A Red Flag Warning and a Blowing Dust Advisory are in effect for the Spokane,Washington area

RED FLAG WARNING
in effect until Tuesday,October 2, 10:00PM,PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM,PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF EASTERN AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE...
* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 673 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 684 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 686 EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686) AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 687 EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687).
* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT VALLEYS. 15 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW FOR CONTINUED FIRE DANGER THROUGH 10 PM.
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 AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

BLOWING DUST ADVISORY
in effect until Tuesday,October 2, 11:00PM,PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* VISIBILITIES: ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* TIMING: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ON THE IDAHO PALOUSE AS WELL AS THE POMEROY AREA THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.