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WWUS86 KOTX 122005
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
105 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY INTO
EARLY THURSDAY, BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. LIGHTNING
STRIKES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START NEW WILDFIRES, AND GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AROUND
NEW AND EXISTING WILDFIRES.
IDZ101-WAZ699>702-130615-
/O.EXT.KOTX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260813T1500Z/
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)-
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND KETTLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 699)-
SELKIRK MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 700)-
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701)-
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-
105 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 101, 699, 700, 701, 702...
* AFFECTED AREA: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE
101), OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND KETTLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 699),
SELKIRK MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 700),
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701) AND COLVILLE
RESERVATION (ZONE 702).
* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START NEW
FIRES, AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD CAUSE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AROUND NEW AND EXISTING WILDFIRES.
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.
WAZ696>698-703>706-130600-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260813T0600Z/
EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADES (ZONE 696)-
EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA (ZONE 697)-
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 698)-
OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704)-
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-
105 PM PDT WED AUG 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 696, 697, 698,
703, 704, 705, AND 706...
* AFFECTED AREA: EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADES (ZONE 696),
EAST PORTION OF NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK/LAKE CHELAN
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA (ZONE 697), EAST WASHINGTON NORTH
CASCADES (ZONE 698), OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703), METHOW VALLEY
(ZONE 704), FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE
705) AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706).
* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* IMPACTS: LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO START NEW
FIRES, AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS COULD CAUSE
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AROUND NEW AND EXISTING WILDFIRES.
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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