# Red Flag Warning: Foothills of Northeast Washington; Colville Reservation; 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 2026-08-21 10:55 ingested 2026-08-22 06:34

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Red Flag Warning — Foothills of Northeast Washington; Colville Reservation; Central Washington Cascade Foothills; Waterville Plateau; Western Columbia Basin; Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area; Lower Palouse / Snake River
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 wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 10 PM PDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.

* Affected Area: Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701),
Colville Reservation (Zone 702), 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 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 17 to 25 percent.

* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is possible with any new or ongoing
fires.

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