Avisos

Red Flag Warning issued September 28 at 1:49PM PDT until September 29 at 7:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA...WINDY AND VERY DRY SUNDAY....A dry cold front will sweep through the region Sunday deliveringstrong, consistent winds and very dry conditions. Winds willincrease Sunday morning and remain strong through the afternoon.The air mass will be very dry so despite temperatures in the 60sand 70s, humidity levels will dip into the teens to mid twenties.New and ongoing fires have the potential to spread rapidly.Additionally, it has been 30 to 60 days since the last wettingrain in portions of Central and Eastern Washington.* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 101 Northern and CentralIdaho Panhandle (Zone 101), Fire Weather Zone 701 Foothills ofNortheast Washington (Zone 701), Fire Weather Zone 702Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Fire Weather Zone 703Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), Fire Weather Zone 706 WatervillePlateau (Zone 706), Fire Weather Zone 707 Western ColumbiaBasin (Zone 707), Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern Columbia Basin-Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Fire Weather Zone 709Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).* Winds: West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.* Relative Humidities: 13 to 22 percent.* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

National Weather Service