Wildfires

NOAA Fire Alert (click here)


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A WEATHER SYSTEM ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF IT BUT DRYCONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND IT. INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFTCOMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WEST WINDSTODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE RELATIVELY DRY TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THESE TWO FACTORS WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH ONGOING FIRES. MTZ112-080015-


EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTYCOUNTIES-
515 AM MDT TUE AUG 7 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDTWEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

August 5, 2007

Seeley Lake, Michigan

Photographer states :: Sunday I attended a wedding near Seeley Lake, Mt. Which is having a major forest fire. On that day it grew from 10,000 acres to 16,000 acres. They were evacuating the town.

...HELENA, Mont. - A state of emergency was declared in Montana on Sunday because of several large wildfires, including one that has crept to within a mile of several homes and destroyed at least one.
Higher humidity and clouds were helping firefighters contain that nearly 28-square-mile blaze, which began Friday and rapidly grew, leading to evacuation orders for residents of about 200 homes.
In addition to the destroyed home, another one was damaged, as well as a commercial building and seven other structures, said Pat Cross, a fire information officer. But no injuries were reported, and the fire grew little on Sunday.
"The fire didn't do much today in terms of moving," Cross said. "We had a very good day."...