# Red Flag Warning: East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-22 14:12 ingested 2026-07-23 08:30

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Red Flag Warning — East Washington Central Cascades; East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; East Washington North Cascades
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY, FIRE WEATHER
WATCHES FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...

A ridge breakdown pattern will first bring an elevated threat for
mountain thunderstorms across portions of central and north-
central Washington tonight into Thursday night. Drier weather
arrives Friday and Saturday, though winds will become increasingly
gusty with critical fire weather conditions likely.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for abundant lightning, which is in effect from 2 AM
Thursday to 2 AM PDT Friday.

* Affected Area: East Washington Central Cascades (Zone 696),
East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan
National Recreation Area (Zone 697) and East Washington North
Cascades (Zone 698).

* Winds: Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph Thursday.

* Timing: A 5 to 15% chance of lightning overnight Wednesday
night, with a 30% chance Thursday afternoon into Thursday night.

* Lightning: A 10 to 15% chance of lightning overnight Wednesday
night, with a 30% chance Thursday afternoon into Thursday night.

* Impacts: New fire starts from lightning Thursday. New and
existing fires could be impacted by gusty outflow winds.

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