Wildfire in Washington, July 6 to 31, 2006

Name: Wildfire in Washington, July 6 to 31, 2006
Start: 2006-07-06T14:19
End: 2006-07-31T23:59
Location: Washington

July 6 to 31, 2006 · NWS OTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Tin Pan Fire, centered 6 miles west-southwest of Lucerne, was a lightning caused fire that burned into the month of September. Total acres burned on the fire totaled 9,247.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.

The Tin Pan Fire, centered 6 miles west-southwest of Lucerne, was a lightning caused fire that burned into the month of September. Total acres burned on the fire totaled 9,247.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 2:04 PM PST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:04 PM PST, 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
304 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MASS WILL SPREAD WEST ACROSS
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL END EARLY
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST...WITH
DRY BUT BREEZY WEATHER EXPECTED AREAWIDE FRIDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AN UNUSUALLY
PERSISTENT SEVERE WX PATTERN OF LATE WILL TRANSITION TO A MORE
STABLE REGIME FRIDAY. THIS AS DRIER AIR INVADES THE AREA IN WAKE
OF A POTENT NEGATIVELY TILTED SHORT-WAVE TROUGH THAT WILL CROSS
THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT AND RIDGING ALOFT BUILDS IN. IT APPEARS THAT
WINDOW FOR SEVERE WX WILL QUICKLY CLOSE THIS EVENING ACROSS
EASTERN AREAS...AS BEST FORCING FOR LIFT GRADUALLY SHIFTS EAST AND
NORTH OF THE CWA AFTER 06Z. WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY HIGH END SCT
POPS ACROSS NE WA/ID PANHANDLE ZONES DURING THE EVENING...TAPERING
OFF TO ISOLD ACROSS WESTERN ZONES. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE ON
FRIDAY WILL BE MAX TEMPS...WHICH SHOULD TOP THOSE TODAY BY AT
LEAST 3-8 DEGREES. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER EXPECTED WITH AREAS OF
MODERATE BREEZES ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN VALLEYS.  KJ

SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE STILL IN
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THE COOLER AND DRIER AIR
AT THE END OF THIS WEEK IS A WELCOME RELIEF. HOWEVER..HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO SOAR BACK UP INTO THE 90S FOR MOST LOWER
ELEVATION LOCATIONS BY SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE A THREAT
BEFORE MONDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE GETS MORE ORGANIZED AND THE AREA
REMAINS DRY ENOUGH TO PREVENT WIDESPREAD CONVECTION. AFTER
MONDAY...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN AGAIN...MAINLY OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN. ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST WERE MADE THIS
CYCLE. /LERICOS

&&

.AVIATION...THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST THROUGH 06Z..MAINLY
NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM KEAT TO KLGD. AFTERWARD SKIES WILL
CLEAR. ELEVATED SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN A FACTOR FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS AS A MARINE AIR MASS MOVES OVER THE CASCADES. EAST CASCADE
VALLEYS WILL SEE THE HIGHEST SPEEDS...ALTHOUGH THE COLUMBIA BASIN
ALSO WILL SEE ELEVATED WIND CONDITIONS. THIS MAY BRING ABOUT CROSS-
WIND CONDITIONS AT SOME TERMINALS IN THE AREA. /LERICOS

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE        54  80  56  89  56  91 /  20   0   0   0   0   0
COEUR DALENE  53  81  50  89  52  92 /  30   0   0   0   0   0
PULLMAN        50  79  51  88  52  90 /  30   0   0   0   0   0
LEWISTON       60  89  59  95  61 100 /  30   0   0   0   0   0
COLVILLE       51  83  48  91  50  93 /  60   0   0   0   0   0
SANDPOINT      54  77  50  85  50  89 /  60   0   0   0   0   0
KELLOGG        54  80  54  88  53  91 /  30   0   0   0   0   0
MOSES LAKE     56  86  55  93  57  95 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
WENATCHEE      59  85  60  92  61  94 /  10   0   0   0   0   0
OMAK           56  88  56  94  57  96 /  20   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN
       PANHANDLE...COEUR DALENE AREA...IDAHO PALOUSE...CENTRAL
       PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...LEWISTON AREA...LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ
       PERCE COUNTIES.
WA...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHEAST BLUE
       MOUNTAINS...LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES...WASHINGTON
       PALOUSE...MOSES LAKE AREA...UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...SPOKANE
       AREA...NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...WENATCHEE
       AREA...EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES...OKANOGAN VALLEY...
       WATERVILLE PLATEAU.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 11:33 AM PST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1233 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-071300-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...MOSCOW...
ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...
LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE...
PEOLA...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...
QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...
WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...COLVILLE...
DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM...WENATCHEE...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...
OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...
MANSFIELD
1233 PM PDT THU JUL 6 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO...NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 588 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING.

PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
   SEAWCNOTX  /WWUS86 KOTX/

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE THIS IS AN OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS.

THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECETED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 12:24 PM PST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
124 PM PDT THU JUL 06 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0117 PM     HAIL             4 SE SANTA              47.11N 116.38W
07/06/2006  E0.75 INCH       BENEWAH            ID   PUBLIC

            FERNWOOD, ID

&&

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, East Slopes Northern Cascades

When: July 6, 2:19 PM PST to July 31, 11:59 PM PST
Where: East Slopes Northern Cascades forecast zone
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

What these are

Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Washington in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Washington, July 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5524589.