Hoiatused, Conconully National Wildlife Refuge

Red Flag Warning issued July 17 at 6:55AM PDT until July 17 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY 703,704,705 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Additional showers and storms will track through Northern Washington and North Idaho this morning with a decreasing trend from south to north. Dry and breezy conditions will develop in portions of central Washington Friday afternoon. A sharp wind shift from south to west will impact the Waterville Plateau Friday evening. ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 703... * Affected Area: Okanogan Valley (Zone 703). * Winds: South 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Timing: Friday afternoon and early evening. * Relative Humidities: 13 to 19 percent. * Temperatures: 92 to 96. * Impacts: Gusty winds and low humidity Friday afternoon may lead to rapid fire spread with any new or ongoing fires. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.