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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
613 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2025
...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...
WAZ703>707-030400-
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OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704)-
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-
613 AM PDT WED JUL 2 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 703, 704, 705, 706, AND 707...
* AFFECTED AREA: 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: FOR THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU: WEST 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND
WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. FOR THE METHOW VALLEY: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 18 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH ANY NEW 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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