Oregon
Fire Potential: An
upper trough will move through Oregon today and tomorrow bringing cool and
cloudy conditions with some showers. Thunderstorms will develop over southern
and eastern Oregon today although the main effects will be more cloudiness,
cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Thunderstorm chances diminish through
the end of the week before increasing again over the weekend across eastern
Oregon. However, most of the thunderstorms are expected to possess wetting
rain. upper trough will move through the area over the weekend before the ridge
begins to build next week. The probability of new large fires developing through
this weekend remains low. There
are still two fires ongoing in Oregon, although they are at full
suppression:
Marion OR-WIF-150208. IMT3. 19 miles SE
of Detroit, OR. Start 7/18. Full Suppression. Timber. Cause: Lightning.
121 acres (+0). 90% containment. Minimal fire behavior. Private land, fish
hatchery, boy scout camp threatened.
Corner
Creek OR-OCF-000297.
IMT3. 11 miles S of Dayville OR. Start 6/29. Full Suppression. Brush/Grass/Timber.
Cause: Lightning. 29,660 acres (+0). 95% containment. Minimal fire behavior.
Patrol and mop up operations ongoing.