Enumclaw, WA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
658, 659, AND 661...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 658 West Slopes of the North
Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet, Fire Weather Zone 659 West
Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet and
Fire Weather Zone 661 East Portion of the Olympic Mountains.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Thunderstorms are favored along the eastern
slopes of the Olympic mountains and more so in the Cascades
from this afternoon and evening and again Thursday into
Thursday night. Some brief heavy rain or isolated wetting
rains are possible, but lightning strikes on very dry fuel are
capable of new fire starts.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Outflow winds of 25 to 30 mph are possible.
Outflow winds can occur ahead of and behind storms and cause
erratic wind directions.

* IMPACTS...Scattered lightning in dry fuels can cause multiple
fire starts. Thunderstorms can also bring sudden sharp wind
shifts on existing fires, causing rapid changes in a fire's
rate of spread and direction of spread. Thunderstorm outflow
winds can be a threat for several hours following the start of
a new lightning-caused fire. If a fire were to begin, air
quality may diminish in the surrounding area. With lightning
occurrences having started Tuesday and thunderstorms expect
for two more days, multiple days in a row of lightning strikes
on our dry fuels could result in a critical number of new
wildfires.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Multiple lightning strikes occurred in the
higher terrain of the Cascades mountains yesterday afternoon
and evening and that will resume this afternoon and evening.
Multiple days in a row of lightning strikes on our dry fuels
could result in a critical number of new wildfires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either imminent or occurring now. Any fires that develop will
likely spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.

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