The Consalus fire started on June 30 from lightning.
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The episode as NWS OTX wrote it up.
The Consalus fire started on June 30 from lightning.
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, 1:43 AM PST, 6 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
243 AM 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: A dry, warm, and breezy weather
pattern is expected through the upcoming weekend. Today is a
transition day to westerly flow with limited weather impacts. The
westerly flow will aid in a marine push through the cascade gaps
this evening bringing breezy winds to places like Wenatchee,
Chelan, and Vantage. Relative humidity and wind speeds look to
fall short of critical thresholds this evening. On Saturday an
upper trough swings into British Columbia with a mid level dry
slot tracking through. This will result in drier air mixing down
to the surface along with breezy west to southwest winds area
wide. Gusts for most locations will range from 15-25 MPH. Winds
will be stronger in Central WA as a marine push and terrain
channeling gives the winds an extra boost with gusts to around 35
MPH. Critical wind/relative humidity thresholds are forecast
across portions of Central WA where a Fire Weather Watch remains
in effect. Saturday Night into Sunday the flow turns northwest on
the back side of the exiting upper trough, giving the northerly
winds down the Okanogan Valley an added boost with gusts of 25-35
MPH Sunday morning. The northerly pressure gradient decreases some
Sunday afternoon which should keep this area from reaching
critical wind/rh thresholds on Sunday. With the wind shift out of
the north, will have to keep an eye on Canadian smoke going into
next week.
Temperatures today will be well above normal with most locations
topping out in the upper 80s to mid 90s which is around 10-13
degrees above normal. Temperatures gradually cool through the
weekend with highs on Sunday mainly in the 80s...with most
locations around 5 degrees above normal. The drier air will also
promote cooler overnight lows where winds die down, which will
help mitigate heat risk concerns. JW
Monday through Thursday: Occasionally breezy conditions will
continue early next week, especially across the Okanogan Valley on
Monday. Dry conditions with above normal temperatures will also
persist through the Independence Day holiday, leading to enhanced
fire weather concerns. In short, those partaking in holiday
activities should attempt to remain hydrated in the warmer than
normal conditions and mitigate any possible sources of fire
ignition. You don't want an angry Smokey Bear coming after you.
/KD
&&
.AVIATION...
12Z TAFs: There is high confidence of VFR conditions through
the next several days. Westerly flow today will bring an enhanced
marine push through the Cascade gaps including KEAT beginning near
00z-02z with gusts to near 20 kts. A dry cold front passage early
on Saturday will bring gusty westerly winds through the day
across the Inland Northwest. JW
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 91 59 89 56 85 54 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coeur d'Alene 89 59 88 55 83 54 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pullman 89 58 86 51 82 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lewiston 98 67 96 63 92 60 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colville 90 55 89 51 82 48 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sandpoint 87 55 86 52 82 47 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kellogg 85 62 84 57 78 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moses Lake 96 61 93 59 89 56 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wenatchee 94 64 89 60 87 61 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Omak 96 60 93 58 87 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...Fire Weather Watch from Saturday morning through Saturday
evening for Foothills of Central Washington Cascades (Zone
705)-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 end of the June. It has burned 475 acres of timber.
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