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The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 9 PM PDT this evening. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 702 Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone 703) and Fire Weather Zone 706 Waterville Plateau (Zone 706). * Winds: West 12 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.' * Relative Humidities: 11 to 20 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

* Affected Area: 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 12 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 11 to 20 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

* Affected Area: 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 12 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 11 to 20 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

* Affected Area: 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 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Timing: Thursday afternoon and evening * Relative Humidities: 12 to 24 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Kittitas Valley. * WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County due to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.

At 526 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles south of Clarkston Heights-Vineland, or 14 miles south of Lewiston, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lewiston, Clarkston, Lapwai, Genesee, Juliaetta, Culdesac, Kendrick, Clarkston Heights-Vineland, West Clarkston-Highland, Asotin, Peck, Spalding, Rogersburg, Waha, Gifford, Anatone, Clarkston Heights, Jerry, and Lenore. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 95 in Idaho between mile markers 286 and 335. U.S. Highway 12 in Idaho between mile markers 0 and 34. U.S. Highway 12 in Washington between mile markers 431 and 434.

At 511 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Imnaha, or 28 miles northeast of Enterprise, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Nez Perce, southwestern Lewis and southeastern Asotin Counties.

At 452 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Troy, or 31 miles north of Enterprise, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rogersburg, Anatone, and Cloverland.

The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County including the Yakama Reservation, due to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern Columbia Basin - Palouse -Spokane Area and Fire Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse -Snake River. * Winds: West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 13 to 22 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley and Fire Weather Zone 706 Waterville Plateau. * Winds: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidities: 9 to 19 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology Colville Confederated Tribes An Air Quality Alert, issued for all of Chelan, Okanogan, Ferry and Stevens County, as well as the Colville Reservation will remain in effect until further notice, due to expected smoke from the Pioneer Fire and Swawilla Wildfire and other regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.

The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County, due to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.

...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... An offshore upper level trough will bring increasing instability and moisture across the area. Thunderstorms will begin to develop as early as late this morning across south central Oregon, and move across eastern and northeastern Oregon as well as across far southeastern Washington throughout the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms are expected to impact Southern Blues, Strawberrys, and the Wallowa district, with activity focused on the eastern edges of the central and northern Blues. Thunderstorms will be capable of strong outflows, small hail, and abundant lightning. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 692 Blue Mountains of Washington and 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley. * IMPACTS...Any lightning strikes combined with hot and dry conditions could cause new fire starts. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to widely scattered. Lightning activity level of 2 to 3. * OUTFLOW WINDS...40 to 50 mph. Thunderstorm outflow winds may result in erratic fire spread.

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Washington Department of Ecology Colville Confederated Tribes An Air Quality Alert, issued for all of Chelan, Okanogan, Ferry and Stevens County, as well as the Colville Reservation will remain in effect until further notice, due to expected smoke from the Pioneer Fire and Swawilla Wildfire and other regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels. Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. When air quality is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure. Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.

* Affected Area: 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 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * Relative Humidities: 13 to 22 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone 703). * Winds: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidities: 10 to 20 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening. * Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 706 Waterville Plateau (Zone 706). * Winds: West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidities: 11 to 17 percent. * Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to spread rapidly.

...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... An offshore upper level trough will bring increasing instability and moisture across the area. Thunderstorms will begin to develop early in the afternoon on Wednesday across south central Oregon, and move across eastern and northeastern Oregon as well as across far southeastern Washington throughout the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms will be capable of strong outflows, small hail, and abundant lightning. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 692 Blue Mountains of Washington and 693 Southeast Washington Grande Ronde Valley. * IMPACTS...Any lightning strikes combined with hot and dry conditions could cause new fire starts. * THUNDERSTORMS...Isolated to widely scattered. Lightning activity level of 2 to 3. * OUTFLOW WINDS...40 to 50 mph. Thunderstorm outflow winds may result in erratic fire spread.