Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Jun 30, 2016, 2:26 AM PDT. It took effect at Jun 30, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 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 30, 2016, 2:26 AM PDT (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 30, 2016, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted.
715 WWUS86 KOTX 300926 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 226 AM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH CRITICALLY LOW RH TODAY NEAR THE CASCADE GAPS AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE BREEZY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS THROUGH CASCADE GAPS AND INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL ONLY WEAKLY MODERATE TEMPERATURES WITH WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. WAZ673-676-677-302000- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0001.160630T2200Z-160701T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0001.160630T2200Z-160701T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 226 AM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ676 (KITTITAS AND YAKIMA VALLEYS)...FWZ677 (WENATCHEE AND CHELAN AREAS)...WEST PORTION OF FWZ673 (COLUMBIA BASIN WEST OF MOSES LAKE)... 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 THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: FALLING TO BETWEEN 13 TO 20 PERCENT MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
402 WWUS86 KOTX 302002 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 102 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH CRITICALLY LOW RH TODAY NEAR THE CASCADE GAPS AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE BREEZY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS THROUGH CASCADE GAPS AND INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE HOT CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS WILL PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. WAZ673-676-677-010400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0001.160630T2200Z-160701T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 102 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CASCADE VALLEYS AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN... * AFFECTED AREA: WESTERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 676 EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 677 EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677). * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 19 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. * COMMUNITIES: ELLENSBURG...VANTAGE....CHELAN...WATERVILLE... GEORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF BREEZY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$
891 WWUS86 KOTX 010353 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 853 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 WAZ673-676-677-010500- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160701T0400Z/ EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- 853 PM PDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CASCADE VALLEYS AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN... ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE SLOWLY INCREASING AND THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS CRITICAL THRESHOLDS ARE NO LONGER BEING MET. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.