Stayman Wildfire was started on August 20 by unknown human cause. It was contained on August 26.
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Stayman Wildfire was started on August 20 by unknown human cause. It was contained on August 26.
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 Aug 20, 9:45 AM PST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 1045 AM PDT Tue Aug 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Temperatures for the remainder of the week into the weekend will be at or below average. Highs in the 70s to mid 80s will be common through Sunday. There will be occasional chances for showers and thunderstorms along with periods of breezy winds during this unsettled weather pattern. Drier weather will likely return Monday with a good chance of warmer than normal weather toward the end of August into the beginning of September. && .DISCUSSION... Today: Temperatures today will be about 3 to 6 degrees cooler across the Inland Northwest than we experienced yesterday as an elongated upper level trough makes slow progress inland. The morning will feature a good deal of cloudiness for north Idaho and the eastern third of Washington as an upper level disturbance emerges out of Oregon. The evening models aren't generating much of a precipitation signal with this disturbance, but the NAM advertises a band of mid-level instability from Pomeroy to Pullman to Lookout Pass. The NAM's instability fields have had a decent track record for predicting overnight and early morning showers in recent weeks. So, a 20 percent chance of showers has been added across the Palouse into the Silver Valley between 5 AM and 10 AM. This afternoon, the upper low currently near the Olympic Peninsula will migrate inland. Scattered showers and thunderstorms over western Washington will spread into the Cascades by mid afternoon. Brief heavy rain and lightning will be possible along the Cascade Crest into the high terrain of Okanogan county this afternoon into the evening. Tonight into Wednesday: The Olympic Peninsula low will track along the border of British Columbia/US border overnight into Wednesday morning. The track of the low won't be favorable for showers in central Washington with places like Wenatchee and Moses Lake having a 10 percent chance or less for measurable rain. Precipitation chances overnight into early Wednesday morning will be as high as 30 to 50 percent for the Idaho Panhandle, the Palouse, and far northeast Washington...areas less prone to the Cascade precipitation shadow. By Wednesday afternoon, the chance for showers will be limited to mountainous terrain as the upper low exits the region. Southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph with gusts of 20 mph or more will be common across the Columbia Basin, Palouse, and West Plains with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Thursday: Deep southerly flow on Thursday will lead to mostly cloudy skies and seasonably warm temperatures...mainly in the 80s. The most widespread precipitation Thursday and Thursday night will likely be west of the Cascades as an upper low digs off the coast of Oregon, but there will be enough mid and high level moisture advection for the mention of showers. The National Blend of Models generates a 20 to 40 percent chance of light rain showers across central and eastern Washington Thursday into Thursday night. By the afternoon, north winds of 10 to 15 mph will be common with gusts up to 20 mph over the Columbia Basin, Waterville Plateau, and L-C Valley. /GKoch Friday through Monday: The closed low off the southern OR/northern CA coast Friday morning pushes east Friday through Sunday bringing an increased chance for showers region wide as well as the potential for isolated thunderstorms. With the low track the best potential for a wetting rain will be found over Southeast Washington into the Central Panhandle Mountains. There is some uncertainty with how quickly the system moves east. About 60-70% of the model ensembles take the low through the region on Saturday before exiting on Sunday for warmer and drier conditions. The other set are slower, suggesting Sunday could see some showers as well. Right now the forecast favors the majority, with Saturday being the day with the coolest temperatures and highest precipitation chances for most locations. On Monday temperatures rebound back to near seasonal values with dry conditions favored. Ensembles continue to advertise a good setup for warmer conditions for the middle to end of next week as upper level high pressure strengthens over the western US. JW && .AVIATION... 18Z TAFS: There will be a 15 to 30 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms overnight as a low that is currently over the Olympic Peninsula moves inland. Areas most likely to see showers include the Cascade Crest, Northern WA and Northern ID including CQV and SZT, and Southeastern WA into the Central ID Panhandle including PUW and LWS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: Confidence in showers tonight into early morning Wednesday is low, so did not mention in the TAFs for now. Thunderstorms may be embedded within any clusters of showers that develop and may be added to TAF updates for Lewiston, Pullman, and potentially Spokane and Coeur d'Alene. ----------------------- Confidence descriptors: Low - Less than a 30 percent chance Moderate - 30 to 70 percent chance High - Greater than a 70 percent chance For additional probabilistic information for NWS Spokane airports, please refer to the Aviation Dashboard on our webpage: https:/www.weather.gov/otx/avndashboard && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Spokane 81 55 77 55 84 55 / 10 20 20 10 20 10 Coeur d'Alene 79 55 75 53 83 55 / 20 40 40 0 10 10 Pullman 77 50 75 49 82 49 / 20 30 20 0 20 10 Lewiston 86 61 83 59 89 60 / 10 40 20 0 10 10 Colville 81 44 76 44 82 46 / 10 40 40 10 20 10 Sandpoint 78 51 72 51 81 54 / 10 30 40 0 10 10 Kellogg 77 55 72 55 81 58 / 20 40 40 0 10 10 Moses Lake 83 52 80 56 83 55 / 0 10 10 10 30 20 Wenatchee 80 58 77 60 80 62 / 10 10 0 20 30 30 Omak 85 55 81 56 84 60 / 10 30 10 20 30 20 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. WA...None. &&
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Stayman Wildfire started on August 20 by unknown human cause located 1.5 miles Southwest of Chelan. It burned 3118 acres of grassland. It was contained on August 26. Cost is estimated.
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