Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this red flag warning at Jun 27, 2015, 8:41 AM PDT for 15 counties in Washington. It took effect at Jun 27, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Jun 27, 2015, 8:41 AM PDT (15:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 27, 2015, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2015, 8:21 AM PDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
Counties Clallam County, WA, Grays Harbor County, WA, Island County, WA, Jefferson County, WA, King County, WA, Kitsap County, WA, Lewis County, WA, Mason County, WA, Pierce County, WA, San Juan County, WA, Skagit County, WA, Skamania County, WA, Snohomish County, WA, Thurston County, WA, Whatcom County, WA
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Quillayute State, WA (KUIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 145 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2143 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
956 WWUS86 KSEW 271541 RFWSEW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 841 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES AS WELL AS NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662 LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING... .THE WARMEST WEATHER OF THE YEAR IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE SOME MODERATION BEGINS ON SUNDAY. DRY FUEL CONDITIONS HAVE EXCEEDED CRITICAL LEVELS FROM THE CASCADES TO THE COAST. THE HEAT WILL HELP CREATE AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS ABOVE ABOUT 2000 FEET. IN ADDITION...A THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL BEGIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND GROW INTO SUNDAY MORNING RAISING THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH THROUGHOUT WESTERN WASHINGTON AND EAST TOWARD LAKE CHELAN. WAZ652-658-659-661-272345- /O.UPG.KSEW.FW.A.0001.150627T2100Z-150629T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.FW.W.0001.150627T2100Z-150629T0600Z/ WEST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-NORTH CASCADES- CENTRAL CASCADES-EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS- 841 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 652...658...659 AND 661... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY...DRY CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LIKELY RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED IN MANY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE ALONG AND ABOVE THERMAL BELTS. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ649>651-653>657-272345- /O.UPG.KSEW.FW.A.0001.150628T0100Z-150629T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.FW.W.0001.150628T0100Z-150629T0600Z/ NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTAL STRIP-NORTH COASTAL LOWLANDS- CENTRAL COASTAL LOWLANDS- STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES- WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- 841 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 649...650...651...653...654...655...656 AND 657... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINS THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT MAY HAVE ACCOMPANYING RAINFALL...BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE A WETTING RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ662-272345- /O.CON.KSEW.FW.A.0001.150629T0000Z-150630T0200Z/ EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA- 841 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662. * THUNDERSTORMS...ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WITH ANY DRY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. MONITOR FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
014 WWUS86 KSEW 272225 RFWSEW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 325 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES AS WELL AS NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662 LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING... .THE WARMEST WEATHER OF THE YEAR SO FAR IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO MODERATE ON SUNDAY. DRY FUEL CONDITIONS HAVE EXCEEDED CRITICAL LEVELS FROM THE CASCADES TO THE COAST. THE HEAT WILL HELP CREATE AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS ABOVE ABOUT 2000 FEET. IN ADDITION...A THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND GROW INTO SUNDAY MORNING RAISING THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH THROUGHOUT WESTERN WASHINGTON AND EAST TOWARD LAKE CHELAN. WAZ662-280630- /O.UPG.KSEW.FW.A.0001.150629T0000Z-150630T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.FW.W.0001.150629T0000Z-150630T0200Z/ EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA- 325 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM PDT MONDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WITH ANY DRY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ652-658-659-661-280630- /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ WEST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-NORTH CASCADES- CENTRAL CASCADES-EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS- 325 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 652...658... 659 AND 661... * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...DRY CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LIKELY RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED IN MANY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE ALONG AND ABOVE THERMAL BELTS. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ649>651-653>657-280630- /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0001.150628T0100Z-150629T0600Z/ NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTAL STRIP-NORTH COASTAL LOWLANDS- CENTRAL COASTAL LOWLANDS- STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES- WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- 325 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 649...650...651...653...654...655...656 AND 657... * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINS THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT MAY HAVE ACCOMPANYING RAINFALL...BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE A WETTING RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
