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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
225 PM PDT TUE AUG 12 2025
WAZ701>709-131300-
/O.UPG.KOTX.FW.A.0009.250813T1800Z-250814T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0013.250813T1900Z-250814T0400Z/
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)-
225 PM PDT TUE AUG 12 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 701, 702,
703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 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 NOON TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 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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