Red Flag Warning for Lower Palouse / Snake River
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- Lower Palouse / Snake River
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...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TUESDAY... .A weather system will move through the area on Tuesday, bringing breezy westerly to southwesterly winds to this region tomorrow afternoon and evening. Combined with low relative humidity values, this will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Lower...
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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.
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...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TUESDAY... .A weather system will move through the area on Tuesday, bringing breezy westerly to southwesterly winds to this region tomorrow afternoon and evening. Combined with low relative humidity values, this will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the Lower Palouse and Snake River. 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 10 PM PDT Tuesday. * Affected Area: Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709). * Winds: West 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Relative Humidities: 15 to 20 percent. * Impacts: Rapid fire spread is possible with any new or ongoing fires.
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Red Flag Warning issued August 17 at 2:32PM PDT until August 18 at 10:00PM 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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