Fire Weather Watch for Foothills of Northeast Washington; Colville Reservation; Western Columbia Basin +1 more
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- Central Washington Cascade Foothills, Colville Reservation, East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, East Washington Central Cascades, East Washington North Cascades, Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area, Foothills of Northeast Washington, Lower Palouse / Snake River and 4 more
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What is happening
...BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THROUGH THE CASCADES AND... .A dry cold front will push toward the area Friday and push by Saturday, bringing breezy west to southwesterly winds. The winds will be strongest near the Cascades and western Columbia Basin Friday and expand out...
What the bulletin says to do
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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...BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THROUGH THE CASCADES AND... .A dry cold front will push toward the area Friday and push by Saturday, bringing breezy west to southwesterly winds. The winds will be strongest near the Cascades and western Columbia Basin Friday and expand out toward the eastern Columbia Basin Saturday. Combined with low afternoon relative humidity values, poor to fair humidity recoveries at night, hot temperatures and dry fuels, this will bring the potential for critical fire weather conditions. * Affected Area: Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701), Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707) and Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708). * Winds: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidities: 10 to 18 percent. * Impacts: Rapid fire spread is possible with any new or ongoing fires.
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Fire Weather Watch issued August 5 at 12:18PM PDT until August 8 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Fire Weather Watch issued August 5 at 12:18PM PDT until August 8 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Fire Weather Watch issued August 5 at 12:10PM PDT until August 8 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Fire Weather Watch issued August 5 at 12:10PM PDT until August 8 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Spokane WA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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