Alert archive / Washington / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Jul 29, 2016, 3:01 PM PDT. It took effect at Jul 30, 2016, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Jul 29, 2016, 3:01 PM PDT (22:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 30, 2016, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
The text
As transmitted.
871 WWUS86 KOTX 292201 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 301 PM PDT FRI JUL 29 2016 ...BREEZY AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS COLUMBIA BASIN AND CASCADE VALLEYS... .A DRY COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS AND INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL HEIGHTEN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD OF GRASS AND BRUSH FIRES. ADDITIONALLY...LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...BETWEEN 11 AND 22 PERCENT... WILL BE COMMON LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WAZ673-674-676-677-300615- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0003.160730T2000Z-160731T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0003.160730T2000Z-160731T0400Z/ 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)- 301 PM PDT FRI JUL 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...THE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN...THE PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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)...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 UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. * COMMUNITIES: WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...VANTAGE...GEORGE...EPHRATA... MOSES LAKE...DOUGLAS...WATERVILLE...WILBUR...OTHELLO... RITZVILLE...COULEE CITY...ELLENSBURG...YAKIMA. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
722 WWUS86 KOTX 300549 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1049 PM PDT FRI JUL 29 2016 ...BREEZY AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS COLUMBIA BASIN AND CASCADE VALLEYS... .A DRY COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS AND INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL HEIGHTEN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD OF GRASS AND BRUSH FIRES. ADDITIONALLY...LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...BETWEEN 11 AND 22 PERCENT... WILL BE COMMON LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WAZ673-674-676-677-301400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.160730T2000Z-160731T0400Z/ 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)- 1049 PM PDT FRI JUL 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...THE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN...THE PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA... * 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)...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 UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. * COMMUNITIES: WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...VANTAGE...GEORGE...EPHRATA... MOSES LAKE...DOUGLAS...WATERVILLE...WILBUR...OTHELLO... RITZVILLE...COULEE CITY...ELLENSBURG...YAKIMA. 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. && $$
180 WWUS86 KOTX 301305 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 605 AM PDT SAT JUL 30 2016 ...BREEZY AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND CASCADE VALLEYS... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS AND INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL HEIGHTEN THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID SPREAD OF GRASS AND BRUSH FIRES. ADDITIONALLY...LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...BETWEEN 11 AND 22 PERCENT... WILL BE COMMON LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WAZ673-674-676-677-302300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.160730T2000Z-160731T0400Z/ 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)- 605 AM PDT SAT JUL 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...THE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN...THE PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA... * 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)...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 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. * COMMUNITIES: WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...VANTAGE...GEORGE...EPHRATA... MOSES LAKE...DOUGLAS...WATERVILLE...WILBUR...OTHELLO... RITZVILLE...COULEE CITY...ELLENSBURG...YAKIMA. 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. && $$
733 WWUS86 KOTX 301919 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1219 PM PDT SAT JUL 30 2016 ...BREEZY AND LOW HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND CASCADE VALLEYS... .GUSTY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE PEAKING BETWEEN 1PM AND 7PM. THE COLUMBIA BASIN WILL EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH. STRONGER WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH THE CASCADE VALLEYS INCLUDING ELLENSBURG...WENATCHEE...AND ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. ADDITIONALLY...LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...BETWEEN 11 AND 20 PERCENT...WILL BE COMMON LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING INCREASING THE RISK FOR SPREADING WILDLAND FIRES. WAZ673-674-676-677-310400- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.160730T2000Z-160731T0400Z/ 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)- 1219 PM PDT SAT JUL 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...THE CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS...THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN...THE PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA... * 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)...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 28 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 22 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO THE RAPID SPREAD OF ANY NEW FIRE STARTS. * COMMUNITIES: WENATCHEE...ENTIAT...VANTAGE...GEORGE...EPHRATA... MOSES LAKE...DOUGLAS...WATERVILLE...WILBUR...OTHELLO... RITZVILLE...COULEE CITY...ELLENSBURG...YAKIMA. 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. && $$
387 WWUS86 KOTX 310357 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 857 PM PDT SAT JUL 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... WAZ673-674-676-677-310500- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160731T0400Z/ 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)- 857 PM PDT SAT JUL 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING WITH THE RED FLAG WARNING BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN BREEZY...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. $$
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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.