Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Spokane, WA
Areas Affected: Colville Reservation; Okanogan Valley; Central Washington Cascade Foothills; Waterville Plateau; Western Columbia Basin
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Saturday 10:56am PDT
Alert Effective: Saturday 10:56am PDT
Alert Expires: Saturday 10:00pm PDT
Event Onset: Saturday 11:00am PDT
Event Ends: Saturday 10:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS Spokane WA
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 702, 703, 705, 706, AND 707... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST... * 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/Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts around 30 to 45 mph. * Relative Humidities: 14 to 23 percent. * Impacts: Gusty winds and low humidity Saturday may lead to rapid fire spread with any new or ongoing fires.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a46b3a95233e2d7ecc20fa4ee0e9168f1983fb7.002.1 Codes: WAZ702, WAZ703, WAZ705, WAZ706, WAZ707 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a46b3a95233e2d7ecc20fa4ee0e9168f1983fb7.002.1