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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1002 AM PDT MON JUN 15 2026
..WARM, DRY, AND WINDY ON TUESDAY WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE
WAZ703>709-160615-
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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)-
EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN - PALOUSE - SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708)-
LOWER PALOUSE - SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
1002 AM PDT MON JUN 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 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 10 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH 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.
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