946 WWUS86 KSEW 280424 RFWSEW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 924 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES AS WELL AS NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662 LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING... .THE WARMEST WEATHER OF THE YEAR SO FAR IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO MODERATE ON SUNDAY. DRY FUEL CONDITIONS HAVE EXCEEDED CRITICAL LEVELS FROM THE CASCADES TO THE COAST. THE HEAT WILL HELP CREATE AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS ABOVE ABOUT 2000 FEET. IN ADDITION...A THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND GROW INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON RAISING THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH THROUGHOUT WESTERN WASHINGTON AND EAST TOWARD LAKE CHELAN. WAZ652-658-659-661-281230- /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ WEST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-NORTH CASCADES- CENTRAL CASCADES-EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS- 924 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 652...658...659 AND 661... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...DRY CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LIKELY RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED IN MANY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE ALONG AND ABOVE THERMAL BELTS. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING WILL BEGINS SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ649>651-653>657-281230- /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTAL STRIP-NORTH COASTAL LOWLANDS- CENTRAL COASTAL LOWLANDS- STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES- WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- 924 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 649... 650...651...653...654...655...656 AND 657... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST THREAT OF ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT MAY HAVE ACCOMPANYING RAINFALL...BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE A WETTING RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ662-281230- /O.CON.KSEW.FW.W.0001.150629T0000Z-150630T0200Z/ EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA- 924 PM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM PDT MONDAY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 7 PM PDT MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WITH ANY DRY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
344 WWUS86 KSEW 281150 RFWSEW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 450 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES AS WELL AS NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662 LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .ANOTHER WARM DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA TODAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE INTERIOR JUST A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW YESTERDAYS READINGS. DRY FUEL CONDITIONS HAVE EXCEEDED CRITICAL LEVELS FROM THE CASCADES TO THE COAST. THE HEAT WILL HELP CREATE AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS ABOVE ABOUT 2000 FEET. IN ADDITION...A THREAT OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY ABUNDANT LIGHTNING WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING RAISING THE POTENTIAL OF FIRE STARTS AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH THROUGHOUT WESTERN WASHINGTON AND EAST TOWARD LAKE CHELAN. WAZ658-659-282000- /O.CAN.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.FW.W.0002.150628T1800Z-150629T0600Z/ NORTH CASCADES-CENTRAL CASCADES- 450 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 658 AND 659... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...DRY CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LIKELY RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED IN MANY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING WILL BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS TODAY CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ652-661-282000- /O.CAN.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.FW.W.0002.150629T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ WEST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS- EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS- 450 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 652 AND 662... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * HUMIDITY...DRY CONDITIONS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LIKELY RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED IN MANY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR TO MODERATE ALONG AND ABOVE THERMAL BELTS. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING WILL BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ650-651-653>657-282000- /O.CAN.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.FW.W.0002.150629T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ NORTH COASTAL LOWLANDS-CENTRAL COASTAL LOWLANDS- STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES- WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- 450 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 650...651...653...654...655...656 AND 657... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * STABILITY...MID-LEVEL HAINES 5 OR 6 CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE ACCOMPANYING RAINFALL...BUT NOT EXPECTED TO BE A WETTING RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS THIS WEEKEND CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ649-281300- /O.CAN.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTAL STRIP- 450 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 649... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ WAZ662-282000- /O.EXT.KSEW.FW.W.0001.150628T1150Z-150629T0600Z/ EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA- 450 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662... * THUNDERSTORMS...ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WITH ANY DRY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
