Red Flag Warning for Colville Reservation; Okanogan Valley; Central Washington Cascade Foothills +2 more
...DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected...
Official alert brief
...DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.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) and Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707). * Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Winds in zones 703 and 704 will shift northwesterly Saturday evening. * Relative Humidities: 13 to 23 percent. * Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new or ongoing fires.
Instructions
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.