Road 11 Fire was started on July 4 allegedly caused by down power line.
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Road 11 Fire was started on July 4 allegedly caused by down power line.
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 4, 9:23 AM PST, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1023 AM PDT Thu Jul 4 2024
.SYNOPSIS...
Weather conditions are expected to be dry and generally fair the
next seven days. There will be a long duration heatwave starting
after July 4th. It is expected to last through midweek.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Today through Thursday: Independence day will feature above
temperatures 4 to 7 degrees above normal (low 80s to low 90s) high
with very sunny skies. The offshore ridge will continue to deepen
today bringing even warmer temperatures to us by the weekend.
Temperatures by Friday will be 8-13 degrees above normal (mid 80s to
near 100 degrees). Sunday through Wednesday temperatures are
forecast to be 13 to 17 degrees above normal (mid 90s to upper
100s). There is an elevated fire threat Friday afternoon in the
evening as a dry shortwave increases the Seattle-Wenatchee pressure
gradient to 5-8 mb in the afternoon and evening hours. Winds will
gust up to 25 mph near Wenatchee as RHs are rising into the upper
teens to low 20s in the late afternoon to evening hours.
HeatRisk increases to "major" by Sunday for all major population
centers in central and Eastern Washington. For Monday through
Thursday, all major population centers are forecasted to be in the
"major" HeatRisk as temperatures will be in the mid 90s to upper
100s with low temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. There is
increasing confidence for "Extreme" HeatRisk for the L-C valley and
the lower river valleys of central Washington. There is a 55% chance
for Lewiston and Clarkston to hit 110 degrees or greater Tuesday!
Cluster guidance indicates a slow "cooldown" into the mid 90s by
next Friday as the ridge axis is still centered over Montana.
The duration of this heatwave is impressive. The current record for
consecutive 95+ degrees at Spokane International AP is 10 days in
August of 1967. This is hard to beat To be in the top 10 for
consecutive 95+ degrees, Spokane International only needs to be 95+
degrees for 5 days which is what our forecast is calling for. /Butler
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: VFR conditions are expected for the TAF sites through
the period. Expect passing high clouds and a few afternoon fair
weather cumulus. Winds will be light and generally under 10 mph.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in
VFR conditions.
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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 87 57 93 61 92 61 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coeur d'Alene 83 55 88 60 88 59 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pullman 83 54 89 57 90 56 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lewiston 92 62 98 66 99 64 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colville 84 50 90 53 90 53 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sandpoint 81 51 88 53 86 55 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kellogg 79 59 86 62 84 61 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moses Lake 92 58 99 63 98 64 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wenatchee 91 65 99 68 98 69 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
Omak 92 60 98 63 97 62 / 0 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Heat Advisory from noon Sunday to 10 PM PDT Thursday for Central
Panhandle Mountains-Northern Panhandle.
Excessive Heat Warning from noon Saturday to 10 PM PDT Thursday
for Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez
Perce Counties-Lewiston Area.
WA...Heat Advisory from noon Sunday to 10 PM PDT Thursday for
Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands.
Excessive Heat Warning from noon Saturday to 10 PM PDT Thursday
for Central Chelan County-Lower Garfield and Asotin
Counties-Moses Lake Area-Northeast Blue Mountains-Okanogan
Valley-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Washington Palouse-
Waterville Plateau-Wenatchee Area-Western Okanogan County.
Heat Advisory from noon Saturday to 10 PM PDT Thursday for
Western Chelan County.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Road 11 fire burned 840 acres of grassland. Cost is estimated.
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