News and opinion about wildland fire
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches for areas in six states, including Oregon, California, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado.
The map was current as of 9:48 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for some areas in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana for today.
For the area near the Reynolds Creek Fire in Glacier National Park the NWS predicts, between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. MT today, sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts of 20 to 30 mph. The humidity will drop to 10 to 18 percent.
During the same time frame, southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho will experience isolated thunderstorms with outflow winds up to 40 mph.
The map was current as of 12:18 p.m. MDT on Wednesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Some areas in Washington, Oregon, and northern California are under Red Flag Warnings today.
The map was current as of 9:45 a.m. MDT on Tuesday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
While record-setting rain pauses the wildfire season in southern California, parts of Washington, Oregon, and northern California are under Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches today.
The map was current as of 9:38 a.m. MDT on Monday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Areas of Washington, Oregon, Montana, California, and Montana are under Red Flag Warnings or Fire Weather Watches today for gusty winds, and low humidities.
In addition, northern California and southern Oregon are targeted for abundant lightning from Saturday evening through Sunday evening.
Firefighters in the Glacier Park area of northwestern Montana should expect a dramatic westerly to easterly wind shift by late Saturday afternoon, and by Saturday evening across much of west-central Montana.
The map was current as of 7:45 a.m. MDT on Saturday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches are in the forecasts for some areas in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho on Friday and Saturday for gusty winds and low relative humidities.
—Washington: Red Flag Warning from 3 p.m. Friday until 8 p.m. Saturday.
—Oregon: Red Flag Warning from noon Saturday until 8 p.m. Saturday.
—Idaho: Fire Weather Watch from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
The map was current as of 8:30 a.m. MDT on Friday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts and maps. For the most current data visit this NWS site or this NWS site.
