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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1211 AM PDT MON JUL 6 2026
...HOT, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON ON
TUESDAY...
WAZ708-061800-
/O.EXA.KOTX.FW.A.0005.260707T1800Z-260708T0500Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN - PALOUSE - SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708)-
1211 AM PDT MON JUL 6 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 708...
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: EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN -PALOUSE -SPOKANE AREA
(ZONE 708).
* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 12 TO 16 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.
WAZ703-705>707-061800-
/O.CON.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)-
1211 AM PDT MON JUL 6 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 703, 705, 706, AND 707...
* 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.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 6 TO 16 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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