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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
256 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
WAZ703-706-280300-
/O.CON.KOTX.FW.W.0023.260827T1900Z-260828T0300Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703)-WATERVILLE PLATEAU (ZONE 706)-
256 AM PDT THU AUG 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 703 AND 706...
* AFFECTED AREA: OKANOGAN VALLEY (ZONE 703) AND WATERVILLE
PLATEAU (ZONE 706).
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH, BECOMING
NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITIES: 16 TO 24 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS: RAPID FIRE SPREAD IS POSSIBLE 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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