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Pincer Two Fire Daily Update 08-17-2024
Pincer Two Fire
Publication Type: Announcement - 08/17/2024 - 11:19
11:00 AM, August 17, 2024
Estimated size: 189 acres
Start Date/Time: July 17, 2024
Area of Origin: Johannesburg Mountain. 1 Mile East of Mineral Park C.G.
Cause: Lightning
Fuels/Topography: Timber, rugged terrain
Structures Damaged: None, there are no homes threatened at this time.
Evacuations: None
Closures: Cascade River Road at and including Marble Creek Campground, Mineral Park Campground, and all tributary roads, trailheads, and trails are all closed. The public is not to enter the area for public and firefighter safety.
Full closure orders available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/mbs
Update: Minimal fire behavior has continued with slightly warmer temperatures due to high relative humidities, good overnight recoveries, and cloud cover. Despite the cooler weather, the fire remains active and firefighters have patrolled the area over the last few days. The fire continues to hold above the Cascade River Road. With today’s forecasted warm weather and expected thunderstorms, firefighters continue to patrol and monitor fire behavior.
Weather: Conditions Saturday will be warm and dry with increasing instability in the afternoon. Widespread thunderstorms are expected this late evening with a disturbance, moving south to north near the fire. The storms may produce gusty and erratic winds, and bursts of heavy rain Saturday night into Sunday morning. While storms are expected to move quickly, any redeveloping storms may increase the threat for flash flooding. The threat for thunderstorms Sunday will decrease during the day as the disturbance departs. Mostly sunny and max temperatures around 82. East winds around 5mph.
Smoke: For more information on smoke and air quality please visit: https://wasmoke.blogspot.com/
Air Space Restrictions: There are no air space restrictions at this time.
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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