The fire began on afternoon of July 1,2015 with a point of origin 21 miles south of Republic, WA on highway 21. The fire burned 2,250 acres as of July 9,2015.
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The fire began on afternoon of July 1,2015 with a point of origin 21 miles south of Republic, WA on highway 21. The fire burned 2,250 acres as of July 9,2015.
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 1, 8:48 AM PST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
948 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2015
.SYNOPSIS....Hot and dry weather will be featured into the
Independence Day weekend. Hottest days will likely be Thursday and
Friday with many valley sites topping the century mark. Breezes
will be kicking up as weather systems move across the strong
upper level ridge. Friday and Saturday winds are potentially
looking more substantial as a cool front tries to sag in from
Canada eventually forcing winds more from the north. It is still
looking dry and warm even into the beginning of next week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Morning update: The main weather impacts this morning are north winds
channeling down the Okanogan Valley spilling into Ephrata and
Moses Lake. Pressure gradients between Kelowna and Ephrata peaked
around 5.9mb at 12z are expected to remain steady near 5mb through
the afternoon. At 9AM...the winds were cranking at Omak AP with
sustained speeds near 20 mph and gusts 20-30 mph. The combination
of northerly pressure gradients and morning drainage winds will
bring the peak winds between now and 11AM then expect the
northerly flow to remain in place but weaken into the afternoon as
terrain influenced winds begin to oppose the northerly gradients.
Otherwise, only very minor tweaks to temperatures this afternoon
with another hot cloud-free day in store for the Inland Northwest.
/sb
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: A ridge of high pressure will deliver clear skies and
VFR conditions continuing at all TAF sites through 18Z Thursday.
Brush fires WNW of KEPH/KMWH will bring an elevated smoke layer to
these sites but visibility is not expected to be impaired. Gusty N
winds also expected at Omak with winds peaking the next 24 hours
between 13-18Z. /sb
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 95 66 98 69 98 66 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coeur d'Alene 93 61 95 63 96 62 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pullman 92 56 95 60 94 58 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lewiston 100 68 103 70 103 68 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colville 96 60 100 62 102 61 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sandpoint 91 54 94 56 95 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kellogg 92 58 95 60 95 61 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moses Lake 100 67 102 67 102 66 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wenatchee 100 73 104 72 102 70 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Omak 97 63 102 65 103 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Heat Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT Friday for
Lewiston Area.
WA...Heat Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT Friday for
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area-Upper
Columbia Basin-Washington Palouse.
Heat Advisory from 1 PM Thursday to 9 PM PDT Friday for Okanogan
Valley-Wenatchee Area.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 501 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2015 IDZ026-WAZ032>036-041-043-044-021415- LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 501 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Idaho...Central Washington...East Central Washington...North Central Washington...Northeast Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A hot and dry airmass will build over the region today. High temperatures in the upper 90s to 104 degrees will be common in the lowest elevations of the Central Basin, along the Columbia river through Wenatchee and into the Okanogan Valley. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Hot and dry conditions will continue into Friday. High temperatures in the upper 90s to 105 degrees will be common in the lowest elevations of the Central Basin, along the Columbia river through Wenatchee and into the Okanogan Valley. Please see our Weather Story at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=otx IDZ001>004-027-WAZ031-037-038-042-021415- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 501 AM PDT WED JUL 1 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... North Central Idaho...North Central Washington...Northeast Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY Friday and Saturday increasing winds from the west and north will be a concern especially for fire related issues. Stay tuned for further forecasts as these days approach. Please see our Weather Story at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=otx
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The fire began on afternoon of July 1,2015 with a point of origin 21 miles south of Republic, WA on highway 21. The fire burned 2,250 acres as of July 9,2015.
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