A Red Flag Warning is in effect for the Spokane,Washington area

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10AM TO 10PM,PDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON EASTERN WASHINGTON...AND NORTH AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE... ...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS OF 30 MPH AROUND EPHRATA...WATERVILLE...MOSES LAKE AND RITZVILLE. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AROUND OROVILLE AND OMAK.
* 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 INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE.
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.