Avisos

Fire Weather Watch issued September 27 at 7:49PM 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 low 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.The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Fire WeatherWatch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect fromSunday morning through Sunday evening.* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 705 Foothills of CentralWashington Cascades (Zone 705), Fire Weather Zone 706Waterville Plateau (Zone 706), Fire Weather Zone 707 WesternColumbia Basin (Zone 707), Fire Weather Zone 708 EasternColumbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and FireWeather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).* Winds: West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.* Relative Humidities: 14 to 21 percent.* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditionsare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possibleRed Flag Warnings.

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