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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Jul 6, 2021, 2:17 PM PDT for 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jul 7, 2021, 2:00 AM 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
- Jul 6, 2021, 2:17 PM PDT (21:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 7, 2021, 2:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 18 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 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
789 WWUS86 KOTX 062117 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 217 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-070530- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0003.210707T0700Z-210708T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0005.210707T0900Z-210708T0300Z/ 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)- East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 680)- East Washington Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 682)- 217 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN...PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms followed by wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 2 AM to 8 PM PDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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), Fire Weather Zone 677 East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677), Fire Weather Zone 680 East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 680) and Fire Weather Zone 682 East Washington Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 682). * Thunderstorms: Elevated early morning dry thunderstorms will be possible. * Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts to between 30 and 35 mph. * Relative Humidities: 14 to 25 percent in the valleys and 25 to 48 percent over the higher terrain. * Impacts: New fire starts with rapid spread possible from gusty winds. 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. && $$ IDZ101-WAZ662-684>687-070530- /O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0003.210707T1200Z-210708T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0005.210707T1200Z-210708T0300Z/ Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101)- East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662)- East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684)- East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685)- East Washington Northeast (Zone 686)- East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687)- 217 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms followed by wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 2 AM to 8 PM PDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 101 Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101), Fire Weather Zone 662 East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662), Fire Weather Zone 684 East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684), Fire Weather Zone 685 East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685), Fire Weather Zone 686 East Washington Northeast (Zone 686) and Fire Weather Zone 687 East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687). * Thunderstorms: Elevated early morning dry thunderstorms will be possible. Showers and thunderstorms will continue through the afternoon along the Canadian border. * Winds: West-Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to between 25 and 35 mph from late morning into afternoon. From Okanogan Highlands to the Northern Panhandle, the strongest gusts will be across the southern portions of these fire weather zones. * Relative Humidities: 15 to 25 percent in the valleys and 25 to 40 percent over the higher terrain. * Impacts: New fire starts with rapid spread possible from gusty winds. 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
302 WWUS86 KOTX 062229 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 329 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-070630- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.210707T0900Z-210708T0300Z/ 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)- East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 680)- East Washington Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 682)- 329 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN...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), Fire Weather Zone 677 East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677), Fire Weather Zone 680 East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 680) and Fire Weather Zone 682 East Washington Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 682). * Thunderstorms: Elevated early morning dry thunderstorms are expected. * Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts to between 30 and 35 mph. * Relative Humidities: 14 to 25 percent in the valleys and 25 to 48 percent over the higher terrain. * Impacts: New fire starts with rapid spread possible from gusty winds. 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. && $$ IDZ101-WAZ662-684>687-070630- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.210707T1200Z-210708T0300Z/ Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101)- East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662)- East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684)- East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685)- East Washington Northeast (Zone 686)- East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687)- 329 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO... * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 101 Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101), Fire Weather Zone 662 East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662), Fire Weather Zone 684 East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684), Fire Weather Zone 685 East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685), Fire Weather Zone 686 East Washington Northeast (Zone 686) and Fire Weather Zone 687 East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687). * Thunderstorms: Elevated early morning dry thunderstorms are expected. Showers and thunderstorms will continue through the afternoon along the Canadian border. * Winds: West-Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to between 25 and 35 mph from late morning into afternoon. From Okanogan Highlands to the Northern Panhandle, the strongest gusts will be across the southern portions of these fire weather zones. * Relative Humidities: 15 to 25 percent in the valleys and 25 to 40 percent over the higher terrain. * Impacts: New fire starts with rapid spread possible from gusty winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
