...WINDY AND VERY DRY SUNDAY...
.A dry cold front will sweep through the region Sunday delivering
strong, consistent winds and very dry conditions. Winds will
increase Sunday morning and remain strong through the afternoon.
The air mass will be very dry so despite temperatures in the 60s
and 70s, humidity levels will dip into the teens to mid twenties.
New and ongoing fires have the potential to spread rapidly.
Additionally, it has been 30 to 60 days since the last wetting
rain in portions of Central and Eastern Washington.
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from
Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley.
* Winds: Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 15 to 22 percent.
* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.
...WINDY AND VERY DRY SUNDAY...
.A dry cold front will sweep through the region Sunday delivering
strong, consistent winds and very dry conditions. Winds will
increase Sunday morning and remain strong through the afternoon.
The air mass will be very dry so despite temperatures in the 60s
and 70s, humidity levels will dip into the teens to low twenties.
New and ongoing fires have the potential to spread rapidly.
Additionally, it has been 30 to 60 days since the last wetting
rain in portions of Central and Eastern Washington.
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from
Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 705 Foothills of Central
Washington Cascades (Zone 705), Fire Weather Zone 706
Waterville Plateau (Zone 706), Fire Weather Zone 707 Western
Columbia Basin (Zone 707), Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern
Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Fire
Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).
* Winds: West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 14 to 21 percent.
* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.
* WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM PDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Patchy blowing dust can also be expected.
...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY SUNDAY...
.Winds will increase on Sunday as a dry cold front sweeps across
eastern Washington and eastern Oregon. Very dry air will also
accompany the cold front, causing the relative humidity to
quickly fall in many locations of the Columbia Basin. As a result,
this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread.
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 641 Lower Columbia Basin of
Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.
* IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry
grassy areas.
* WHAT...Visibility less than one quarter mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...In Oregon, East Central Willamette Valley, East Portland
Metro, Inner Portland Metro, Lower Columbia River, Outer Southeast
Portland Metro, Portland West Hills and Chehalem Mountain,
Tualatin Valley, West Central Willamette Valley, Benton County
Lowlands, Lane County Lowlands, and Linn County Lowlands. In
Washington, Cowlitz County Lowlands, East Clark County Lowlands,
Inner Vancouver Metro, and North Clark County Lowlands.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wet conditions and cool overnight
temperatures are supporting patchy dense fog throughout the
Willamette Valley and could be present during the morning commute.
Fog should lift by mid to late morning.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of North and North Central Idaho and North
Central, Northeast, and Southeast Washington.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of North and North Central Idaho and North
Central, Northeast, and Southeast Washington.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects
especially in open area. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few
power outages may result.
* WHAT...Sustained winds of 20 to 30 MPH with gusts of 40 to 50 MPH
are possible this afternoon. This could result in visibility
values between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust near open
areas with exposed fields.
* WHERE...Wilbur, La Crosse, Othello, Coulee City, Tekoa, Downtown
Spokane, Fairfield, Badger Mountain Road, Spokane Valley, Colfax,
Cheney, Airway Heights, Odessa, Pullman, Quincy, Mansfield, Grand
Coulee, Ritzville, Davenport, Ephrata, Uniontown, Creston, Moses
Lake, Oakesdale, Harrington, Waterville, Rosalia, and Rockford.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions will be possible due to
reduced visibility. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured
objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages
may result.
At 519 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Sherman Pass, or 39 miles east of Omak, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Sherman Pass, Ferry, Republic, Danville, Malo, Curlew, Curlew Lake
State Park, and Toroda.
* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington,
Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, North Central
Oregon, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, and Simcoe Highlands.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust.
* WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between
one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the Wind Advisory,
west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of
Oregon. In Washington, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of
Washington.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could
be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between
one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the Wind Advisory,
west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of
Oregon. In Washington, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of
Washington.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could
be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington,
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, North
Central Oregon, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, and Simcoe
Highlands.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust
expected. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
At 221 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Tonasket, or 25 miles north of Omak, moving
northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Oroville, Tonasket, Havillah, Nighthawk, Cordell, Loomis, Molson, and
Ellisforde.
This includes U.S. Highway 97 in Washington between mile markers 313
and 336.
* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust
expected. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington.
* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.
* WHERE...Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Oregon and Washington,
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, North
Central Oregon, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley, and Simcoe
Highlands.
* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of North and North Central Idaho and North
Central, Northeast, and Southeast Washington.
* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects
especially in open area. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few
power outages may result.
* WHAT...Sustained winds of 20 to 30 MPH with gusts of 40 to 50 MPH
are possible this afternoon. This could result in visibility
values between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust near open
areas with exposed fields.
* WHERE...Fairfield, Rockford, Downtown Spokane, Quincy, Davenport,
Ephrata, La Crosse, Waterville, Grand Coulee, Badger Mountain
Road, Uniontown, Tekoa, Rosalia, Pullman, Odessa, Ritzville,
Oakesdale, Wilbur, Cheney, Coulee City, Harrington, Spokane
Valley, Mansfield, Othello, Moses Lake, Airway Heights, Colfax,
and Creston.
* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions will be possible due to
reduced visibility. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured
objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages
may result.
