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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this red flag warning at Jul 9, 2021, 8:03 AM PDT. It took effect at Jul 10, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jul 9, 2021, 8:03 AM PDT (15:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2021, 9:12 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
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090 WWUS86 KOTX 091503 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 803 AM PDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...HOT DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Saturday will be very hot with temperatures warming into the upper 90s and lower 100s. Humidity levels will dry out in the afternoon into the single digits to lower teens. Winds will increase through the Cascade Gaps in the late afternoon and blow through the evening hours. The combination of hot temperatures, low humidity, and gusty winds could result in rapid fire spread with any existing or new fire starts. WAZ676-677-101115- /O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0006.210710T2100Z-210711T0600Z/ East Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676)- East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677)- 803 AM PDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST CASCADE VALLEYS... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Saturday. * Affected Area: 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: Northwest 14 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 9 to 16 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. && $$
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851 WWUS86 KOTX 100354 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 854 PM PDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...HOT DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Saturday will be hot with temperatures warming into the upper 90s and lower 100s. Humidity levels will dry out in the afternoon into the single digits to lower teens. Winds will increase through the Cascade Gaps in the late afternoon and blow through the evening hours. The combination of hot temperatures, low humidity, and gusty winds could result in rapid fire spread with any existing or new fire starts. WAZ676-677-102000- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.210710T2100Z-210711T0600Z/ East Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676)- East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677)- 854 PM PDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST CASCADE VALLEYS... * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 676 East Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676) and Fire Weather Zone 677 East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677). * Winds: Northwest 14 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 9 to 16 percent. * Impacts: Hot, dry, and gusty winds will increase the risk for rapid fire spread in the afternoon and early evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$
292 WWUS86 KOTX 101612 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 912 AM PDT Sat Jul 10 2021 ...HOT DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Today will be hot with temperatures warming into the upper 90s and lower 100s. Afternoon humidity levels will drop into the teens, and west winds will become gusty in the afternoon and evening. WAZ676-677-110600- /O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.210710T2100Z-210711T0600Z/ East Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676)- East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677)- 912 AM PDT Sat Jul 10 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES... * Affected Area: 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: Northwest 14 to 20 mph with gusts up to 27 mph. Localized gusts to 34 mph in the Kittitas Valley. * Relative Humidities: 10 to 18 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. && $$
302 WWUS86 KOTX 110412 RFWOTX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 912 PM PDT Sat Jul 10 2021 WAZ676-677-110515- /O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210711T0600Z/ East Washington South Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 676)- East Washington Central Cascade Valleys (Zone 677)- 912 PM PDT Sat Jul 10 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 676 AND 677... Relative humidity has risen to above critical levels and thus the Red Flag Warning has been cancelled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 6:07 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 113 min |
| Jul 9, 2:42 AM PDT | Heat Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 41 hr |
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