Extreme fire danger in the Olympic Mountains
Published 6:07 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Northwest Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Olympic Mountains thru 10 p.m. tonight with most concern for higher elevations. Haines Index of 5 & 6 expected with RH below 25 percent. Please use extreme caution in the mountains and in any wooded or grassy areas!
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
847 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011
.AN EXTREMELY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL AGAIN BE PRESENT OVER
THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS TODAY. MID-LEVEL HAINES 6 CONDITIONS WILL
FAVOR RAPID GROWTH OF ANY ONGOING FIRES.
WAZ652-661-090000-
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WEST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-
EAST PORTION OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS-
847 AM PDT THU SEP 8 2011
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 652 AND 661…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONES 652 AND 661. OLYMPIC NATIONAL
PARK AND OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST.
* HAINES…MID-LEVEL HAINES 6. HIGH-LEVEL HAINES 5.
* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE 80S…EXCEPT UPPER 70S ABOVE 4500 FEET.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…MINIMUM RH BELOW 25 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS…THESE CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND
ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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HANER
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
