WA WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, September 9, 2024

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RED FLAG WARNING

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Spokane WA

357 PM PDT Mon Sep 9 2024

...DRY AND BREEZY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING

FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WASHINGTON FIRE WEATHER

ZONES 708 AND 709...

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern Columbia Basin -

Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Fire Weather Zone 709

Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).

* Winds: Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 15 to 22 percent.

* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading wildfires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

are occurring now. A combination of warm temperatures, gusty

winds and low relative humidity can contribute to rapid wildfire

spread.

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