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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
122 AM PDT FRI JUN 19 2026
..WARM, DRY, AND WINDY ON SATURDAY WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE
WAZ705>707-191700-
/O.EXA.KOTX.FW.A.0002.260620T1800Z-260621T0600Z/
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-
122 AM PDT FRI JUN 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 705, 706, AND 707...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE
705), WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706) AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN
(ZONE 707).
* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 22 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING
FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
WAZ703-191700-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0002.260620T1800Z-260621T0600Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-
122 AM PDT FRI JUN 19 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 703...
* AFFECTED AREA: OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703).
* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16 TO 24 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH ANY NEW OR ONGOING
FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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