# Fire Weather Watch: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle; East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades; Okanogan  Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Colville Reservation; 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 2026-07-29 22:45 ingested 2026-07-30 08:23

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Fire Weather Watch — Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle; East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades; Okanogan  Highlands & Kettle Mountains; Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington; Foothills of Northeast Washington; Colville Reservation; 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: Possible.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SATURDAY
ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST...

* Affected Area: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone
101), 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), Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington (Zone 700),
Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701), Colville
Reservation (Zone 702), 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: West/Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 50
mph. Highest wind speeds over the Waterville Plateau, Columbia
Basin, West Plains, Blue Mountains, and Lewiston-Clarkston
Valley.

* Relative Humidities: 17 to 30 percent across Central and Eastern
Washington. 25 to 35 percent across the Idaho Panhandle. 30 to
45 percent near the Cascade Crest.

* Impacts: Strong winds and low humidity Saturday may lead to
rapid fire spread with any new or ongoing fires.

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