…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING…<\/p>\n
* WHAT…Hot temperatures with daytime highs in the mid 90s to low
\n100s Thursday. This will pose a moderate to major risk of
\nheat-related illness.<\/p>\n
* WHERE…Portions of North and North Central Idaho and Central,
\nEast Central, North Central, Northeast, and Southeast Washington.<\/p>\n
* WHEN…Until 9 PM PDT this evening.<\/p>\n
* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.<\/p>\n
PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…<\/p>\n
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
\nthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.<\/p>\n
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
\nfitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
\nor evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
\nheat stroke.<\/p>\n
&&<\/p>\n
…RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY, FIRE WEATHER
\nWATCHES FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…<\/p>\n
A ridge breakdown will first bring a threat for thunderstorms
\nacross portions of central and north-central Washington today and
\ntonight. Drier weather arrives Friday and Saturday, though winds
\nwill become increasingly gusty with critical fire weather
\nconditions likely.<\/p>\n
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
\nTHROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
\nWEATHER ZONES 101, 700, 701, AND 708…<\/p>\n
* Affected Area: Northern and Central Idaho Panhandle (Zone
\n101), Selkirk Mountains of Northeast Washington (Zone 700),
\nFoothills of Northeast Washington (Zone 701) and Eastern
\nColumbia Basin -Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708).<\/p>\n
* Winds: West\/Southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.<\/p>\n
* Relative Humidities: 13 to 24 percent.<\/p>\n
* Impacts: Gusty winds and low humidity Saturday afternoon may
\nlead to rapid fire spread with any new or ongoing fires.<\/p>\n
PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…<\/p>\n
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
\nare forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
\nRed Flag Warnings.<\/p>\n
&&<\/p>\n
An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies:<\/p>\n
\tWashington Department of Ecology
\nColville Confederated Tribes
\nSpokane Regional Clean Air Agency<\/p>\n
An Air Quality Alert has been issued for Chelan, Douglas, Garfield,
\nand Asotin Counties and continues for Spokane, Whitman, Adams,
\nFerry, Lincoln, Okanogan, Grant, Adams, Whitman, Pend Oreille, and
\nStevens Counties, through Friday, July 24th at 11 AM, due to current
\nand expected wildfire smoke from regional fires. Particulate matter
\n(PM2.5) levels are expected to range in the Unhealthy for Sensitive
\nGroups and Unhealthy categories. In Eastern Okanogan County near
\nactive wildfires, air quality may reach Very Unhealthy to Hazardous
\nlevels. When air quality is Unhealthy, everyone should reduce
\nexposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous activity, and follow
\ntips for cleaner indoor air.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Hot temperatures with daytime highs in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[276],"tags":[715,18,135,8242,254184,19,17,6044,44215,86819,3136,167,502,254183,5915],"class_list":["post-600964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-crime","tag-eire","tag-health","tag-idaho","tag-idaho-news","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-khq","tag-law-enforcement","tag-legal-action","tag-local-news","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth","tag-north-idaho","tag-police"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116971485925423344","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}