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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
422 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TUESDAY
.A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY, BRINGING
BREEZY WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, THIS WILL
LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER PALOUSE
AND SNAKE RIVER.
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LOWER PALOUSE - SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
422 AM PDT TUE AUG 18 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 709...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: LOWER PALOUSE-SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709).
* WINDS: WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 19 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING
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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