Red Flag Warning: Foothills of Northeast Washington; Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-08-22 21:38ingested 2026-08-23 06:37

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Red Flag Warning — Foothills of Northeast Washington; Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. ...THUNDERSTORMS, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .A cold front will move through the region Saturday into Sunday, bringing a risk for thunderstorms and strong west to southwest winds. This will lead to critical fire weather conditions across the region. * Affected Area: Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701) and Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708). * Winds: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 17 to 25 percent. * Thunderstorms: Isolated to scattered lightning will occur in two rounds. The first one will occur between 2 PM and 5 PM with the second round between 10 PM and 5 AM. Gusty outflow winds are expected near thunderstorms. * Outflow Winds: Gusty outflow wind gusts up to 50 mph. * Impacts: Rapid fire spread is possible with any new or ongoing fires. Lightning strikes will have the potential to start new fires with gusty outflow winds.

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