Hawk Creek Fire started on September 20 by unknown human cause. It was located 9 miles Northwest of Devenport.
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Hawk Creek Fire started on September 20 by unknown human cause. It was located 9 miles Northwest of Devenport.
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 Sep 19, 11:58 PM PST, 2 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Spokane WA 1258 AM PDT Sat Sep 20 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Warm and dry through Saturday with breezy afternoon winds. - Sunday cold front to deliver cooler temperatures, windy conditions, and chances for light showers. && .SYNOPSIS... Dry, warm, and breezy conditions will prevail Saturday with elevated fire weather conditions across portions of the region. A cold front brings cooler temperatures, chances for showers, and gusty winds on Sunday. Chilly overnight lows expected Sunday night and Monday night. Temperatures warm again under a ridge of high pressure Tuesday and Wednesday. && .DISCUSSION... Today: Saturday will start the transition from the ridge to the approaching cold front. The timing of the breakdown is expected to begin during the late afternoon. It will allow for the highs to reach into the 80s and low 90s. Overnight lows will chill into the 40s and 50s. Increasing upper level clouds are expected with the approaching system. Sunday: Ensembles continue to swing a cold front through the Pacific and Inland Northwest. There are increasing precip chances with the front with the best chances over the Cascades and Idaho Panhandle. While these areas can expect a tenth or two, the trends have brought increasing showers chances to the much of the Basin and low lands. A range of 0.01-0.1" is possible with at least a 10% probability of a tenth. Instability parameters are pointing to a low thunderstorm threat for Northeast WA and North ID. Winds will be increasing across the Basin with frontal passage. Sustained in the teens with gusts into the 25 to 35 mph range are expected. Blowing dust will be something to look out for across portions of Central and Eastern WA but any rainfall could limit the concern. Highs for Sunday will be cooler reaching into the upper 60s to mid 70s. Overnight lows to get quite chilly. For some of the region's colder spots including Republic, Deer Park, Colville, and Winthrop, lows will likely fall into the 30s for the first time this season. Frost in the higher locations of the northern mountains is possible. Monday through Friday: A ridge is expected to begin to build in behind the front. It will bring another round of rather warm temperatures through much of next week. Highs will rise into the low 80s again by Tuesday and Wednesday, around 10 degrees above normal for late September. Overnight lows will climb back into the 40s and 50s. Ensembles are pointing to a late week system bringing cooler temperatures and low rain shower chances. /JDC && .AVIATION... 06Z TAFS: High pressure will continue over the Inland Northwest with VFR conditions through the TAF period. Winds will be light and terrain driven through the night, then will start to pick up out of the southwest between 18-22Z with gusts increasing to 20-25kts Saturday afternoon. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND/OR ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: High confidence in VFR conditions for TAF sites through the forecast period. ----------------------- 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:/weather.gov/otx/avndashboard && .Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs... Spokane 85 56 68 43 70 45 / 0 0 40 20 0 0 Coeur d'Alene 85 56 69 45 70 47 / 0 0 40 30 0 0 Pullman 83 54 67 41 69 43 / 0 10 40 20 0 0 Lewiston 89 62 75 51 75 50 / 0 10 30 20 0 0 Colville 85 44 67 35 70 35 / 0 0 80 30 0 0 Sandpoint 82 49 66 41 68 41 / 0 0 60 50 0 0 Kellogg 83 56 67 47 68 49 / 0 10 50 50 0 0 Moses Lake 87 55 73 41 73 43 / 0 0 60 0 0 0 Wenatchee 87 59 72 49 73 53 / 0 20 60 0 0 0 Omak 88 56 74 44 74 48 / 0 20 50 0 0 0 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...None. ID...None. &&
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Hawk Creek Fire started on September 20 by unknown human cause. It was located 9 miles Northwest of Devenport. It burned 186 acres of timber and brush. It was contained on September 24. Cost is estimated.
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