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Miner's Complex Daily Update 09-02-2024
Miners Complex Fires
Publication Type: Announcement - 09/02/2024 - 11:10
11:00 AM, September 2, 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: The warming weather trend is forecasted to continue through the week. Firefighter crews continue patrols of the Miners Complex along with accompanying rehab work. Overcast skies on Monday may result in delays to aerial reconnaissance flights, which will resume on Tuesday when skies clear.
Weather: A weak weather system passing over the area today will produce cooler temperatures along with a slight chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm, but little to no rainfall is expected. An upper level ridge will rebuild over the area midweek for a return of warmer and dry conditions. High temperature around 77°F with light winds in the morning becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
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 lifted the full campfire ban and forest-wide shooting restrictions, effective 8/28/2024. Additional details at: www.fs.usda.gov/mbs
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