937 WWUS86 KSEW 281521 RFWSEW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 821 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AS WELL AS NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662 LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON. AS LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST...THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON BY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THIS THUNDERSTORM THREAT WITH VERY DRY FUELS WILL GIVE RISE TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DIE DOWN LATE THIS EVENING...THE THREAT WILL LINGER FOR THE EAST SIDE OF THE CASCADES INTO MONDAY...WHICH INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONE 662. WAZ662-282330- /O.CAN.KSEW.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150629T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.FW.W.0002.150629T0000Z-150629T1800Z/ EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA- 821 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ABUNDANT DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WITH ANY DRY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ESPECIALLY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ649-282330- /O.EXB.KSEW.FW.W.0002.150628T1521Z-150629T0600Z/ NORTH AND CENTRAL COASTAL STRIP- 821 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OFF THE FAR NORTHWESTERN OREGON COAST...THUS THE THREAT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES OVER THE COASTAL AREAS IS ALREADY PRESENT AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WITH ANY DRY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS TODAY CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ WAZ650>659-661-282330- /O.EXT.KSEW.FW.W.0002.150628T1521Z-150629T0600Z/ NORTH COASTAL LOWLANDS-CENTRAL COASTAL LOWLANDS- WEST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS- STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- CENTRAL AND SOUTH PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LOWLANDS- WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES- WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES-NORTH CASCADES- CENTRAL CASCADES-EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS- 821 AM PDT SUN JUN 28 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING... * THUNDERSTORMS...WHILE ISOLATED STRIKES MAY OCCUR DURING THE MORNING HOURS...THE MAIN THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY WITH ANY DRY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...ATMOSPHERIC AND DRY FUEL CONDITIONS ARE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ANY FIRE STARTS TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING AND USE OF FIREWORKS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IN ADDITION...UNSEASONABLY WARM DRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TO EXTEND WELL INTO NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY INLAND FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE EXTENDED WARM DRY WEATHER MAY HELP ANY FIRE STARTS TODAY CONTINUE TO BE QUITE ACTIVE. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 27, 4:10 AM PDT, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 4:10 AM PDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
410 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A VERY WARM
SPELL THIS WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALSO BRING IN AN
UNSTABLE AIR MASS...LEADING TO A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. A WEAK LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. THIS WILL
CAUSE THE FLOW ALOFT TO BECOME WESTERLY...ENDING THE THUNDERSTORM
THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS...DEBRIS FROM THE
CONVECTION OVER THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES FRIDAY EVENING...
SPREADING OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS MORNING. FOG/ST IMAGERY
NOT PICKING UP ANY STRATUS ALONG THE COAST AT 10Z. TEMPERATURES WERE
QUITE MILD AT 3 AM RANGING FROM THE MID 50S OVER THE NORTHWEST
INTERIOR TO NEAR 70 IN THE SEATTLE METRO AREA.
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY WITH 500 MB
HEIGHTS IN THE UPPER 580 DMS. SURFACE GRADIENT REMAINING FLAT THIS
MORNING TURNING TO NORTHWESTERLY ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
CAP THE HIGHS NEAR THE WATER IN THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. OFFSETTING
THE LACK OF OFFSHORE FLOW...TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE VERY WARM WITH
850 MB TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S CELSIUS. RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE INTERIOR TODAY WITH HIGHS IN
THE 80S TO MID 90S. THE AFTERNOON SEABREEZE WILL KEEP HIGH
TEMPERATURES NEAR 80 ALONG THE COAST AND STRAIT. VERY WEAK SHORTWAVE
EMBEDDED IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT MOVING UP INTO WESTERN
WASHINGTON LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL CROSS SECTION SHOW THE
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE ABOVE 15000 FEET. LIFTED
INDEXES ARE BELOW 0 OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR
THIS AFTERNOON. CAPE VALUES OVER THE CASCADES ARE OVER 1000 J/KG.
WILL LEAVE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE ENTIRE
LAND AREA OF THE CWA WITH THE BEST CHANCES BEING OVER THE CASCADES
LATE IN THE DAY.
MORE MID LEVEL MOISTURE...10000 TO 15000 FEET...SPREADING OVER
WESTERN WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. LIFTED INDEXES BECOME POSITIVE
OVERNIGHT IN THE LOWLANDS BUT STAY NEAR 0 OR NEGATIVE OVER THE
CASCADES. CAPE VALUES REMAIN HIGH OVER THE CASCADES...UP TO 2000
J/KG. WILL KEEP THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT GOING BUT ONCE AGAIN THE
BEST CHANCES WILL BE OVER THE CASCADES. WITH PLENTY OF MID LEVEL
MOISTURE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE WARM...IN THE 60S
IN MANY LOCATIONS. THE CURRENT FORECAST OF 67 FOR THE LOW AT SEA-TAC
WOULD TIED THE RECORD FOR THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE IN JUNE FOR
SEATTLE AND THIS INCLUDES THE FEDERAL BUILDING DATA WHICH GOES BACK
TO 1891.
THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY PLUS THE LACK OF
COOLING OVERNIGHT WILL KEEP THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING GOING INTO
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY.
MID LEVEL MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW ALOFT CONTINUING TO SPREAD
OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAY. THIS...NOT AN INCREASE IN THE LOW
LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW...WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES WITH 80S STILL COMMON OVER THE INTERIOR AND 70S ALONG
THE COAST AND STRAIT. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL CONTINUE WITH
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE IN THE DAY. THIS
FEATURES LOOKS TO BE STRONGER THAN THE ONE FOR TODAY AND MOVES OVER
THE AREA DURING THE PRIME HEATING OF THE DAY. LIFTED INDEXES BELOW
ZERO FOR MOST OF THE LOWLANDS WITH CAPE VALUES NEAR 500 OVER THE
INTERIOR TO AGAIN OVER 1000 J/KG OVER THE CASCADES. LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING LOOKS TO BE THE BEST TIME FOR
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SHORTWAVE KICKS OUT OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
SHIFTING EASTWARD WITH 500 MB HEIGHTS BEGINNING TO DROP INTO THE
LOWER 580 DMS. LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS ONSHORE WITH THE WINDS FROM THE
SURFACE TO 850 MB GOING LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY. WITH THE SHORTWAVE
KICKING OUT THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS WILL STILL BE QUITE WARM FOR THE INTERIOR WITH MID
50S TO MID 60S. WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW LOWS ON THE COAST WILL COOL
INTO THE MID 50S.
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ON MONDAY WILL BRING ABOUT AN END TO THE
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FOR THE AREA. THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE SHALLOW
WITH THE MODEL CROSS SECTIONS SHOWING THE LOW LEVEL WINDS LIGHT AND
TURNING AROUND TO NORTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ALOFT
WITH THE RIDGE WELL TO THE EAST COOLING. 850 MB TEMPERATURES BY 00Z
TUESDAY FORECASTED TO BE DOWN INTO THE MID TEENS CELSIUS. WITH THE
THINNING OF THE MID LEVEL MOISTURE MORE SUNSHINE EXPECTED ON MONDAY
WHICH WILL BALANCE OUT THE WEAK LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW RESULTING IN
A DAY WITH HIGHS JUST A COUPLE OF DEGREES COOLER IN THE INTERIOR
VERSUS SUNDAY...MID 70S TO MID 80S. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST AND
STRAIT WILL LOWER INTO THE 60S TO MID 70S.
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE SLOWLY REBUILDING BACK OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON DURING THE
PERIOD. 500 MB HEIGHTS ONCE AGAIN APPROACHING 590 DMS BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND REMAINING NEAR 590 DMS ON THURSDAY. SOME SMALL DIFFERENCES
ON FRIDAY WITH THE ECMWF TAKING AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WELL TO THE NORTH
OF THE AREA FLATTENING THE RIDGE A LITTLE WHILE THE GFS KEEPS THE
RIDGE IN PLACE WITH NO UPPER LEVEL LOW. EITHER WAY THE MUCH ABOVE
NORMAL; TEMPERATURES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR MUCH OF JUNE WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF JULY. SURFACE GRADIENTS REMAIN
NORTHWESTERLY WHICH WILL CAP THE WARMEST MAX TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOWER 90S FOR THE INTERIOR. EXTENDED MODELS ARE HINTING THAT THE LOW
LEVEL FLOW COULD GO OFFSHORE LATER FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THIS
WOULD PUSH MAX TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 90S FOR THE 4TH OF JULY
OVER THE INTERIOR AND NEAR 90 ALONG THE COAST. FELTON
&&
.AVIATION...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND LOW LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. AIR MASS
STABLE...BECOMING UNSTABLE EAST OF PUGET SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. AIR
MASS GENERALLY DRY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES. THERE MIGHT BE
SOME PATCHY LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST FOR A FEW HOURS THIS MORNING.
