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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1228 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2026
..WARM, DRY, AND WINDY ON TUESDAY WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE
WAZ702-160800-
/O.EXA.KOTX.FW.W.0001.260616T1700Z-260617T0600Z/
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-
1228 PM 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 ZONE 702...
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.
* AFFECTED AREA: COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702).
* WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 13 TO 20 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.
WAZ703>709-160800-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.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)-
1228 PM PDT MON JUN 15 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS 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...
* 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, LOCALLY UP TO
50 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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