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It looks to me like the #LittleGiantFire has two heads now. This can't be a good thing. #WAfire #wildfire
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I don't know why they call it the Little Giant Fire. It looks pretty damn big to me.
This is today's smoke cloud. This is the fire that has been filling the Wenatchee Valley with smoke for the past week. If the wind shifts again, we'll probably get it again. #LittleGiantFire #wildfires #smoke #WAfire
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Sunrise and White River areas of Mount Rainier National Park are closed due to the Grand Park Fire. #WAfire
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Three Queens fire east of Snoqualmie Pass WA.
According to the MODIS/VIIRS heat detection data this is currently the most active fire in WA.There is a red flag warning for today and Saturday in eastern WA but it does not extend quite far enough west to include this fire.
Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.399166,-121.340904&zoom=12&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Red_flag_warning,Wind_advisory&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#ThreeQueensFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire -
One of the fires northwest of me (approximately 320° from Malaga, WA) seems to be building its own weather system. Photos show giant cumulus looking cloud building beyond the smoke that is now drifting to the east. This would not be the Spokane fires. I'm thinking it's the Little Giant fire, which is not very little. #wildfires #WA #WAfire
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Quite the contrast with clouds to the west of the Cascade Mountains and smoke to the east.
Open GISsurfer map
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.390912,-121.047363&zoom=7&basemap=GOES_West_color&overlay=State_boundary,VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#WAwx #WAfire #ClimateEmergency #Spokane #SpokaneComplex -
Big picture look at Washington State wildland fires.
If you zoom in then you will see the most recent fire perimeters (pink area). Click inside the perimeter and you will see a figure for GISacres. You will also see a UTC timestamp for when the infrared mapping flight happened. Subtract 7 hours to convert to local time.
The Spokane fires:
Old Trails fire - the big one.
Fairview fire - to the east.
Autumn Lane fire - to the north.
are now called the Spokane Complex.The Little Giant fire has jumped Lake Chelan and is well established on the east side of the lake.
Unless I am missing something, the Spokane fires are the first time many homes in the wildland urban interface of Washington State have been lost to a wildland fire. Maybe this will speed up the King County officials where I live (county seat - Seattle) to do evacuation planning for when a similar disaster happens here.
This is Seattle Sea Fair weekend. It was too windy in the Puget Sound area yesterday for the Blue Angles to fly. Thankful there were no fires around here.
Open GISsurfer map
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.297179,-120.735153&zoom=7&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=State_boundary,VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,Wildland_fire_name,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#WAwx #WAfire #ClimateEmergency #Spokane #SpokaneComplex -
Three wildfires in or near Spokane WA.
Old Trails fire - the big one.
Fairview fire - to the east.
Autumn Lane fire - to the north.At the time of my post the pink area shows the fire perimeter as of about 4pm on Saturday.
Remember - There may be homes inside the perimeter that did not burn.
Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.744403,-117.476133&zoom=11&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#Spokane #OldTrailsFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire -
🔥 16:00 Saturday - A major firestorm is occurring in #Spokane as the Old Trails Fire is now burning into the northwestern part of the city according to satellite data.
Exact hotspot positions should be taken with a grain of salt but it serves to show that the fire is in or just outside some neighborhoods. Thousands are under level 3 evacuations and thousands are without power.
Elsewhere near Spokane, the Fairview Fire is burning near the NSC with evacuation orders in place there too.
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Old Trails fire impacting Spokane WA.
Huge level 3 “Go Now!” evacuation area for the NW part of Spokane City. At the time of my post the wind at Spokane airport was WSW at 24mph. I do not see a gusting mph wind speed in the most recent METAR data.
Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.698325,-117.440071&zoom=12&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#OldTrailsFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire -
Little Giant fire on the east side of the Cascade Mountains NW’ly of Wenatchee WA.
West wind gusting to 30mph is forecast for tomorrow (Saturday). That will likely push the fire to the top of the ridge above Lake Chelan. I have fond memories of doing trips in this area.
Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.980503,-120.641556&zoom=11&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#LittleGiantFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire -
To give you an idea of how bad tomorrow’s fire danger is in Eastern Washington, this is the first time ever (since 2002!) that the SPC has issued a day-ahead extreme fire outlook anywhere in the state.
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Little Giant fire on the east side of the Cascade Mountains NW’ly of Wenatchee WA.
