tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4831041993461946733..comments2024-03-28T03:08:44.068-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Extreme Wildfire Potential for Western Oregon and WashingtonCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45102234768711253422020-09-07T20:09:43.416-07:002020-09-07T20:09:43.416-07:00The Yacolt fire of 1902 may have started in Oregon...The Yacolt fire of 1902 may have started in Oregon and spotted across the Columbia River, but when I was living in Carson, WA about 1950, an elderly lady who grew up there remembered the fire starting in the hills in back of Carson on the Washington side. There may have been more than one initial fire which burned together resulting in the larger Yacolt fire.wxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676459106615677241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-59980148534016449192020-09-07T12:03:11.989-07:002020-09-07T12:03:11.989-07:0025 minutes ago: UPDATE: The Cold Spring Canyon/Pea...25 minutes ago: UPDATE: The Cold Spring Canyon/Pearl Hill fire has prompted Level 3 evacuations for the entire town of Mansfield.<br />Again, Level 3 Evacuation, or 'Get Out Now' notice, for the entire town of Mansfield. <br />Due to poor visibility, there is no route out of town. Residences are asked to securely shelter in place if possible, or evacuate to the Mansfield School Gym. <br />The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the blaze has burned an estimated 9,000 acres<br />Okanogan County Emergency management issued Level 3 evacuations for areas northwest of Omak Lake south to SR 17 along the Columbia River and west to Highway 97 north to Malott. <br />A level 2 'Get Ready' evacuation notice has been declared for the city of Bridgeport. <br />The fire was first reported about 9:30 p.m. Sunday just south of Omak.Chris H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10922945102509424248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32234741108549095232020-09-07T11:56:16.939-07:002020-09-07T11:56:16.939-07:00Winds just started clocking from the NE here near ...Winds just started clocking from the NE here near Twisp after strong gusts from the NW all morning. Fire bear Omak Lake and one near Manson.<br /><br /> A campfire was reported near Buck lake North of Winthrop yesterday. Without a concerned citizen speaking with those happy campers and a call to 911, that carelessness could have been a major fire by now.Chris H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10922945102509424248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63977620907140081932020-09-07T11:55:42.416-07:002020-09-07T11:55:42.416-07:00Winds just started clocking from the NE here near ...Winds just started clocking from the NE here near Twisp after strong gusts from the NW all morning. Fire bear Omak Lake and one near Manson.<br /><br /> A campfire was reported near Buck lake North of Winthrop yesterday. Without a concerned citizen speaking with those happy campers and a call to 911, that carelessness could have been a major fire by now.Chris H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10922945102509424248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-60930997070741129452020-09-07T08:12:20.343-07:002020-09-07T08:12:20.343-07:00Your math is pin point accurate! It will be histor...Your math is pin point accurate! It will be historical!! Are you smoke ready??🇺🇸🚒Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971704097988900542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-49560839281830308372020-09-07T07:55:50.734-07:002020-09-07T07:55:50.734-07:00Interesting how we are now getting a west side dow...Interesting how we are now getting a west side downslope wind event similar to the California Paradise fire, except in September instead of November. Lets hope our powerlines have been better maintained.osu_wxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08154940081680368866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42628054111355875662020-09-06T23:09:17.860-07:002020-09-06T23:09:17.860-07:00The WRF appears to notably exempt the Strait of Ge...The WRF appears to notably exempt the Strait of Georgia/northern inland waters (Samish Bay to Boundary Bay) from the exceptionally low RH predicted to desiccate the vast majority of the remainder of the region. Assuming this prediction verifies, an explanation of the mechanism which acted to limit low RH values over that area would be of interest for this local resident...Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113544345441368032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28540085662581520312020-09-06T19:07:40.370-07:002020-09-06T19:07:40.370-07:00That fire was in May of 1958. It started east of ...That fire was in May of 1958. It started east of Mt. Si, on the south facing slopes above I-90 up toward Snoqualmie Pass and burned westward threatening North Bend. I was a student at the UW then and they dismissed the forestry class so they could help fight the fire since this early in the season they were not prepared with the usual summer fire crews to fight it. An early season fire resulting from a low snow pack and a period of dry east winds. wxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01676459106615677241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55883076511077329362020-09-06T17:04:06.168-07:002020-09-06T17:04:06.168-07:00I have advised friends, one of whom planned on goi...I have advised friends, one of whom planned on going to Mt Rainier Tuesday that they should not. Should an evacuation be ordered the traffic, at best, would be horrific. And at worst the only roads out could be closed. Why risk it when low land trips with multiple escape routes are available for those few days? <br /><br />I remember seeing one of the final outbreaks of the Tilamook Burn, most likely '51, but possibly '45. We drove a fair distance west from Skyline Blvd. outside of Portland. It was pretty spectacular. RLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850927095383579725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-59551483529267835562020-09-06T15:05:33.962-07:002020-09-06T15:05:33.962-07:00Ya this highly amplified large scale pattern is st...Ya this highly amplified large scale pattern is stuck and likely won't change much before months end. There have been Septembers with little to no rain before. 2012 was a dry one. Scott8https://www.blogger.com/profile/11336860679244375664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-67704611808214871752020-09-06T11:06:54.273-07:002020-09-06T11:06:54.273-07:00Might be worth mentioning that the Eagle Creek fir...Might be worth mentioning that the Eagle Creek fire of 2017 started in almost exactly the same spot as the Yacolt Burn of 1912, and the cause was the same each time: Kids playing with fireworks. And they both started in early September. The difference was that we're now better at fighting fires -- much more equipment -- than we were then. <br /><br />At least neither you nor (yet) any of your commenters have tried to blame all of this on global warming. Wildfire is an ever-present summer threat in the Pacific NW, including along the coast at times. In fact, when it comes to the redwoods of Northern California and far SW Oregon, fire is necessary for their natural propagation: It opens the pine cones and permits the seeds to germinate in newly-cleared forest floors.Placeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967627809480888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53448406540764088412020-09-06T10:17:48.064-07:002020-09-06T10:17:48.064-07:00I can almost hear the wind storms with sheets of f...I can almost hear the wind storms with sheets of fall rains as I take another bite of my nutmeg induced pumpkin pie from the local coop. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768003793767265278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-84481974676491983042020-09-06T09:48:28.783-07:002020-09-06T09:48:28.783-07:00If you go to the NWS Seattle home page and click o...If you go to the NWS Seattle home page and click on "fire weather" you'll find a map of fire weather zones. Fire weather is a fascinating and complex facet of meteorology and there is tons of interesting info out there.wff255https://www.blogger.com/profile/00000312515540408455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79458239873523419982020-09-06T08:42:40.360-07:002020-09-06T08:42:40.360-07:00In my telling, there was a stormly fire on Mt. Si ...In my telling, there was a stormly fire on Mt. Si in the 50s--don't find anything on the itnerweb about it though. There was little timber on the mountain's face back then. Estoy_Listohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535132933228608287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-60608955585695392832020-09-06T07:28:38.909-07:002020-09-06T07:28:38.909-07:00That you for this post, sir. I’ve noticed that the...That you for this post, sir. I’ve noticed that the long-range models STILL don’t have precip through the third week of September. Will this be the driest September on record? JMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324278094929426343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-34638668218795893902020-09-06T07:09:54.135-07:002020-09-06T07:09:54.135-07:00Thank you for this explanation. I saw the Red Flag...Thank you for this explanation. I saw the Red Flag Warning on my weather app. But the warning lists "Fire Weather Zones". Perhaps in some future post you could do an explanation of the various fire weather warnings, what the zones are, and how to find out what fire weather zone one lives in. Perhaps as you develop your podcast, you can have interviews with people who are experts on these types of things. That would be a cool expansion and extension of your Friday podcast the Seattle weather forecast and then interviews with others about relevant and pertinent weather subjects. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com