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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1029 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON ON
TUESDAY...
WAZ703-705>707-061300-
/O.NEW.KOTX.FW.A.0005.260707T1800Z-260708T0500Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-
1029 AM PDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 703, 705, 706, AND 707...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA: OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703), FOOTHILLS OF
CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705), WATERVILLE PLATEAU
(ZONE 706) AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707).
* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 9 TO 18 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS LIKELY WITH 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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