Mapping flight at ~3am this morning shows 16,802 acres burned. Active spotting ahead of the main fire. This is a very popular area for backpackers and horse pack trips.
Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.984378,-120.650262&zoom=11&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#LittleGiantFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire -
All kinds of new fires in OR and WA due to lightning.
Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=45.453496,-119.318412&zoom=7&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#WAfire #WAwx ORfire #ORwx #Wildfire -
Many new wildfire starts, especially in the Cascades and Blue Mountains of Oregon, thanks to a dry thunderstorm outbreak yesterday and overnight.
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Chelan Hills Fire just across the Columbia River from Chelan WA.
Started yesterday.Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.824220,-119.933281&zoom=12&basemap=Open_Topo_Map&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#ChelanHillsFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire #Chelan -
Chelan Hills Fire just across the Columbia River from Chelan WA.
This area is in a red flag warningOpen GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.804526,-119.952164&zoom=12&basemap=USA_scanned_topo&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#ChelanHillsFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire -
Roza fire north of Yakima WA.
Wind is out of the NW.
Fire has entered the military’s Yakima Firing Range.Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=46.734729,-120.417992&zoom=12&basemap=USA_scanned_topo&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#RozaFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire -
Upriver Fire near Spokane WA
Red Flag Warning until 11pm this eveningLevel 3 evacuations.
Some homes are being lost - confirmed on another site.Open GISsurfer map:
https://mappingsupport.com/p2/gissurfer.php?center=47.694743,-117.316132&zoom=13&basemap=USA_basemap&overlay=VIIRS_7_day,MODIS_7_day,State_boundary,Perimeter_WFGIS_current&data=https://mappingsupport.com/p2/special_maps/disaster/USA_wildland_fire.txt
#UpriverFire #WAfire #WAwx #Wildfire -
The Community Wildfire Protection Plan for King County WA has been approved by the state and a PDF is now available on the county website at:
https://cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king-county/depts/executive-services/emergency-management/plans/2025-king-county-cwpp---signed.pdfI searched for info about evacuation and found this passage on p21-22.
“An east wind event that coincides with a wildfire could push embers directly into the urban areas of King County, a situation which would be dangerous and even life-threatening. This could cause unprecedented destruction to our communities, though such a fire in and of itself is not unprecedented – it is a known feature of our local fire regime. Rapid evacuation is likely the only option for immediately protecting communities in a high-severity, east wind driven fire. 12. Because major high-severity fires occur infrequently, people in higher-risk areas may not realize just how vulnerable they would be to a destructive, wind-driven wildfire. Lack of awareness can lead to lack of preparedness, low interest in mitigation, and taking inadequate precaution with potential ignition sources – the opposite of actions that are needed to become a fire-adapted community.”
Footnote 12:
“Cascadia Burning: the historic, but not historically unprecedented, 2020 wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, USA,” PDF is online at:
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ecs2.4070
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@ai6yr I want one too! We live in the wildland urban interface (WUI) in King County which adjoins the south side of Snohomish County.
Just did a quick search and wound up chatting with a state staffer. Surprise!!! Turns out the King County Wildfire Protection Plan was approved earlier today.
Might take a day or more but when I get a link I will certainly share it.
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#RedFlagWarning includes much of WA east of the Cascade crest. Includes #LaborMountainFire #LowerSugarloafFire and #WildcatFire
Open the map, click red area and follow link for details.
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#LaborMountainFire SW of Cashmere WA. This is on the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains. US highway 97 is closed.
Dark red symbols are heat detections by satellite within prior 6 hours.
The winds from the weekend have died down so hopefully the fire spread will slow down. At the time of my post the most recent perimeter data is several days old.
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"Smoky Skies in the Pacific Northwest" by #NASA Earth Observatory - Sept 13 satellite imagery shows fires and smoke across Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia. Besides unhealthy particulates in smoky air, study has shown effects of fires include effects on water quality and less-restrained runoff in burned areas. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154797/smoky-skies-in-the-pacific-northwest #WAfire #WAwx #IDfire #IDwx #MTfire #MTwx #BCfire #BCwx #weather #PNW
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#RedFlagWarning. For Tuesday
Includes #seattle and vast area of heavily populated lowlands, East wind 15 to 30. Local gusts to45.#WAwx #WAfire #SevereWeather #Wildfire