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...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 low 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.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES
705, 706, 707, 708, and 709...

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

* Affected Area: 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 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 14 to 21 percent.

* Impacts: Risk of rapidly spreading fires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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