# Red Flag Warning: Colville Reservation; Okanogan Valley; 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 2026-07-31 23:53 ingested 2026-08-01 08:19

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## extract

Red Flag Warning — Colville Reservation; Okanogan Valley; Waterville Plateau; Western Columbia Basin; Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area; Lower Palouse / Snake River
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
A strong cold front will sweep across the Inland Northwest
Saturday. Very warm dry conditions and gusty winds will
contribute to rapid fire spread for any new or ongoing fires.

...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION (PDS) RED FLAG IN EFFECT 2 PM
UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: OKANOGAN VALLEY
(ZONE 703) - COLVILLE RESERVATION (ZONE 702) - WATERVILLE PLATEAU
(ZONE 706) - WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 707) - EASTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN - PALOUSE - SPOKANE AREA (ZONE 708) AND LOWER PALOUSE -
SNAKE RIVER (ZONE 709). WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH
HUMIDITY LEVELS OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS...

* Affected Area: Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Okanogan Valley
(Zone 703), 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: Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 15 to 20 percent.

* Impacts: Ongoing fires or new fire ignitions will be favorable
for very rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior, which
would threaten life and property.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.