Wildfire Aware Situation Report: Saturday | August 5, 2023
Welcome to the Wildfire Aware Situation Report for Saturday, August 5, 2023, for the United States. Initial Attack activity continues to be LIGHT, with 107 NEW FIRES reported. There are 7 NEW LARGE FIRES in Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, Colorado, and Texas.
Gravel Pit (MT)
Ridge Creek (ID)
Porcupine (NM)*
Boundary (AZ)*
Lost Horse Creek (AK)*
Dry Lake (CO)
Little Cow (TX)
5 large fires were contained. There are a total of 30 UNCONTAINED LARGE FIRES currently.
Bedrock (OR)
Flat (OR)
Golden (OR)
Simnasho (OR)
Diamond (AZ)
Cottonwood Ridge (AZ)
Spoon (AZ)
Grapevine (AZ)
Carnero (AZ)
Midnight Tank (AZ)
Mill (NM)
Beef Corral (AZ)
Dart (AZ)
Eskiminzin (AZ)
Cave (AZ)
Guzzler (AZ)
Gold Hill (AZ)*
Prior (NM)*
Pasture (NM)*
Turkey (NM)*
Corduroy (AZ)*
Divide (NM)*
Noonday (NM)*
Davis (AZ)*
Dark (NM)*
Apple Tree (NM)*
Tub (NM)*
Pass (NM)*
Floridas (NM)*
York (CA)
Bonny (CA)
Agua (CA)
Cowtrack (CA)*
Pika (CA)*
Colt (MT)
Midnight (ID)
Consalus (ID)
Bowles Creek (MT)*
Big Knife (MT)*
Little Bear (ID)*
Hayden (ID)
Elk Horn (ID)*
Lowline (CO)
Hogpen (TX)
Teklanika River (AK)*
McCoy Creek (AK)*
Pogo Mine Road (AK)*
Ponds (AK)*
Holonada (AK)*
Dagislakhna (AK)*
Delta (AK)*
Pick (AK)*
Eagle Bluff (WA)
Treadway (AZ)
Pilgrim (AZ)
Wildcat (AZ)*
Carlota (AZ)*
Middle Ridge (MT)
Niarada (MT)
Communication Butte (MT)
Anderson Complex (AK)*
Preacher (AK)*
Crooked (AK)*
Tin Soldier Complex (MT)
Ridge (MT)
Black Butte (MT
Sawtooth (ID)*
Grade (OR)
Granite Gap (NM)
Mill Pocket (MT)
East Fork (MT)
Snowhill (TX)
West Fork (ID)
Sidney (ID)
Sourdough (WA)
Laguna Larga (TX)
Black Lagoon (LA)
206 (AR)
Kevinjik (AK)*
Wickersham (AK)*
Hodzana (AK)*
Judge (AK)*
Titna (AK)*
Jordan (AK)*
Rock (AK)*
Nowitna (AK)*
Clear Creek (AK)*
Browns (AK)*
*Nationally, 53 fires are being managed under a strategy other than full suppression.
We remain at National Preparedness Level 3.
Wildfire Aware Situation Report: Weather Discussion
Provided by the National Interagency Fire Center
Isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are likely from the Cascades across the Inland Northwest into the northern Rockies and northern Great Basin. Scattered to widespread wet thunderstorms and showers are likely along and east of the Divide in Montana, northern Wyoming, and eastern Idaho. Thunderstorms will extend eastward across much of the northern Plains through Minnesota and into the Midwest. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are also likely in portions of the Deep South, Florida, and central Gulf Coast. Hot, dry, and breezy conditions will continue across the Southwest, southern Great Basin, western and southern Colorado, southeast California, Texas, Oklahoma, and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Isolated dry thunderstorms are possible over the Mogollon Rim in east-central Arizona and west-central New Mexico. Above normal temperatures will continue for much of Alaska, with gusty southerly winds through the Alaska Range into the Interior. Isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are likely to develop over portions of the eastern Interior and Copper Basin.
Red Flag Warnings are in effect for Central Texas into Oklahoma and south-central Colorado. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect in Northern New Mexico. The Storm Prediction Center has issued an Elevated Fire Weather area for the Southern High Plains and the Southwest Four Corners.
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Link to the National Incident Management Situation Report.
Link to the National Weather Service Fire Weather Prediction Center.
Link to the National 7-Day Significant Fire Potential.
