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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1230 AM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY, AND FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY...
WAZ702-703-242200-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260724T0900Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.260724T1800Z-260725T0600Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0009.260725T1800Z-260726T0400Z/
COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702)-OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-
1230 AM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
702...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 702...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 702...
* AFFECTED AREA: COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702) AND OKANOGAN
VALLEY (ZONE 703).
* WINDS: FRIDAY WINDS - SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
25 TO 30 MPH. SATURDAY WINDS - SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY
LEAD TO RAPID FIRE SPREAD 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
WAZ699-242200-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260724T0900Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0009.260725T1800Z-260726T0400Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND KETTLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 699)-
1230 AM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 699...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 699...
* AFFECTED AREA: OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND KETTLE MOUNTAINS (ZONE
699).
* WINDS: SATURDAY WINDS - SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 14 TO 26 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY MAY LEAD TO RAPID FIRE
SPREAD 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.
WAZ698-240830-
/O.CAN.KOTX.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260724T0900Z/
EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 698)-
1230 AM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 698...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.
THUNDERSTORMS AND THE ACCOMPANYING LIGHTNING POTENTIAL HAS
DIMINISHED, THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
WAZ705-706-242200-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0013.260724T1800Z-260725T0600Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0009.260725T1800Z-260726T0400Z/
FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE 705)-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-
1230 AM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY EVENING FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 705...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 705...
* AFFECTED AREA: FOOTHILLS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES (ZONE
705) AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706).
* WINDS: FRIDAY WINDS - SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
25 TO 30 MPH. SATURDAY WINDS - SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 11 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY
LEAD TO RAPID FIRE SPREAD 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
WAZ704-707-242200-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0009.260725T1800Z-260726T0400Z/
METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704)-WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707)-
1230 AM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 704...
* AFFECTED AREA: METHOW VALLEY (ZONE 704) AND WESTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN (ZONE 707).
* WINDS: SATURDAY WINDS - SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
35 TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 13 TO 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY MAY LEAD TO
RAPID FIRE SPREAD 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.
IDZ101-WAZ700-701-708-709-242200-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0009.260725T1800Z-260726T0400Z/
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)-
SELKIRK MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 700)-
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701)-
EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN - PALOUSE - SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708)-
LOWER PALOUSE - SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709)-
1230 AM PDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 101, 700, 701, 708, AND 709...
* AFFECTED AREA: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE
101), SELKIRK MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 700),
FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON (ZONE 701), EASTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN -PALOUSE -SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708) AND LOWER PALOUSE -
SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709).
* WINDS: WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 13 TO 24 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON MAY
LEAD TO RAPID FIRE SPREAD 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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