311 WWUS86 KOTX 070410 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 910 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 WAZ673-674-676-677-680-682-071800- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.210707T0900Z-210708T0300Z/ 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)- East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 680)- East Washington Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 682)- 910 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN...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), Fire Weather Zone 677 East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677), Fire Weather Zone 680 East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 680) and Fire Weather Zone 682 East Washington Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 682). * Thunderstorms: Scattered dry thunderstorms are expected Wednesday morning. * Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Localized gusts to 35 mph around Wenatchee, Ellensburg, and Vantage. * Relative Humidities: 14 to 24 percent in the valleys and 25 to 45 percent over the higher terrain. * Impacts: New fire starts in the morning followed by hot, dry, and gusty winds in the afternoon and evening. 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. && $$ IDZ101-WAZ662-684>687-071800- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.210707T1200Z-210708T0300Z/ Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101)- East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662)- East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684)- East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685)- East Washington Northeast (Zone 686)- East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687)- 910 PM PDT Tue Jul 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE.. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 101 Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101), Fire Weather Zone 662 East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662), Fire Weather Zone 684 East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684), Fire Weather Zone 685 East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685), Fire Weather Zone 686 East Washington Northeast (Zone 686) and Fire Weather Zone 687 East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687). * Thunderstorms: Scattered dry thunderstorms are expected Wednesday morning. Showers and thunderstorms will continue through early evening along the Canadian border. * Winds: West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Localized gusts to 30 mph or more in the Okanogan Valley, around Coeur d'Alene, and across southern portions of Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties. * Relative Humidities: 15 to 25 percent in the valleys and 25 to 40 percent over the higher terrain. * Impacts: New fire starts in the morning followed by hot, dry, and gusty winds in the afternoon and evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
820 WWUS86 KOTX 071807 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 1107 AM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 WAZ680-682-071915- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210708T0300Z/ East Washington South Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 680)- East Washington Central Cascade Mountains (Zone 682)- 1107 AM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY LIGHTNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS... The National Weather Service in Spokane has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Lightning did not materialize this morning as expected. Afternoon convection is expected to mainly be over north Cascades north of Lake Chelan through the rest of today. $$ WAZ673-674-676-677-080300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210708T0300Z/ East Washington Northern Columbia Basin (Zone 673)- East Washington Palouse and Spokane Area (Zone 674)- East Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676)- East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677)- 1107 AM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CASCADE GAPS...THE COLUMBIA BASIN...SPOKANE AREA AND PALOUSE... * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 673 East Washington Northern Columbia Basin (Zone 673), Fire Weather Zone 674 East Washington Palouse and Spokane Area (Zone 674), Fire Weather Zone 676 East Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676) and Fire Weather Zone 677 East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677). * Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Localized gusts 35 to 40 mph around Wenatchee, Ellensburg, and Vantage. * Relative Humidities: 13 to 25 percent. * Impacts: Hot, dry, and gusty winds will increase the risk for rapid fire spread in the afternoon and early evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ IDZ101-WAZ662-684>687-080300- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210708T0300Z/ Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101)- East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662)- East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684)- East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685)- East Washington Northeast (Zone 686)- East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687)- 1107 AM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE.. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 101 Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101), Fire Weather Zone 662 East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662), Fire Weather Zone 684 East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684), Fire Weather Zone 685 East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685), Fire Weather Zone 686 East Washington Northeast (Zone 686) and Fire Weather Zone 687 East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687). * Thunderstorms: Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop near the Canadian border this afternoon into the the evening hours. Scattered lightning will be most likely from the north Cascades to the mountains of northeast Washington. * Winds: West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Localized gusts to 30 mph or more in the Okanogan Valley, around Coeur d'Alene, and across southern portions of Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties. * Relative Humidities: 15 to 25 percent in the valleys and 25 to 40 percent over the higher terrain. * Impacts: Lighting is expected to result in new fire starts. Hot, dry, and gusty winds in the afternoon and evening will increase the risk for rapid fire spread. 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. && $$
718 WWUS86 KOTX 080249 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 749 PM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 WAZ673-674-676-677-080400- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210708T0300Z/ East Washington Northern Columbia Basin (Zone 673)- East Washington Palouse and Spokane Area (Zone 674)- East Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676)- East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677)- 749 PM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CASCADE GAPS...THE COLUMBIA BASIN...SPOKANE AREA AND PALOUSE... Breezy winds will continue into the evening hours but speeds will begin decreasing and humidity levels will moisten. $$ IDZ101-WAZ662-684>687-080400- /O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210708T0300Z/ Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101)- East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area (Zone 662)- East Washington Okanogan/Methow Valleys (Zone 684)- East Washington North Cascades (Zone 685)- East Washington Northeast (Zone 686)- East Washington Okanogan Highlands (Zone 687)- 749 PM PDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND BREEZY WINDS. Isolated thunderstorms will remain possible through 900PM. Any storms that do develop will bring the potential for isolated lightning strikes along with brief heavy rainfall. $$
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.