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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
457 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2025
..HOT, DRY, AND WINDY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WAZ702-703-705-706-100300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250710T0300Z/
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-
457 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 702...
* AFFECTED AREA: COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702), OKANOGAN
VALLEY (ZONE 703), FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES
(ZONE 705) AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706).
* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 17 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH ANY NEW 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.
WAZ707>709-100300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250710T0300Z/
WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN -
PALOUSE - SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708)-LOWER PALOUSE -
SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
457 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 707,
708, AND 709...
* AFFECTED AREA: WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707), EASTERN
COLUMBIA BASIN -PALOUSE -SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708) AND LOWER
PALOUSE -SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709).
* WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 13 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH ANY NEW 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.
WAZ701-100300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0007.250709T1900Z-250710T0300Z/
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701)-
457 AM PDT WED JUL 9 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 701...
* AFFECTED AREA: FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701).
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH ANY NEW 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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