NORTHWEST FIRES

Here is today’s daily update.  As you can see, not much large fire activity. You can follow NWFires on twitter for updates and links to breaking news stories regarding fires and other wildfire news.  Stay Safe!  – NWF

PNW FIRE ACTIVITY
Northwest Area – Preparedness Level: 1
New large fires:  0
Large fires contained: 0
Uncontained large fires: 3
Type 1 IMTs committed: 0
Type 2 IMTs committed: 1

INITIAL ATTACK
Initial attack activity: OR: 4 fires for 100 acres; WA: 46 fires for 29 acres.

NEW LARGE FIRES:

Oregon:

Twelve Mile Fire
12 miles north of Long Creek, 630 acres, expected containment at 1800 today

This fire is burning in mixed grass, brush, and timber. Crews are mopping up the fire with expected containment by 1800 today.

ONGOING INCIDENTS

Washington:

Panther Creek
21 miles east of Marblemount, 140 acres, 0% containment
Inciweb: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1718/

The lightning started fire is burning in old growth and heavy downed material. A confine/contain management strategy is in place at this time. The terrain is steep and unworkable. Cooler temperatures and thundershowers continue to slow fire activity.

Oregon:

Black Butte
9 miles NW of Sisters, Central Oregon Type 2 IMT (Rapp), 600 acres (+300), 10% containment

This fire is burning on the east flank of Black Butte. Short-range spotting, isolated torching, otherwise moderate surface fire.

WEATHER SYNOPSIS
Weather pattern will be dominated by mild southwesterly flow across the region through Saturday, with an upper low just offshore. This will maintain the risk of isolated afternoon/evening thunderstorms across much of the area, mainly over the mountains with the best threat on Thursday. Precipitation with these storms is not expected to be much, generally a few hundredths of an inch. As the upper low moves inland this weekend, expect a better chance of wetter isolated to scattered thunderstorms.

LARGE FIRE POTENTIAL
Despite the elevated ignitions due to lightning strikes over next 4 to 5 days, fuels and conditions are such that the probability of large fires remains relatively low.

Pic of the Day: Picnic Rock Fire, Author Unk.