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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1045 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY
FOR MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST...
WAZ702-703-705-706-251800-
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COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-
1045 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 702, 703,
705, AND 706...
...ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM
PDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 702, 703, 705, AND 706...
* AFFECTED AREA: COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702), OKANOGAN
VALLEY (ZONE 703), FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES
(ZONE 705) AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706).
* WINDS: SATURDAY WINDS - WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 30 TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 23 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY MAY LEAD TO
RAPID FIRE SPREAD 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.
WAZ699-700-704-251800-
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OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND KETTLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 699)-
SELKIRK MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 700)-
METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704)-
1045 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
699, 700, AND 704...
* AFFECTED AREA: OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND KETTLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE
699), SELKIRK MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 700) AND
METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704).
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 30
MPH. WINDS SHIFTING NORTHWESTERLY SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE
METHOW VALLEY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY MAY LEAD TO
RAPID FIRE SPREAD 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.
WAZ707-251800-
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WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-
1045 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
707...
* AFFECTED AREA: WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707).
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 15 TO 21 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY MAY LEAD TO VERY
RAPID FIRE SPREAD 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.
IDZ101-WAZ701-708-709-251800-
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NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)-
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701)-
EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN - PALOUSE - SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708)-
LOWER PALOUSE - SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
1045 PM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING GOES INTO EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
101, 701, 708, AND 709...
* AFFECTED AREA: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE
101), FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701), EASTERN
COLUMBIA BASIN -PALOUSE -SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708) AND LOWER
PALOUSE -SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709).
* WINDS: WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH. HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ON THE WEST PLAINS, EASTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN, AND FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY MAY LEAD TO
RAPID FIRE SPREAD 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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