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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1036 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TOWARD THE AREA FRIDAY AND PUSH BY
SATURDAY, BRINGING BREEZY WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL
BE STRONGEST NEAR THE CASCADES AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN. WIND
SPEEDS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE SIMILAR, WITH WINDS ON
SATURDAY BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN.
COMBINED WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES, POOR TO FAIR
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT, HOT TEMPERATURES AND DRY FUELS,
THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
WAZ696>698-703>706-709-070145-
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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)-
OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704)-
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-LOWER PALOUSE -
SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
1036 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 696, 697, 698, 703, 704, 705, 706, AND 709...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA: 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), OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703), METHOW VALLEY
(ZONE 704), FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE
705), WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706) AND LOWER PALOUSE -SNAKE
RIVER (ZONE 709).
* WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. STRONGEST
WINDS SATURDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 8 TO 20 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS AND 20 TO 30
PERCENT IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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.
WAZ701-707-708-070145-
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/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0017.260807T1800Z-260809T0600Z/
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701)-
WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN -
PALOUSE - SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708)-
1036 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 701, 707, AND 708...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA: FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701),
WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707) AND EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN -
PALOUSE -SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708).
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 18 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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.
WAZ702-070145-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0011.260808T1800Z-260809T0600Z/
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-
1036 AM PDT THU AUG 6 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 702...
* AFFECTED AREA: COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702).
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 10 TO 18 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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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