Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Spokane, WA
Areas Affected: Colville Reservation; Okanogan Valley; Central Washington Cascade Foothills; Waterville Plateau; Western Columbia Basin; Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area; Lower Palouse / Snake River
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:00am PDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:00am PDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 1:15am PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 12:00pm PDT
Event Ends: Thursday 9:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Spokane WA
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 702, 703, 705, 706, 707, 708, AND 709... ...WARM, WINDY AND DRY THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area: Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), 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: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 12 to 20 percent. * Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new or ongoing fires.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa657b0301cd579db5115b7287180942b322e963.001.2 Codes: WAZ702, WAZ703, WAZ705, WAZ706, WAZ707, WAZ708, WAZ709 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fa657b0301cd579db5115b7287180942b322e963.001.2