Morning Brief
Date/Time Stamp: Saturday, June 27, 2015: 0655
Activity Summary
In the Northwest:
Lightning received over much of Oregon. Moderate Initial attack. One new large fire, (Bunker Hill). An IMT2 has been ordered to manage the incident.
The Northwest Geographic area is at a Preparedness Level 3. (Effective 6/27 at 0001hrs)
Preparedness Levels
Current:
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Northwest PL Forecast:
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Current Incident Details
Incidents not Previously-Reported: 1
Bunker Hill OR-UPF-201556. ICT3. 30 miles SE of Oakridge, OR. Start 6/26. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 100 acres. Single tree torching. Limited information received. An IMT2 has been ordered to manage the incident.
Incidents Previously-Reported: 2
Buckskin OR-RSF-000382. IMT3. 10 miles SW of Cave Junction, OR. Start 6/11. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause lightning. 5,345 acres (+0). 60% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Area closures in effect. Transition back to local unit occurred this morning at 0600 hrs.
Paradise WA-OLP-000005. NW NIMO (Hahnenberg). 33 mi SE of Forks, WA. Start 6/15. Confine. Timber. 1,000 acres (+25). 5% containment. Cause lightning. Moderate fire activity with backing and creeping fire behavior observed.
Lightning and atmospheric instability are expected to move northward from Oregon into Washington today. The combination of high fire danger, lightning, and instability will result in a significant number of new ignitions across the geographic area over the weekend. As a result, the risk of large, costly fires will be elevated during the next several days, including areas west of the Cascades. Watch your local weather forecasts for the details of lightning in your area. Thunderstorms will become wet but the atmospheric instability plus the sheer number of new starts from lightning will challenge initial attack over the weekend.
More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast
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