Forest Fires in the United States: 22 October 1999
Forest Fires in the United States
22 October 1999
The National Interagency Fire Center reported on 21 October 1999 that two large fire complexes continue to burn in California, while all other wildland fires were contained throughout the West and Mississippi yesterday. A complex of fires along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is being managed to benefit resources. These three lightning-ignited fires started on September 20.
Fire Weather Outlook
Weather conditions throughout the West remain the same: warm, dry and breezy. Some rain is expected along the East Coast
Fig. 1. Large Wildland Fires in the United States, 21 October 1999
(National Interagency Fire Center)
For more information please refer to the website of National Interagency Fire Center.
Several active fire signals are recorded by OSEI with the NOAA-14 POES AVHRR HRPT satellite on 20 October 1999 in California.
Fig. 2. The image shows heat signatures and smoke from areas of fire burning in northern California, northeast of Eureka.
(Source: NOAA http://www.osei.noaa.gov/)
According the INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT the current situation for 21 October 1999 can be quoted as follows:
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CURRENT SITUATION
Minimal initial attack activity was reported in all Geographic Areas. A new large fire occurred in the Northwest Area. Containment objectives were met on large fires in the Northern California and Southern Areas. The National Interagency Coordination Center mobilized crews, radio equipment, engines, dozers, infrared aircraft, and miscellaneous overhead. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in California, Oregon, Utah, and Idaho.
OUTLOOK:
An expansive high pressure system aloft is dominating the western United States, resulting in continued warm and dry conditions throughout the interior west. Sunny skies are predicted over the entire region, except for morning low clouds and fog along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. Local inversions will produce haziness and lowered visibility during the early morning and evening hours. Southern California will have locally breezy conditions, mainly through passes and canyons.
High temperatures in California will be 55 to 65 along the coast and in the 60’s and 70’s in the interior valleys. The mountains of Idaho, Nevada, and Utah will have temperatures in the 50’s, while temperatures in the Great Basin at lower elevations will range from the low 60’s to the high 70’s. The deserts in California, Nevada, and Utah will have temperatures in the 80’s and 90’s.
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Following basic fire data describe the fire situation in the United States:
Number of FIRES in the last 24 hours HECTARES burning in the last 24 hours FIRES
YEAR-TO-DATE HECTARES
YEAR-TO-DATE 45 70 79,737 2,076,723
For detailed information regarding specified regions, please refer to the whole report.
