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Monday, September 26, 2016

9/26/2016 NWCC Large Fire Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Monday, Sep 26, 2016, 07:02
Posting frequency will be daily by 0800. While IMTs are mobilized, posting will be by 0700.

Northwest Activity Summary
Warm and dry with offshore flow on the west side yesterday. Hot temperatures in Southwest Oregon with poor ridgetop humidity recoveries. Light initial attack, with all fires reporting minimal acreage. No ongoing large fires. 335 acres of prescribed burning reported in Oregon.

Preparedness Levels
Current:
Northwest2 (9/2)
National2 (9/6)
Northwest PL Forecast
211
3-day10-day30-day

Northwest Fire Activity
Large Fire Summary
New large fires: 0 
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 0 (OR: 0, WA: 0)
New Fires and Acres13 fires for 2 acresNo existing large fires
OR: 10 fires for 2 acres
WA: 3 fires for 0 acres
Northwest IMT Activity
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

National Fire Activity 
Initial attack activity: 56 new fires
New large incidents: 2
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 7
National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 2
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1


Northwest Current Incident Details
Incidents not Previously Reported: 0
Incidents Previously Reported: 0

Lists fires (of any size) that singly utilize Monitor, Confine or Point Zone Protection suppression strategies, or use Multiple Suppression Strategies (which may also include a Full Suppression component).

Northwest Fire Potential Summary
High pressure will bring warm and dry weather to the geographic area with offshore flow on the west side. The high pressure will start to flatten on Tuesday bringing a cooling trend through the remainder of the week with increasing chances of precipitation Thursdaythrough the weekend. Cool weather with precipitation is likely over the weekend and into early next week. Significant fire potential will peak today and then decline as the week progresses.


National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf
Other GACC Morning Reports:
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