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WWUS86 KOTX 091254  
RFWOTX  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
554 AM PDT SUN AUG 9 2026  
 
WAZ696>698-091400-  
/O.EXP.KOTX.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260809T1300Z/  
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)-  
554 AM PDT SUN AUG 9 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING  
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 696,  
697, AND 698...  
 
WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THIS MORNING.  
CASCADE GAP WINDS WILL RETURN LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH WEST TO  
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH,  
BRINING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 
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