Spokane, WA Weather Alerts

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile due to blowing
dust expected. Sustained southwest to west winds of 15 to 25 mph
with gusts 30 to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Harrington, Airway Heights, Mansfield, Davenport, Creston,
Fairfield, Rockford, Moses Lake, Coulee City, Odessa, Cheney,
Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Waterville, Wilbur, and Ritzville.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 7 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust
expected. Sustained southwest to west winds of 15 to 25 mph with
gusts 30 to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Quincy, Harrington, Fairfield, Othello, Cheney, Wilbur,
Airway Heights, Waterville, Moses Lake, Mansfield, Ephrata,
Spokane Valley, Downtown Spokane, Creston, Odessa, Rockford, Grand
Coulee, Davenport, Badger Mountain Road, Ritzville, and Coulee
City.

* WHEN...From 2 PM to 7 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

...WINDY AND DRY FRIDAY...

.A strong cold front will sweep through the region Friday
afternoon. Ahead of front, warm and dry conditions will develop
across southeastern WA and the lower Idaho Panhandle with gusty
southwest winds. Winds will continue to increase with the frontal
passage with a shift to more westerly winds in the late afternoon
and evening. With the frontal passage, there will be a brief
window for light rain showers with little to no rainfall.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 6 PM PDT Friday.

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Palouse (Zone 708) and
Fire Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).

* Winds: Southwest to west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up 50 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 18 to 25 percent in the afternoon
increasing 70-80 percent Friday night.

* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust
expected. Sustained southwest to west winds of 15 to 25 mph with
gusts 30 to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Quincy, Harrington, Fairfield, Othello, Cheney, Wilbur,
Airway Heights, Waterville, Moses Lake, Mansfield, Ephrata,
Spokane Valley, Downtown Spokane, Creston, Odessa, Rockford, Grand
Coulee, Davenport, Badger Mountain Road, Ritzville, and Coulee
City.

* WHEN...From 2 PM to 7 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

...WINDY AND DRY FRIDAY...

.A strong cold front will sweep through the region Friday
afternoon. Ahead of front, warm and dry conditions will develop
across southeastern WA and the lower Idaho Panhandle with gusty
southwest winds. Winds will continue to increase with the frontal
passage with a shift to more westerly winds in the late afternoon
and evening. With the frontal passage, there will be a brief
window for light rain showers with little to no rainfall.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 6 PM PDT Friday.

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Palouse (Zone 708) and
Fire Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).

* Winds: Southwest to west 20 to 30 mph with gusts up 50 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 18 to 25 percent in the afternoon
increasing 70-80 percent Friday night.

* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

...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 705 Foothills of Central
Washington Cascades, Fire Weather Zone 706 Waterville Plateau,
Fire Weather Zone 707 Western Columbia Basin, Fire Weather Zone
708 Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area and Fire
Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River.

* Winds: West 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 14 to 22 percent.

* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

* WHAT...Sustained winds of 20 to 30 MPH with gusts of 40 to 50 MPH
are possible this afternoon. This could result in visibility
values between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust near open
areas with exposed fields.

* WHERE...Fairfield, Rockford, Downtown Spokane, Quincy, Davenport,
Ephrata, La Crosse, Waterville, Grand Coulee, Badger Mountain
Road, Uniontown, Tekoa, Rosalia, Pullman, Odessa, Ritzville,
Oakesdale, Wilbur, Cheney, Coulee City, Harrington, Spokane
Valley, Mansfield, Othello, Moses Lake, Airway Heights, Colfax,
and Creston.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions will be possible due to
reduced visibility. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured
objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages
may result.

* WHAT...Hot conditions with temperatures up into the mid to upper
90s expected.

* WHERE...Athol, Newport, Worley, Wallace, Kettle Falls, Rockford,
Mullan, Fruitland, Fernwood, Dobson Pass, Chewelah,
Springdale-Hunters Road, Cheney, Colville, Tiger, Schweitzer
Mountain Road, Bonners Ferry, Spokane Valley, St. Maries, Coeur
d'Alene, Clark Fork, Deer Park, Metaline Falls, Downtown Spokane,
Metaline, Sandpoint, Post Falls, Priest River, Pinehurst,
Fairfield, Fourth Of July Pass, Kellogg, Osburn, Flowery Trail
Road, Hayden, Lookout Pass, Northport, Orin-Rice Road, Ione,
Davenport, Airway Heights, and Eastport.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat will significantly increase the risk of
heat-related illnesses for those who are sensitive to heat,
especially those without effective cooling or adequate hydration.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Warmest day over the Labor Day Holiday
weekend is expected to be today.

* 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.

* 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.