Elk, WA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
701...

* Affected Area: Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701)
and Eastern Columbia Basin  -Palouse  -Spokane Area (Zone 708).

* Thunderstorms: Isolated coverage in the late morning and early
afternoon becoming isolated to scattered in the late afternoon
and evening. A mix of wet and dry thunderstorms. Locally higher
rainfall amounts with stronger thunderstorms in the late
afternoon and early evening.

* Outflow Winds: Erratic outflow wind gusts up to 60 mph in the
late afternoon and evening.

* Impacts: New fire starts from lightning. New fires could be
impacted by gusty outflow winds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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