Northwest Interagency Coordination Center: 5/19/2020 NWCC Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Tuesday, May 19, 2020, 08:01

Report will post daily during the week (Monday – Friday), unless significant activity occurs.

Northwest Activity Summary

Light levels of moisture in the Olympic Peninsula and Southeastern Oregon yesterday while the Columbia Basin, Northeastern WA and the Cascades in Oregon received moderate levels of rain. Cloudy conditions and seasonal temperatures with lighter winds characterized the day. Initial attack activity was light.

Northwest IMT Rotation (5/19 - 5/26) For additional IMT information refer to the IMT Status/Rotation page
NW Area Type 1	NW Area Type 2
PNW Team 2 - Allen	NW Team 13 - Gales
PNW Team 3 - Livingston	NW Team 10 - Lawson
	NW Team 7 - Knerr

Preparedness Levels Northwest PL

Current	3-Day	10-Day	30-Day
2 (3/25)	1	1	1

National PL

1 (1/1)

Northwest Incident Activity
New Fires and Acres4 fires for 1/3 acre
OR: 1 fire for 0 acres

WA: 3 fires for 1/3 acre

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 posts daily Monday - Friday

Initial attack activity: Light (103 new fires)
New large incidents: 2

Large fires contained: 1

Uncontained large fires: 11

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

Nationally, there are 3 large fires being managed under a strategy other than full suppression.

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

A cool, showery pattern will persist over the Pacific Northwest through much of the work week. Afternoon/evening thunderstorms are possible over the next few days, mostly limited to higher elevations on the east side. Potential for moderate to heavy rainfall with some of the storms has raised some concern for flash flooding in Northeastern Washington and Northeastern Oregon later today into Wednesday. Winds will be breezy at times and could get strong in the vicinity of storms. Drier weather could arrive for the weekend, but models remain uncertain. Check your local NWS forecasts for details in your area.

Northwest Fire Potential Summary

The potential for development of significant fires will remain low through the week. The effect of cumulative precipitation for the last few days will limit active surface spread potential and keep fire behavior dampened down.

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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