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Miner's Complex Daily Update 08-21-2024
Miners Complex Fires
Publication Type: Announcement - 08/21/2024 - 11:10
11:00 AM, August 21, 2024
Estimated size: 1,098 acres
Start Date/Time: July 17, 2024
Area of Origin: 21 air miles east of Darrington WA
Cause: Lightning
Fuels/Topography: timber, rugged terrain
Structures Damaged: None, there are no homes threatened at this time.
Evacuations: None
The Miners Complex consists of ten wildfires caused by lightning strikes in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The fires included in the complex are: Miners Fire, Vista Ridge Fire, Dolly Creek Fire, Sulphur Three Fire, Sulphur Four Fire, Sulphur Thirty-Four Fire, Upper Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire, Lower Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire, Plummer, and Middle Ridge Fire.
Update: The cool weather over the last few days have provided relief for the fires, though they are still active. Heavy, low cloud covers have resulted in high relative humidities and minimal fire behavior. In the next two days minimal growth is anticipated due to high humidities and chance of showers.
Weather: Cool and unsettled weather into the weekend. Upper level low north of Vancouver Island will move south ending up off the Oregon coast late tonight and Thursday. The southerly movement of the low will make it hard for the associated front to move eastward today and tonight. The system will be close enough to the area for a chance of showers. Chance of showers continuing Thursday with a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm as the air mass becomes slightly unstable. Mostly cloudy today, with max temperatures around around 64. Light winds will continue through the evening.
Smoke: For more information on smoke and air quality please visit: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
Closures: The following is a summary of the areas closed due to the fires in the Miners Complex: Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000.2 from Mica Lake to Suiattle Pass, Suiattle River Trail #784, Miners Ridge Trail #785, Buck Creek Pass Trail #789, Miners Cabin Trail #795, Grassy Point Trail #788, Sulphur Mountain Trail #794, Sulphur Creek Trail #793, Sulphur Creek Campground, Sulphur Creek Trailhead, and the Downey Creek trailhead. Suiattle River Road, closure beginning at Downey Creek trailhead. The full Closure Orders visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/mbs Forest Restrictions: The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie has a full campfire ban and forest-wide shooting restrictions in place to help prevent human-caused starts during this period of unprecedented resource scarcity. Additional details at: www.fs.usda.gov/mbs
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