KSEA...A FEW HIGH CLOUDS. OTHERWISE CLEAR. NORTHERLY WIND 5-10
KNOTS. SCHNEIDER
&&
.MARINE...NORTHWESTERLY ONSHORE FLOW WILL PREVAIL TODAY...THEN TURN
MORE SOUTHWESTERLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE
COASTAL WATERS. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOMING MORE NORTHWESTERLY
AGAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SCHNEIDER
&&
.CLIMATE...THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RECORD AND FORECAST HIGH
TEMPERATURES FOR SELECT SITES ON SATURDAY JUNE 27 2015...
LOCATION RECORD HIGH FORECAST HIGH
SEA-TAC 88 DEGREES IN 2000 91
OLYMPIA 91 DEGREES IN 2000 94
EVERETT 84 DEGREES IN 2000 84
BELLINGHAM 82 DEGREES IN 2000 85
IN ADDITION...THE RECORD FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE IN TERMS OF
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES AT SEA-TAC IS 75.8 DEGREES SET IN 1992.
THROUGH THE 26TH THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH HAS BEEN
77.7 DEGREES. AT THIS POINT THIS RECORD WILL BE BROKEN. IT IS JUST A
QUESTION OF BY HOW MUCH. FELTON
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT TIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR MUCH
OF THE PUGET SOUND REGION.
FIRE WEATHER WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE CWA BEGINNING
THIS AFTERNOON.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
YOU CAN SEE AN ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF THIS FORECAST DISCUSSION AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTMLIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:16 AM PDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 516 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 WAZ001-503-504-506-507-509>517-555-556-558-559-567>569-280000- SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- OLYMPICS-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-BELLEVUE AND VICINITY- SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY- CASCADES OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES- CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES- CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES- 516 AM PDT SAT JUN 27 2015 ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER THIS WEEKEND... THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS YEAR ARE EXPECTED FOR THE INTERIOR WESTERN WASHINGTON. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S ACROSS GREATER PUGET SOUND AND OTHER AREAS INLAND FROM THE WATERS COULD BREAK RECORDS. HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ALLOWING HIGH TEMPERATURES TO COOL SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY BUT MAINTAIN UNUSUALLY WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS. ALTHOUGH COASTAL AREAS AND OTHER AREAS NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER...TEMPERATURES IN THOSE PLACES WILL STILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AS WELL. INCREASING MOISTURE COULD ALSO TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FIRST OVER THE CASCADES LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING...THEN EXPAND ACROSS THE LOWLANDS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE LOW LEVEL AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUITE DRY THROUGH SUNDAY SO LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY LIGHTNING. GIVEN THE DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...ANY LIGHTNING WILL GREATLY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE LOWER LEVEL AIR MASS WILL MOISTEN WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS BUT AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT. DURING HOT WEATHER IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY HYDRATED BY DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT...STAY INSIDE IN AIR CONDITIONED AREAS. AVOID LEAVING CHILDREN AND PETS UNATTENDED IN CARS...AS TEMPERATURES INSIDE PARKED CARS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY TO DEADLY LEVELS. REMEMBER TO APPLY SUNSCREEN IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS. TO HELP AVOID STARTING ANY WILDFIRES...AVOID ANY OUTDOOR BURNING INCLUDING TOSSING ANY BURNING MATERIALS OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE. WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY JUST AROUND THE CORNER...PRACTICE SAFETY WITH YOUR FIREWORKS. HAVE A BUCKET OF WATER OR A HOSE NEARBY IN CASE THEY ARE NEEDED. CALL 911 IF A FIRE EMERGENCY ARISES. A GOOD ALTERNATIVE IS TO VISIT YOUR LOCAL FIREWORKS DISPLAY RATHER THAN USE FIREWORKS YOURSELF. WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE MERCER/FELTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2:55 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 21 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Washington, 2015Every red flag warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.