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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Spokane WA

1218 PM PDT Wed Aug 5 2026



...BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FRIDAY AND

SATURDAY THROUGH THE CASCADES AND...



.A dry cold front will push toward the area Friday and push by

Saturday, bringing breezy west to southwesterly winds. The winds

will be strongest near the Cascades and western Columbia Basin

Friday and expand out toward the eastern Columbia Basin Saturday.

Combined with low afternoon relative humidity values, poor to

fair humidity recoveries at night, hot temperatures and dry

fuels, this will bring the potential for critical fire weather

conditions.



WAZ696>698-703>706-709-062000-

/O.CON.KOTX.FW.A.0011.260807T1800Z-260809T0600Z/

East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696)-

East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National

Recreation Area (Zone 697)-

East Washington North Cascades (Zone 698)-

Okanogan Valley (Zone 703)-Methow Valley (Zone 704)-

Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705)-

Waterville Plateau (Zone 706)-Lower Palouse -

Snake River (Zone 709)-

1218 PM PDT Wed Aug 5 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING

THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

FIRE WEATHER ZONES 696, 697, 698, 703, 704, 705, 706, AND 709...



* Affected Area: East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696), 

  East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan 

  National Recreation Area (Zone 697), East Washington North 

  Cascades (Zone 698), Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), Methow Valley 

  (Zone 704), Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 

  705), Waterville Plateau (Zone 706) and Lower Palouse  -Snake 

  River (Zone 709).



* Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Strongest

  winds Saturday.



* Relative Humidities: 8 to 20 percent in the valleys and 20 to 30

  percent in the higher terrain.



* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is possible with any new or ongoing

  fires.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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WAZ701-702-707-708-062000-

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Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701)-

Colville Reservation (Zone 702)-Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707)-

Eastern Columbia Basin - Palouse - Spokane Area (Zone 708)-

1218 PM PDT Wed Aug 5 2026



...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING

THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR

FIRE WEATHER ZONES 701, 702, 707, AND 708...



* Affected Area: Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701), 

  Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Western Columbia Basin (Zone 

  707) and Eastern Columbia Basin  -Palouse  -Spokane Area (Zone 

  708).



* Winds: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.



* Relative Humidities: 10 to 18 percent.



* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is possible with any new or ongoing

  fires.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions

are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible

Red Flag Warnings.



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