WASHINGTON — The National Weather Service in Spokane issued a Red Flag Warning for parts of Central and Eastern Washington from 11 a.m. Wednesday through 9 p.m. Thursday due to warm, windy and dry conditions.
The warning covers the Colville Reservation, Okanogan Valley, foothills of the Central Washington Cascades, Waterville Plateau, Western Columbia Basin, Eastern Columbia Basin-Palouse-Spokane area and Lower Palouse-Snake River region. The agency said the earlier Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
The National Weather Service said southwest winds of 10 to 20 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph, are expected. Relative humidity is forecast to fall between 12% and 20%…