Olympic National Park, Washington

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): Colville Reservation; Okanogan Valley; Waterville Plateau
Effective: 2026-07-09 @ 12:06 pm -> 2026-07-10 @ 6:00 am
Onset: 2026-07-11 @ 2:00 pm -> 2026-07-11 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Spokane WA on 2026-07-09 @ 12:06 pm
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued July 9 at 10:06AM PDT until July 11 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
Description: ...WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON SATURDAY...

.A weak wave moving into southern British Columbia Saturday will
bring breezy southerly winds and a drying airmass to central
Washington. Winds will remain breezy overnight into Sunday with
fair to poor humidity recoveries.

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

* Affected Area: Colville Reservation (Zone 702), Okanogan
Valley (Zone 703) and Waterville Plateau (Zone 706).

* Winds: Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidities: 12 to 21 percent.

* Impacts: Rapid fire spread is likely with any new or ongoing
fires.