NOAA Current Watches-WA

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. * WHERE...Lower Columbia Basin of Washington and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. * WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust has developed in northern Franklin, Walla Walla, and Columbia counties between HWY395 and HWY12. Additional areas of blowing dust are expected to develop this afternoon.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Northeastern Adams County in eastern Washington... North central Whitman County in eastern Washington... Southeastern Lincoln County in eastern Washington... * Until 330 PM PDT. * At 225 PM PDT, a dust channel was 7 miles east of Ritzville, or 37 miles southwest of Cheney, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported zero to one-quarter visibility 7 miles northwest of Ritzville at 140 PM. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 in Washington between mile markers 212 and 247. U.S. Highway 395 in Washington between mile markers 94 and 96. Locations impacted include... Ritzville, Sprague, Lamont, Marcellus, Tokio, Revere, and Packard.

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Kittitas Valley. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Patchy blowing dust can also be expected.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Northeastern Whitman County in eastern Washington... Southeastern Lincoln County in eastern Washington... Southern Spokane County in northeastern Washington... * Until 300 PM PDT. * At 127 PM PDT, a dust channel was 14 miles east of Ritzville, or 32 miles southwest of Cheney, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 in Washington between mile markers 251 and 253. U.S. Highway 195 in Washington between mile markers 35 and 78. Locations impacted include... Colfax, Palouse, Tekoa, Fairfield, Garfield, Rosalia, St. John, Oakesdale, Endicott, Malden, Latah, Farmington, Waverly, Lamont, Amber, Steptoe, Belmont, Diamond, Thornton, and Pine City.

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TODAY... .A dry cold front passage earlier this morning will result in breezy winds developing and persisting through this evening. Very dry air filtering into the region behind the cold front will result in relative humidity quickly falling in many locations of the Columbia Basin. As a result, this area will be susceptible to rapid fire spread. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry grassy areas.

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 101 Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101), Fire Weather Zone 701 Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701), Fire Weather Zone 702 Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), 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 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidities: 15 to 25 percent. * Impacts: Risk for new wildfires to rapidly spread.

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Tonasket, Hayden, Disautel Pass, Post Falls, Soldiers Meadow Road, Okanogan, Winchester, Kamiah, Nezperce, Coeur d'Alene, Bridgeport, Nespelem, Oroville, Omak, Worley, and Craigmont. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected near recently worked fields. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Pullman, Rosalia, Uniontown, Tekoa, Colfax, La Crosse, and Oakesdale. * WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 7 PM PDT this evening. For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility from dust. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. * WHERE...Springdale-Hunters Road, Pinehurst, Flowery Trail Road, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Mullan, Deer Park, Priest River, Sandpoint, Inchelium, Chesaw Road, Metaline Falls, Wallace, Fourth Of July Pass, Athol, Northport, Boulder Creek Road, Sherman Pass, Clark Fork, Fernwood, Newport, Republic, Tiger, Kellogg, Bonners Ferry, Colville, Metaline, Eastport, Orin-Rice Road, Chewelah, St. Maries, Dobson Pass, Lookout Pass, Wauconda, Ione, Kettle Falls, Schweitzer Mountain Road, and Osburn. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected near recently worked fields. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Waterville, Spokane Valley, Ephrata, Mansfield, Wilbur, Cheney, Davenport, Rockford, Fairfield, Othello, Quincy, Badger Mountain Road, Odessa, Moses Lake, Ritzville, Downtown Spokane, Harrington, Airway Heights, Creston, Grand Coulee, and Coulee City. * WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 7 PM PDT this evening. For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility from dust. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected near recently worked fields. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Pullman, Rosalia, Uniontown, Tekoa, Colfax, La Crosse, and Oakesdale. * WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 7 PM PDT this evening. For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility from dust. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected near recently worked fields. For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Waterville, Spokane Valley, Ephrata, Mansfield, Wilbur, Cheney, Davenport, Rockford, Fairfield, Othello, Quincy, Badger Mountain Road, Odessa, Moses Lake, Ritzville, Downtown Spokane, Harrington, Airway Heights, Creston, Grand Coulee, and Coulee City. * WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 9 AM this morning to 7 PM PDT this evening. For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility from dust. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Kittitas Valley. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Patchy blowing dust can also be expected.

* 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. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Rapid fire spread may occur, particularly in dry grassy areas.

* 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 Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM PDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin. * 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.

...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. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 101 Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone 101), Fire Weather Zone 701 Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701), Fire Weather Zone 702 Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone 703), 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 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidities: 13 to 22 percent. * Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. * WHERE...Athol, Ione, Mullan, Fourth Of July Pass, Flowery Trail Road, Colville, Dobson Pass, Chesaw Road, Springdale-Hunters Road, Pinehurst, Inchelium, Deer Park, Wallace, Fruitland, Bonners Ferry, Sherman Pass, Northport, Fernwood, Schweitzer Mountain Road, Priest River, Metaline Falls, Lookout Pass, Newport, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Tiger, Republic, Wauconda, Clark Fork, Osburn, Kellogg, Orin-Rice Road, Kettle Falls, St. Maries, Boulder Creek Road, Sandpoint, Eastport, Chewelah, and Metaline. * WHEN...From late Sunday night through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

...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. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin. * 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.