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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
153 AM PDT MON JUN 15 2026
..WARM, DRY, AND WINDY ON TUESDAY WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE
WAZ703>709-152000-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0001.260616T1700Z-260617T0600Z/
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)-
153 AM PDT MON JUN 15 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, AND 709...
* AFFECTED AREA: 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 23 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID SPREAD FOR ANY NEW OR ONGOING 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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