Weather Alert in Washington
Fire Weather Watch issued July 13 at 5:20AM PDT until July 14 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
AREAS AFFECTED: Eastern Columbia Basin / Palouse / Spokane Area; Lower Palouse / Snake River
DESCRIPTION: ...HOT, DRY, WINDY SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .Hot and dry conditions will be in place on Sunday. Westerly winds will increase through the day across the East Slopes and into the Western Columbia Basin. On Monday winds will shift out of the north to northwest as a cold front passes. The Okanogan Valley will be especially wind with gusts of 45-60 MPH possible. The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * Affected Area: Eastern Columbia Basin-Palouse-Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Lower Palouse-Snake River (Zone 709). * Winds: West 10 to 20 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph except northwest15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 45 mph in the Snake River Valley. * Relative Humidities: 18 to 28 percent. * Impacts: Rapid fire spread possible for any new or existing fires.
INSTRUCTION: 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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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?
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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
smaller than raindrops.
Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
potentially result in hazardous road conditions.
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Weather Topic: What is Fog?
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
ground and obscures visibility.
It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets.
Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions
close to a body of water.
Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in
the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.
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