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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
210 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2025
WAZ701>709-122300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0009.250813T1800Z-250814T0600Z/
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701)-
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-
METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704)-
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-
EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN - PALOUSE - SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708)-
LOWER PALOUSE - SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
210 AM PDT TUE AUG 12 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, AND
709...
* AFFECTED AREA: FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701),
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702), OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703),
METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704), FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON
CASCADES (ZONE 705), WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706), WESTERN
COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707), EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN -PALOUSE -
SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708) AND LOWER PALOUSE -SNAKE RIVER (ZONE
709).
* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 13 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING
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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