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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
229 PM PDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

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East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696)-
229 PM PDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
HOT, DRY, UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 696...

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for unstable thermal trough, which is in effect from 1 PM
to 9 PM PDT Wednesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in
effect.

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

* Winds: Northwest 5 to 10 mph.

* Timing: 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

* Relative Humidities: 15 to 25 percent.

* Temperatures: Up to 90.

* Lightning: Isolated dry thunderstorms.

* Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic winds with gusts 30-50 mph are
  possible with any thunderstorms that develop. The outflow winds
  could travel quite a distance from the core of the storm.

* Impacts: Hot, dry, and unstable conditions Wednesday afternoon
  and evening may lead to rapid fire growth on any new or existing
  fires. Isolated dry thunderstorms will lead to the potential for
  new fire starts. Gusty winds with thunderstorms may result in
  rapid fire spread with any new or existing fires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now....or will shortly.

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