMIDITIES WILL
RETURN EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY...HIGHLANDS...
AND WESTERN BASIN WITH WINDS REMAINING GUSTY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.

WAZ673-684-687-052000-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150705T2200Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
456 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY AND
HIGHLANDS...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER 
  ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).

* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 19 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

* TIMING: WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS
  TODAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL ENHANCE WINDS AND USHER VERY DRY
  MIDLEVEL AIR INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH
  MIDDAY TODAY AND CRITICAL HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN 
  THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ686-052000-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150705T2000Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
456 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST 
  (ZONE 686).

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
  VERY DRY AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES NEAR CRITICAL
  THRESHOLDS. BETTER RECOVERIES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PEND OREILLE
  COUNTY.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 29 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

662 
WWUS86 KOTX 051959
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
1259 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO GRADUALLY WIND DOWN 
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND
WESTERN PORTIONS OF COLUMBIA BASIN...

.GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE FROM THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DECREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND THE THREAT FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY END LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.

WAZ686-052100-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150705T2000Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
1259 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND WINDS ARE
GENERALLY 4 TO 10 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

$$

WAZ687-052100-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150705T2200Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)-
1259 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.

HUMIDITIES HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND WINDS ARE
GENERALLY 4 TO 10 WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

$$

WAZ673-684-052200-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150705T2200Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
1259 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR OKANOGAN
VALLEY...WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST 
  WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684).

* WINDS: NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 17 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH EXISTING FIRES OR 
  NEW FIRE STARTS IN THE AREA.

* TIMING: WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS 
  TODAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL ENHANCE WINDS AND USHER VERY DRY 
  MIDLEVEL AIR INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH 
  MIDDAY TODAY AND CRITICAL HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN 
  THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

215 
WWUS86 KOTX 052124
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KOTX
224 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...WINDS DECREASING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...

.BREEZY WINDS REMAIN IN PLACE BUT HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS. DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGING BETWEEN 10 AND 20
PERCENT WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH SUNSET.

WAZ673-684-052230-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150705T2200Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
224 PM PDT SUN JUL 5 2015

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY AND COLUMBIA BASIN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.



$$