# Fire Weather Watch: East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades; Okanogan  Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Methow Valley — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-20 15:17 ingested 2026-08-21 06:45

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Fire Weather Watch — East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades; Okanogan  Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Methow Valley
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
...THUNDERSTORMS, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY...

.A strong trough with abundant moisture will usher in a cold
front through the region from Saturday into Sunday. There is a
risk for thunderstorms as well as strong south to southwest
synoptic driven winds. This will lead to critical fire weather
conditions across the region.

* 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 Highlands and Kettle Mountains
(Zone 699) and Methow Valley (Zone 704).

* Thunderstorms: Scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday
through Sunday morning.

* Outflow Winds: Gusty outflow wind gusts up to 50 mph.

* Impacts: Lightning strikes will have the potential to start new
fires, and gusty and erratic outflow winds could cause
dangerous conditions around new and existing wildfires.

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