# Red Flag Warning: Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-21 10:55 ingested 2026-08-22 06:34

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Red Flag Warning — Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...THUNDERSTORMS, GUSTY WINDS, AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY...

.A strong 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.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for thunderstorms, which is in effect from 4 PM Saturday
to 11 AM PDT Sunday.

* Affected Area: Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington (Zone
700).

* Affected Area: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101).

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

* Outflow Winds: Gusty outflow winds up to 50 mph.

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

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