# Red Flag Warning: 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 — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-11 23:29 ingested 2026-08-12 07:26

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## extract

Red Flag Warning — 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
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
A weather system will move through the area on Wednesday,
bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms to the region. These
thunderstorms will mainly be focused along the eastern slopes of
the Cascades and along the International Border. Lightning
strikes will have the potential to start new wildfires, and gusty
and erratic outflow winds could cause dangerous conditions around
new and existing wildfires.

* 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) and Waterville Plateau (Zone 706).

* Thunderstorms: Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be
possible late morning through late evening Wednesday.

* Outflow Winds: Gusty and erratic outflow winds up to 40 mph will
be possible.

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

## retained text

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