Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 11/30/2018 NWCC Morning Brief

Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Friday, Nov 30, 2018, 07:57

Report will post weekly on Fridays, unless significant activity occurs

Northwest Activity Summary

Over the week widespread precipitation coverage occurred, with all areas receiving trace to wetting rains. Flash flood warnings in Washington along the coastal areas were issued and those areas received heavy wetting rains. Mid-week scattered lightning occurred west of the Cascades. Snotel stations recorded increases in snow in all mountain ranges. Prescribed burning continued as conditions allowed. Initial attack activity was light.

Preparedness LevelsNorthwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
1 (10/2)	1	1	1

National PL

1 (10/4)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres (11/21 – 11/29)2 fires for 1 acre
OR: 1 fire for 1 acre
WA: 1 fire for 0 acres

Large Fire Summary
New large incidents: 0
Reported incidents: 0 (OR: 0 WA: 0) No growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs Committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0
National Fire Activity

IMSR Reports weekly on Fri (11/23 - 11/29)
Initial attack activity: Light (249) new fires
New large incidents: 3

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: 1

National IMT Activity
Area Command Teams: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents listed below meet large fire criteria and/or incidents with a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Large incidents are defined as fires which are 100+ acres in timber or 300+ acres in grass/brush. For additional information on incidents no longer listed below please refer to the NW Large Incident Summary or Northwest Fires Utilizing Monitor, Confine, Point Zone Protection Suppression Strategies (YTD)

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 0

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

Much of the Oregon and western Washington will experience wet weather over the weekend. Much less potential for rain or snow is likely for eastern Washington. Precipitation of various amounts will occur over affected regions mainly on Friday and Saturday. Drying is likely beginning late Sunday and lasting into next week as the jet stream retreats southward into California. Cooler temperatures will arrive with the drying pattern next week as winds switch to the northeast or east, especially east of the Cascades.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

With substantial precipitation coming to Oregon and western Washington, the potential for new significant fires will remain minimal across the region through the weekend. Next week, the cooling and drying pattern will result in elevation of ERC and BI values mainly in rangelands east of the Cascades. Units conducting prescribed fires in wind prone areas should review spot forecasts carefully for potential gusty northeast to east winds.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

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