* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.
* WHEN...From 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...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 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, and
Simcoe Highlands.
* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
...WINDY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SOUTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL WASHINGTON...
.A vigorous cold front will produce west winds gusting as high as
45 mph Tuesday. Rapid spread of fires in grass and brush will be
a concern in the afternoon and evening when humidity drops and
the wind is strongest.
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Tuesday.
* Affected Area: 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 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 18 to 25 percent.
* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading grass and brush fires.
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, and
Simcoe Highlands.
* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* 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 may also be observed.
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph expected
for the Hanford Area.
* WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Washington.
* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may also be observed, which may
significantly lower the visibility in some areas.
* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.
* WHEN...From 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* 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 may also be observed.
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph expected
for the Hanford Area.
* WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Washington in the Hanford area.
* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may also be observed, which may
significantly lower the visibility in some areas.
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, and
Simcoe Highlands.
* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* 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 may also be observed.
* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.
* WHEN...From 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* 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 may also be observed.
FFWOTX
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Chelan County in north central Washington...
* Until 845 PM PDT.
* At 655 PM PDT, Trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain in Number 1 and Number 2 Canyons. Between
0.25 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. Flash flooding is already
occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams and urban
areas, as well as other poor drainage and low-lying
areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Wenatchee, West Wenatchee and South Wenatchee.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* WHERE...Okanogan, St. Maries, Boulder Creek Road, Hayden,
Potlatch, Kettle Falls, Soldiers Meadow Road, Fourth Of July Pass,
Brewster, Sherman Pass, Kellogg, Flowery Trail Road, Chewelah,
Plummer, Orin-Rice Road, Republic, Wallace, Bonners Ferry,
Fruitland, Mullan, Metaline, Schweitzer Mountain Road, Inchelium,
Omak, Kamiah, Lewiston, Craigmont, Metaline Falls, Lapwai,
Eastport, Lewiston Grade, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Genesee,
Worley, Post Falls, Winchester, Disautel Pass, Oroville, Colville,
Lookout Pass, Chesaw Road, Nezperce, Wauconda, Fernwood, Moscow,
Nespelem, Deer Park, Springdale-Hunters Road, Athol, Ione, Clark
Fork, Coeur d'Alene, Osburn, Dobson Pass, Gifford, Newport, Tiger,
Peck, Bridgeport, Tonasket, Pinehurst, Priest River, Sandpoint,
Northport, and Culdesac.
* WHEN...Until 8 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 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* WHERE...Alpowa Summit, Creston, La Crosse, Rockford, Pomeroy,
Pullman, Oakesdale, Cheney, Uniontown, Clarkston, Harrington,
Ritzville, Tekoa, Spokane Valley, Wilbur, Grand Coulee, Fairfield,
Davenport, Downtown Spokane, Colfax, Rosalia, Coulee City, Airway
Heights, and Odessa.
* WHEN...Until 8 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.
Moderate rainfall has been occuring across the Easy Fire Burn Scar
this afternoon in Eastern Skagit County, and has lead to minor
flooding and debris onto Highway 20. This has occurred with
unusually low precipitation rates and amounts. Additional rain is
expected through Saturday evening.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by moderate rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northwest Washington, including the following
county, Skagit.
* WHEN...Until 400 PM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 410 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor
flooding is already occurring in Along the Easy Fire Burn
Scar. Between 0.2 and 0.4 inches of rain have fallen.
- Areas of Highway 20 along the Easy Fire Burn Scar will most
likely experience minor flooding. Water and debris has been
reported on Highway 20.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Eastern Skagit County
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* WHAT...Areas with visibility between one-quarter and one mile in
blowing dust expected. Local visibility restriction to near zero
possible near recently plowed fields. Strong gusty outflow winds
from thunderstorms of 40 to 50 MPH likely. Localized gusts near
60 MPH possible.
* WHERE...Downtown Spokane, Ritzville, Creston, Pomeroy, Odessa, La
Crosse, Waterville, Colfax, Ephrata, Cheney, Badger Mountain Road,
Harrington, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Rockford, Moses Lake,
Spokane Valley, Airway Heights, Grand Coulee, Mansfield, Rosalia,
Fairfield, Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, Coulee City, Wilbur, Othello,
Pullman, Quincy, and Davenport.
* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Power outages may
result.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph
expected. Localized gusts to 50 MPH possible.
* WHERE...Moscow, Clark Fork, Plummer, Lewiston, Post Falls,
Culdesac, Mullan, Bonners Ferry, Hayden, Republic, Newport,
Worley, Pinehurst, Flowery Trail Road, Metaline Falls, Kettle
Falls, Omak, Winchester, Tiger, Fourth Of July Pass, Eastport,
Lapwai, Boulder Creek Road, Fernwood, Chewelah, Soldiers Meadow
Road, Northport, Fruitland, Metaline, Kellogg, Sherman Pass,
Wauconda, Oroville, Lewiston Grade, Dobson Pass,
Springdale-Hunters Road, Chesaw Road, Craigmont, Disautel Pass,
Lookout Pass, Sandpoint, Athol, Priest River, Brewster, Coeur
d'Alene, Potlatch, Peck, Genesee, Colville, Inchelium, Okanogan,
Schweitzer Mountain Road, Nezperce, Nespelem, Ione, Wallace, St.
Maries, Bridgeport, Gifford, Orin-Rice Road, Highway 20 Wauconda
Summit, Kamiah, Osburn, Tonasket, and Deer Park.
* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust is also possible over
the area.
At 514 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southwest of Stanwood, or 11 miles south of Oak Harbor, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Port Townsend, Stanwood, Lake Ketchum, Lake Goodwin, Camano,
Coupeville, Freeland, Warm Beach, Conway, Silvana, Weallup Lake, and
Marrowstone.
At 202 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brooklyn, or 16 miles southeast of Montesano, moving northeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Oakville and Malone-Porter.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington,
including the following counties, in northwest Washington,
Clallam, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap and Skagit. In west central
Washington, King, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston.
* WHEN...Until 445 AM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. Overflowing poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 158 AM PDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
Between 0.3 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett, Kent, Federal Way,
Auburn, Marysville, Edmonds, Bremerton, Puyallup, Arlington,
Port Townsend, Sequim, North Bend, Belfair, Gold Bar,
Carnation, Darrington and Index.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of northwest Washington, including the following
counties, Clallam, Island, Jefferson, San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Ponding of
water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 155 AM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.1 and 0.8 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Bellingham, Mount Vernon, Oak Harbor, Port Angeles,
Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Forks, Friday Harbor, Sumas, Point
Roberts, Joyce, Deming, Sekiu, Beaver, Neah Bay, Lynden,
Ferndale, Burlington, Blaine and Roche Harbor.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
