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Morning Brief

Date/Time Stamp: Wednesday, Jul 13, 2022, 07:46

Report will post daily at 0800, unless significant activity occurs.

Preparedness Levels

Northwest PL

Northwest Incident Activity

New Fires and Acres

Initial attack activity: Light

13 fires for 2 acres

OR: 8 fires for 1 acre

WA: 5 fires for 1 acre

Large Fire Summary

New large incidents: 0

Reported incidents: 1 (OR: 0, WA: 1)

No growth on existing incidents

Northwest IMT Activity

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 0

Type 2 IMTs committed: 0

National Fire Activity

Initial attack activity: Light (120 new fires)

New large incidents: 4

Large fires contained: 3

Uncontained large fires: 19

National IMT Activity

Area Commands committed: 0

NIMOs committed: 0

Type 1 IMTs committed: 2

Type 2 IMTs committed: 9

Complex IMTs committed: 0

Nationally, there are 94 fires being managed under a

strategy other than full suppression.

Northwest Activity Summary

Lightning occurred in central, northeast Oregon and southeast Washington for a total of 1,300 strikes, and minimal

precipitation was recorded with these storms. Temperatures were in the 60’s & 70’s along the coast with 80’s & 90’s in the

Coast Range. The rest of the geographic area saw temperatures in the 90’s with some 100’s recorded in the Columbia

Basin and central Oregon. Breezy winds occurred across the geographic area with higher gusts through the gaps in the

Cascades, Columbia Basin and in eastern Oregon. The geographic area was dry with humidities approaching single digits

east of the Cascades. The geographic area saw good overnight humidity recovery. Initial attack activity remained light.

Northwest Current Incident Details

Incidents listed below meet large fire criteria and/or incidents with a Type 1 or 2 IMT assigned. Large incidents are defined as fires

which are 100+ acres in timber or 300+ acres in grass/brush. For additional information on incidents no longer listed below please refer

to the Northwest Large Incident Summary or Northwest Fires Utilizing Other than Full Suppression Strategies

Incidents not Previously Reported: 0

Incidents Previously Reported: 1

Pearne Rd. WA-YAA-000042. ICT3. 3 mi NW of White Swan, WA. Start 7/11. Full Suppression. Cause: Unknown. 313

acres. 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Grass and Brush. Last report on morning briefing unless significant activity

occurs.

Northwest Fire Weather Summary

The Pacific Northwest will be cooler today, close to seasonal normal. Breezy winds will taper off later in the day, so the

stronger winds will hit before relative humidity bottoms out this afternoon. This afternoon will have a slight chance for

isolated thunderstorms along the southeast of the Blue Mountains and the eastern edge of Washington. Calmer and

seasonably warm and dry conditions will follow tomorrow and Friday, with some potential for showers/thunderstorms both

afternoons around the east side mountains. Another upper-level trough will approach over the weekend resulting in cooler

but seasonable temperatures, breezy winds, and maybe some showers and wet thunderstorms along the Canadian

border in central and eastern Washington.

Your NWS fire weather planning forecast has the details in your area.

Northwest IMT Rotation (7/12 - 7/19)

For additional IMT information refer to the IMT Status/Rotation page

NW Area Type 1 NW Area Type 2

PNW Team 2 - Lane NW Team 8 – Stock

PNW Team 3 – Johnson NW Team 13 – Gales

NW Team 6 - Sheldon

Current 3-Day 10-Day

1 (1/1) 1 2 (7/8)

National PL

3 (7/12)

Northwest Historic PL

See Preparedness Level Product

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Northwest Fire Potential Summary

Warm, dry weather along with breezy winds and potential for lighting will maintain moderate potential for significant fire

development in central Washington and southeastern Oregon PSAs today. Due to dry lightning and forecasted gusty

winds throughout the day suppression efforts will be challenging in low elevation fine fuels.

More info, see NW 7-Day Significant Fire Potential Forecast, and the National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential map

located here: https://fsapps.nwcg.gov/psp/npsg/forecast#/outlooks?state=map

National Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR): https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf

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