Wildfire Aware Situation Report: Thursday | August 3, 2023
Welcome to the Wildfire Aware Situation Report for Thursday, August 3, 2023, for the United States. Initial Attack activity continues to be LIGHT, with 130 NEW FIRES reported. There are 3 NEW LARGE FIRES in Montana and Texas.
Mill Pocket (MT)
East Fork (MT)
Snowhill (TX)
4 large fires were contained. There are a total of 28 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)*
Hutchinson (NM)*
Turkey (NM)*
Corduroy (AZ)*
Divide (NM)*
Noonday (NM)*
Ridge (AZ)*
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)
Bettridge (UT)
Elk Horn (ID)*
Lowline (CO)
Blum (TX)
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)
Corbie (OR)
Granite Gap (NM)
Beef Corral (AZ)
East (CA)
*Nationally, 40 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
Hot temperatures above 100 degrees will continue across much of Texas, Oklahoma, and the Lower Mississippi Valley. Southerly sustained winds 12-22 mph will develop across much of central and north Texas into southern Oklahoma as well, and minimum relative humidity below 25% will remain widespread. Isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms will develop on the fringe of a monsoon moisture surge from northern California into central and eastern Oregon, central Idaho, and northwest Montana. Scattered to widespread wet thunderstorms will develop within the plume of moisture across the northern Great Basin into Wyoming and southern Montana. Breezy west winds will develop across southeast California into southern Nevada and much of Arizona, ushering in much drier conditions, but isolated to scattered mixed wet and dry thunderstorms are likely across the greater Four Corners area into New Mexico. Scattered to thunderstorms are forecast across the central and northern Plains through the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Severe thunderstorms are most likely in the central High Plains, with heavy rain and local flooding likely in the central High Plains and southern Appalachians. Above-normal temperatures will continue for much of Alaska while isolated mixed wet and dry thunderstorms develop over the Copper Basin.
Red Flag Warnings are in effect for Central Texas into Southeast Oklahoma, Far Northern California into Eastern Oregon, and Western Idaho. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Critical Fire Weather for portions of Central Texas into Southwest Oklahoma.
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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.
