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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
141 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026
..DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY
WAZ702>707-050400-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.260704T2000Z-260705T0400Z/
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-
METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704)-
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-
141 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 702, 703, 705, 706, AND 707...
* AFFECTED AREA: COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702), OKANOGAN
VALLEY (ZONE 703), METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704), FOOTHILLS OF
CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705), WATERVILLE PLATEAU
(ZONE 706) AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707).
* WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 13 TO 23 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY 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.
WAZ709-050300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0004.260704T2000Z-260705T0300Z/
LOWER PALOUSE - SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
141 AM PDT SAT JUL 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 709...
* AFFECTED AREA: LOWER PALOUSE -SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709).
* WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 23 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY 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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