Red Flag Warning for Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle, 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 and 7 more
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What is happening
...THUNDERSTORMS, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .A strong cold front will move through the region Saturday into Sunday, bringing a risk for thunderstorms and strong west to southwest winds. This will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the region. The National Weather...
What the bulletin says to do
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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Bulletin details
...THUNDERSTORMS, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .A strong cold front will move through the region Saturday into Sunday, bringing a risk for thunderstorms and strong west to southwest winds. This will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the region. The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 4 PM Saturday to 11 AM PDT Sunday. * Affected Area: Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington (Zone 700). * Affected Area: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101). * Thunderstorms: Scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. * Outflow Winds: Gusty outflow winds up to 50 mph. * Impacts: Lightning strikes will have the potential to start new fires, and gusty and erratic outflow winds could cause rapid spread of new and existing wildfires.
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Red Flag Warning issued August 21 at 10:55AM PDT until August 23 at 8:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Red Flag Warning issued August 21 at 10:55AM PDT until August 22 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Red Flag Warning issued August 21 at 10:55AM PDT until August 23 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Red Flag Warning issued August 21 at 10:55AM PDT until August 23 at 8:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Red Flag Warning issued August 21 at 10:55AM PDT until August 23 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
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Source and limitations
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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