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WWUS86 KOTX 070551
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1051 PM PDT MON JUL 6 2026
...HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PASS
THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. TUESDAY WILL BE
VERY WARM AND DRY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL WA BETWEEN MOSES LAKE AND OROVILLE.
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, WESTERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE CASCADE GAPS. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH FAIR TO POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. GUSTY WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL EXPAND ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON ON
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE MID 90S WITH
SOME LOCAL TRIPLE DIGIT HIGHS.
WAZ703-706-707-072100-
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/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.260708T1800Z-260709T0500Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-
WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-
1051 PM PDT MON JUL 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
703, 706, AND 707...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 703, 706, AND 707...
* AFFECTED AREA: OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703), WATERVILLE PLATEAU
(ZONE 706) AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707).
* WINDS: TUESDAY: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTS 25 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: TUESDAY: 6 TO 13 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY: 15 TO
20 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.
WAZ705-072100-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0005.260707T2300Z-260708T0500Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.260708T1800Z-260709T0500Z/
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
1051 PM PDT MON JUL 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
705...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 705...
* AFFECTED AREA: FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE
705).
* WINDS: TUESDAY: SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. ON WEDNESDAY, WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: TUESDAY: 9 TO 15 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY 15 TO
20 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.
WAZ704-072100-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.260708T1800Z-260709T0500Z/
METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704)-
1051 PM PDT MON JUL 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 704...
* AFFECTED AREA: METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704).
* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16 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.
WAZ701-702-708-709-072100-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0006.260708T1800Z-260709T0500Z/
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701)-
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN - PALOUSE -
SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708)-LOWER PALOUSE - SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
1051 PM PDT MON JUL 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 701, 702, AND 709...
* AFFECTED AREA: FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701),
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702), EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN -
PALOUSE -SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708) AND LOWER PALOUSE -SNAKE
RIVER (ZONE 709).
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 20 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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