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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
431 AM PDT Tue Jul 29 2025

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

WAZ696-300000-
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East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696)-
431 AM PDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR HOT, DRY, AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
WITH ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 696...

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

* Timing: Wednesday afternoon and evening.

* Relative Humidities: 15 to 25 percent.

* Temperatures: 80-90 degrees.

* Lightning: Isolated dry thunderstorms.

* Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic winds 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 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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