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Miner's Complex Daily Update 08-27-2024
Miners Complex Fires
Publication Type: Announcement - 08/27/2024 - 11:10
11:00 AM, August 27, 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 eight 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, Plummer, and Middle Ridge Fire.
Update: Rainfall last evening and overnight continued the trend of minimal fire activity on the Miners Complex fires. A Forest Service engine from Arizona has arrived and will begin patrolling the fires. A flight reconnaissance has been requested to ascertain the scope of the fire.
Weather: Showers are to linger today in the wake of a weak front. Can't rule out a slight chance (15%) of thunderstorms near the incident site also. An upper-ridge will build across the region starting tonight as warmer and drier conditions leads into the second half of the week. Weak offshore flow may also set up during this time along with unstable conditions. High temperature around 62 with cloudy skies becoming partly sunny.
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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