PNW UPDATE 2012 Fire Season

[Sammie]

http://classic.wunderground.com/seve...val=nw#gotoMap

Eastern Oregon is still in Fire Weather - RED FLAG WARNING while south central has a frost advisory. Check your zones and be safe.

[Sammie]

http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/tsunamidebris/

This is a map and info site for the debris being carried to us from Japan by the ocean currents. Our news channels have carried interviews with officials handling the cleanup. Civilians have been told not to touch any of it and the debris is being scanned for radio activity and other hazards. While this is not a fire info site, I thought you might find it helpful.

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In reading the website, it gives more information about handling the debris than what we have been told in the media.

[Sammie]

This fire is now 110 acres

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06/22/2012 07:52 SPD-95
Skookumchuck- BLM Wildfire 110
Douglas Co Skookumchuck Canyon T23 R23 Sec34
110 acre grass and brush fire in Palasades on BLM land resources on scene

http://66.134.213.74/WildCAD/WildCADWeb.asp

This post has been copied and pasted to the fire thread in IA.

[Sammie]

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Rescue-unde...159965745.html

MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. -- A rescue operation turned deadly on Mount Rainier Thursday when a park ranger fell to his death during an attempt to rescue four climbers.

More at the link

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Red flag warning in effect until 11 PM PDT this evening for
lightning for Burns blm... which is fire weather zone 636...

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a red flag
warning for lightning... which is in effect until 11 PM PDT this
evening.
http://classic.wunderground.com/US/OR/061.html

[Sammie]

6/23
Preparedness Levels:
Today - 1
30 days - 2

Northwest Fire Activity:
New fires and acres: 12 fires for 445 acres
OR: 11 fires for 335 acres
WA: 1 fires for 110 acres

Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:
Low pressure offshore is causing a major weather cooling trend accompanied by increasing winds, showers and wet thunderstorms on the eastside. The cloudy cool showery weather is expected to continue through the weekend.
No critical large fire potential anticipated for the near future as fuels will be slow to dry under this type of weather pattern.

http://www.nwccweb.us/content/produc...RNINGBRIEF.pdf

[Sammie]

Central Washington has a new website:

http://www.nwccweb.us/Districts/CWICC/index.html (new DISTRICT site)

http://www.nwccweb.us/index.aspx (NWCC Home)


http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...&FcstType=text

Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:
A deep upper low rotating just offshore will continue to pump moisture and instability into the region. Expect some
showers and a few wet thundershowers on Sunday and Monday then diminishing during the new week. Temperatures
will remain unusually cool until the middle of the week.
Some fire starts are likely from lightning strikes but fire danger indices remain low enough to keep the risk of large,
costly fires low through this forecast period. No critical fire weather patterns are foreseen anytime soon.

[Sammie]

6/27

No fires yet.

Northwest Weather Highlights / Fire Potential:
A dry and slightly warmer southwesterly flow will be over the area over the next couple of days. A weak weather disturbance may cause a few showers over Eastern Washington on Thursday. A stronger trough will move in over the weekend for more showers and thundershowers.

Large fire potential expected to remain low through the weekend, however, slight uptick in IA activity possible on the weekend due to lightning even though storms will be wet.

http://www.nwccweb.us/content/produc...RNINGBRIEF.pdf

[Sammie]

We have alot of crews and resources working out of the area. If you look at the bottom left columns, it shows where everyone went.

http://www.nwccweb.us/predict/intelligence.aspx

[Bermanator]

Washington IMT 5 just got ordered to Colorado. I don't know of its preposition or a fire.

[cccasa57]

Oregon Team 2, the old ORCA team is enroute to Salt Lake City for pre position.