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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA

August 1, 20165 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Aug 1, 2016, 2:44 PM PDT for 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Aug 2, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 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
Aug 1, 2016, 2:44 PM PDT (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 2, 2016, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Aug 2, 2016, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Shoshone County, ID

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 19 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2016-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2016-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2023 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

466 
WWUS86 KOTX 012144
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
244 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TUESDAY...

.A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE INLAND NORTHWEST BETWEEN TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING. THIS
WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS. COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
THIS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL ON ANY ONGOING
OR NEW FIRE STARTS FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING...
BEFORE SPEEDS START TO ABATE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASES.


WAZ673-674-020800-
/O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0004.160802T2000Z-160803T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
244 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN
COLUMBIA BASIN AND 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 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN 
  COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 674 EAST 
  WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674).

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 27 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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. 

&&

$$

WAZ686-020800-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
244 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST|...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST
  (ZONE 686) ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ADDY TO CUSICK.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 25 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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. 

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
794 
WWUS86 KOTX 020437
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
937 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CENTRAL WASHINGTON TO THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING NORTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON TUESDAY...

.A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE INLAND NORTHWEST BETWEEN TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING. THIS
WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS IN ADDITION TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER CENTRAL TO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE
MOUNTAINS. COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THIS WILL RESULT
IN ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL ON ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRE
STARTS. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES TO THE OKANOGAN VALLEY.

IDZ101-021400-
/O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)-
937 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL 
  IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101).

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 27 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ684-685-021400-
/O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
937 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR NORTH CASCADES...AND OKANOGAN AND METHOW
VALLEYS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
8 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 
  EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685).

* LIGHTNING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LAL OF 3 TO 4

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING
  WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS 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.

&&

$$

WAZ673-674-686-021400-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
937 PM PDT MON AUG 1 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN COLUMBIA
BASIN...PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA...AND EAST WASHINGTON
NORTHEAST...

* 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 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686).

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 27 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$
058 
WWUS86 KOTX 021112
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
412 AM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CENTRAL WASHINGTON TO THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING NORTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON
TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS IN
ADDITION TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER CENTRAL TO EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. COMBINED WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THIS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE GROWTH
POTENTIAL ON ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRE STARTS. IN ADDITION...THE
POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
NORTHERN CASCADES TO THE OKANOGAN VALLEY.

IDZ101-WAZ673-674-686-022230-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
412 AM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL 
  IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)...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 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686).

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 27 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ684-685-022230-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.160802T1800Z-160803T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
412 AM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR NORTH CASCADES...
AND OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 
  EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685).

* LIGHTNING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LAL OF 3 TO 4

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING 
  WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS 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.

&&

$$
166 
WWUS86 KOTX 022159
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
259 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY CENTRAL WASHINGTON TO THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING NORTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON TODAY...

.A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS IN
ADDITION TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER CENTRAL TO EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. COMBINED
WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THIS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE
GROWTH POTENTIAL ON ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRE STARTS. IN ADDITION...
THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE
TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
NORTHERN CASCADES TO THE OKANOGAN VALLEY.

IDZ101-WAZ673-674-686-030300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160803T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
259 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ673...674...AND SOUTH 
PART OF FWZ686 AND FWZ101...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL 
  IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)...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 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686).

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

* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 27 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: ANY ONGOING OR NEW FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ684-685-030300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160803T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
259 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR NORTH CASCADES...AND OKANOGAN AND
METHOW VALLEYS...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON 
  OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 685 
  EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685).

* LIGHTNING: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LAL OF 3 OR 4

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING 
  WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS 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.

&&

$$
028 
WWUS86 KOTX 030245
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
745 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016


IDZ101-WAZ673-674-686-030345-
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160803T0300Z/
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)-
EAST WASHINGTON PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 674)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)-
745 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FWZ673...674...AND SOUTH PART OF
FWZ686 AND FWZ101...

WINDS ARE SLOWING STARTING TO DECLINE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
ARE ON THE RISE. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

WAZ684-685-030345-
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160803T0300Z/
EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)-
745 PM PDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING FOR NORTH CASCADES...AND OKANOGAN AND METHOW
VALLEYS...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING EAST OF THE NORTH CASCADES AND THE
OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEY AND THE ABUNDANT LIGHTNING THREAT IS
DWINDLING. THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 5:30 AM PDTFire Weather WatchOTX9 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Idaho, 2016Red Flag Warnings in Washington, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016

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.