559
WWUS86 KOTX 030248
RFWOTX
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
748 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2025
...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE LOWER SUGARLOAF FIRE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
WAZ705-031800-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.W.0019.251003T2200Z-251004T1600Z/
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
748 PM PDT THU OCT 2 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT
SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
705...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE
705).
* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH LOCALLY
UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 28 TO 35 PERCENT BECOMING 40 TO 50 PERCENT
OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD FOR 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.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page