Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* 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 705 Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone 705), 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-Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 12 to 24 percent.

* Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE ... FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON ... COLVILLE RESERVATION ... OKANOGAN VALLEY ... CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS ... WATERVILLE PLATEAU ... WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN ... EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN / PALOUSE / SPOKANE AREA ... LOWER PALOUSE / SNAKE RIVER

Instructions:

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.