The Consalus fire started on June 30 from lightning and continued through July.
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The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
The Consalus fire started on June 30 from lightning and continued through July.
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 Jun 30, 8:56 PM PST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
956 PM PDT Fri Jun 30 2023
.SYNOPSIS...
A warm and dry weather pattern is expected through next week.
Breezy conditions will occur at times as well into early next
week, especially on Saturday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Today through Sunday night: Warm, dry, and breezy conditions are
in store for us through the weekend as we enter into a westerly
zonal flow pattern. Westerly winds will push air from off the
Pacific through the Cascade Gaps this evening, creating gusty
conditions for locations just east of the Cascades including
Wenatchee, Chelan, and Vantage. Gusts up to 35 mph are expected.
Highs will be in the upper 80s to low 90s regionwide on Saturday
and will cool into the low to mid 80s by Sunday.
Due to the combination of warm temperatures, strong winds, and
low relative humidities, a Red Flag Warning has been issued for a
large portion of Eastern Washington including the foothills of
Northeast Washington, foothills of the Central WA Cascades,
Waterville Plateau, Okanogan Valley, Colville Reservation, Methow
Valley, Columbia Basin, Palouse, and Spokane area. A Red Flag
Warning indicates that any new fires will spread rapidly. The
warning is in place from 11 AM to 11 PM Saturday. If you have any
outdoor plans, take extra care to stay hydrated and mitigate
potential sources of fire ignition. /Fewkes
Monday through Friday: The big concern to start the week will be the
strong northerly winds which will increase in the Okanogan Valley
on Monday with gusts in excess of 35 mph as the ridge axis shifts
eastward off the coast. The wind combined with relative humidity
dropping into the low teens will create enhanced fire weather
conditions so Monday will be another day to keep an eye on. The
rest of the region will see wind gusts in excess of 25 mph with
relative humidity in the low to mid teens. Monday will also be the
'coolest' day with highs in the mid 80s to low 90s.
The ridge will continue to shift east, strengthening as it moves
over the PacNW, with the dry conditions continuing and temperatures
increasing. Temperatures will increase slightly each day with the
region seeing all highs in the 90s (and low 100s in the LC Valley)
by Thursday. At this time we are not seeing record breaking
temperatures for any sites but temperatures will still be quite
warm.
Remember to stay hydrated if you plan to be outdoors this holiday
weekend and stay safe as we see increased fire potential. /KM
&&
.AVIATION...
06Z TAFs: There is high confidence of VFR conditions for the next
several days. A dry cold front passage on Saturday will bring
gusty westerly winds through the day across the Inland Northwest.
Probabilities of gusts great than 30 mph will be highest after 2pm
across the Cascade gaps, Waterville Plateau and into the western
Columbia Basin, including Moses Lake (30%), Ephrata (80%),
Wenatchee (45%) and Omak (55%).
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 58 88 53 84 52 86 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coeur d'Alene 61 87 53 82 50 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pullman 58 85 53 82 51 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lewiston 66 95 62 90 60 93 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colville 54 89 51 82 47 84 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sandpoint 58 84 52 81 49 82 / 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kellogg 63 82 57 79 56 81 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moses Lake 59 93 56 88 55 91 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wenatchee 62 88 58 87 59 89 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Omak 59 92 56 86 56 89 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...Red Flag Warning from 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday for Colville
Reservation (Zone 702)-Eastern Columbia Basin -Palouse -
Spokane Area (Zone 708)-Foothills of Central Washington
Cascades (Zone 705)-Foothills of Northeast Washington (Zone
701)-Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709)-Methow Valley
(Zone 704)-Okanogan Valley (Zone 703)-Waterville Plateau
(Zone 706)-Western Columbia Basin (Zone 707).
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Consalus fire started on June 30 by lightning. It continued through the month of July. It has burned 475 acres of timber.
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