Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Spokane, WA

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
850 PM PDT Tue Jun 10 2025

...HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.Afternoon Cascade gap winds will develop Wednesday afternoons 
across central Washington with hot temperatures in the 80s and 90s
and dry conditions.

WAZ705-706-111200-
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250611T0400Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.250611T2100Z-250612T0300Z/
Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-
Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)-
850 PM PDT Tue Jun 10 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 705 AND
706 (EASTERN CHELAN COUNTY AND DOUGLAS COUNTY)...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 705 AND 706 (EASTERN CHELAN
COUNTY AND DOUGLAS COUNTY)...

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 705 Foothills of Central 
  Washington Cascades (Zone 705) and Fire Weather Zone 706 
  Waterville Plateau (Zone 706).

* Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph

* Relative Humidities: 8 to 21 percent.

* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

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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WAZ707-111200-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.250611T2100Z-250612T0300Z/
Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707)-
850 PM PDT Tue Jun 10 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN(ZONE 707)...

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 707 Western Columbia Basin 
  (Zone 707).

* Winds: Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 11 to 19 percent.

* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

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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977 
WWUS86 KOTX 111321
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
621 AM PDT Wed Jun 11 2025

...HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.Afternoon Cascade gap winds will develop Wednesday afternoons
across central Washington with hot temperatures in the 80s and
90s and dry conditions.

WAZ705>707-112100-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.250611T2100Z-250612T0300Z/
Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-
Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)-Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707)-
621 AM PDT Wed Jun 11 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR 705, 706, AND 707...

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 705 Foothills of Central 
  Washington Cascades (Zone 705), Fire Weather Zone 706 
  Waterville Plateau (Zone 706) and Fire Weather Zone 707 
  Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707).

* Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 8 to 20 percent.

* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

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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RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1233 PM PDT Wed Jun 11 2025

...DRY AND BREEZY WEDNESDAY...

.Afternoon Cascade gap winds will develop Wednesday afternoon
across central Washington with temperatures in the 80s and 90s 
and dry conditions.

WAZ705>707-120300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0003.250611T2100Z-250612T0300Z/
Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-
Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)-Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707)-
1233 PM PDT Wed Jun 11 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR 705, 706, AND 707...

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 705 Foothills of Central 
  Washington Cascades (Zone 705), Fire Weather Zone 706 
  Waterville Plateau (Zone 706) and Fire Weather Zone 707 
  Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707).

* Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 12 to 20 percent.

* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is expected with any new or existing
  fires.

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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WWUS86 KOTX 120259
RFWOTX

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
759 PM PDT Wed Jun 11 2025

WAZ705>707-120400-
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-250612T0300Z/
Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-
Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)-Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707)-
759 PM PDT Wed Jun 11 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 705, 706, 707...

Relative humidities have risen above critical thresholds this
evening. 

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1056 AM PDT Tue Jun 10 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Moderate to major Heat Risk continues through Tuesday.

- Dry and breezy with elevated to critical fire weather
  concerns Monday through Thursday.

- Cooler but still warm and mountain thunderstorms mid to late
  this week.

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.SYNOPSIS...
Very warm temperatures continue Tuesday. Breezy winds and dry
conditions today through Thursday will lead to increased fire
weather concerns. Temperatures will gradually cool down starting
Tuesday and mountain thunderstorm chances begin to increase
Wednesday.

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.DISCUSSION...
Tonight and Tuesday: The ridge of high pressure will continue to
be in place through Tuesday morning. A transition period will
begin Tuesday afternoon as a weak shortwave will begin to break
down the ridge. Ensembles are in decent agreement of the pattern
change. The timing of the ridge breakdown is shaving a few
degrees off from Mondays highs. While temperatures are expected
to be lower, in the upper 80s and 90s, heat risk can still
cause issues to those not acclimated or sensitive to it. The
heat mixing with the dry, breezy conditions continue to keep
fire concerns for the Cascade Valleys and western Columbia
Basin. Winds will increase during the afternoon with sustained
in the teens and gusts up to 30 MPH possible. Overnight
temperatures are expected to bring a little relief with a range
in the upper 50s and 60s.

Wednesday through Sunday: A more robust trough associated with
a Gulf of Alaska Low will begin to dig off the coast of the
Pacific Northwest. It will usher in a cooler temperatures will
begin drop into 80s for Wednesday and 70s by the weekend.
Overnight temperatures will continue to be in the 50s. The
cooler temperatures are still above normal for this time of
year. The winds will continue to be diurnally driven. They will
become breezy during the afternoon and calm overnight.
Unfortunately, the trough is not bringing a lot of moisture for
the Inland Northwest. Any shower activity is relegated to the
Northeast WA and the ID Panhandle with less than a tenth of an
inch expected over the weekend. Weak instability leads to a low
chance of an isolated thunderstorm in these areas. /JDC

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.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: VFR conditions will prevail. West to northwest winds
at KEAT, and those winds will increase to around 15 kts in the
late afternoon around 23Z. Winds will increase to between 10-15
kts across the Columbia Basin as well during the afternoon
impacting KMWH-KGEG-KSFF-KPUW terminals.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence
for VFR conditions. Conditions will be right for critical fire
weather conditions in the afternoon and evening near KEAT to
KWMH that may result in fires that impact these terminals
through Wednesday. /JDC

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Confidence descriptors:
Low - Less than a 30 percent chance
Moderate - 30 to 70 percent chance
High - Greater than a 70 percent chance

For additional probabilistic information for NWS Spokane airports,

please refer to the Aviation Dashboard on our webpage:
https:/www.weather.gov/otx/avndashboard

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.Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs...
Spokane        62  90  59  86  57  80 /   0   0   0   0  10   0
Coeur d'Alene  60  89  58  84  55  79 /   0   0   0   0  10   0
Pullman        60  87  57  82  52  78 /   0   0   0  10  10   0
Lewiston       66  95  63  89  57  84 /   0   0   0  10  10   0
Colville       57  91  56  88  56  81 /   0   0   0  10  20  20
Sandpoint      57  88  56  84  54  79 /   0   0   0  10  20  10
Kellogg        62  85  59  82  55  77 /   0   0   0  10  20  10
Moses Lake     63  97  60  93  58  85 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wenatchee      66  93  63  90  60  81 /   0   0   0   0   0   0
Omak           61  93  60  91  59  83 /   0   0   0  10  10  10

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.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...Heat Advisory until 9 PM PDT Tuesday for Central Chelan County-
     Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Northeast Mountains-
     Okanogan Highlands-Okanogan Valley-Spokane Area-Upper
     Columbia Basin-Washington Palouse-Waterville Plateau-
     Western Chelan County-Western Okanogan County.
     Extreme Heat Warning until 9 PM PDT Tuesday for Moses Lake
     Area-Wenatchee Area.
     Red Flag Warning until 9 PM PDT this evening for Foothills of
     Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-Waterville Plateau
     (Zone 706).
     Red Flag Warning from 3 PM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday for Foothills
     of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-Waterville
     Plateau (Zone 706).
ID...Heat Advisory until 9 PM PDT Tuesday for Central Panhandle
     Mountains-Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewiston Area-
     Northern Panhandle.

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