# Red Flag Warning: East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Okanogan Valley; Methow Valley; Central Washington Cascade Foothills; Waterville Plateau; Western Columbia Basin; Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area; Lower Palouse / Snake River — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-07 11:40 ingested 2026-08-08 06:56

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## extract

Red Flag Warning — East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Okanogan Valley; Methow Valley; Central Washington Cascade Foothills; Waterville Plateau; Western Columbia Basin; Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area; Lower Palouse / Snake River
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
A dry cold front will push toward and through the area Friday and
Saturday, bringing breezy west to southwesterly winds. Winds will
be strongest near the Cascades and Western Columbia Basin. Wind
speeds on Friday and Saturday will be similar, though winds on
Saturday will be more widespread, expanding into the eastern
Columbia Basin. Combined with low afternoon relative humidity
values, poor to fair humidity recoveries at night, hot
temperatures, and dry fuels, the winds will bring critical fire
weather conditions.

* 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), Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone
701), Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), Methow Valley (Zone 704),
Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705),
Waterville Plateau (Zone 706), Western Columbia Basin (Zone
707), Eastern Columbia Basin  -Palouse  -Spokane Area (Zone
708) and Lower Palouse  -Snake River (Zone 709).

* Winds: For central Washington, west winds 10 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. For eastern Washington, southwest to west 10
to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 8 to 20 percent in the valleys and 20 to
30 percent over the higher terrain.

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

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