Initial Attack Activity was light in the GACC yesterday with 2 fires for 0 acres reported in the Daily Situation Report, ( there may be a 24-hour delay in reporting on the SIT report).
Numerous lightning strikes were recorded in the GACC yesterday and continuing into this morning. ENF/TMU/TNF/PNF/LNF/MDF/NOD/KNF/SHF/SWR as well as SCU/TGU/SKU/LMU have received lightning; rain amounts are variable with this lightning activity, with some RAWS stations reporting over an inch of rain and others less than 1/10 of an inch. The majority of the lighting and rain occured on the east side of the GACC. A few small fires have been reported from this weekend's lighting activity. There are 4 small fires being managed to achieve multiple objectives (ENF). There are currently no large fires burning in the GACC. Fuels are dry throughout the region. 1000 hour fuels are calculated at or below 14 percent except for the North Coast PSA.
Cooler, higher-humidity weather has arrived over North Ops and will linger well into the week. A couple of different low pressure systems will be over the region through Thursday including a cut-off low that will linger for several days. There will be periods of and areas with light showers or rain and isolated thunderstorms much of the week, with most of the precip and thunderstorms expected to be over the eastern PSA's. Snow levels will drop to as low as 7000 ft with these systems. Tuesday a rather dry, mild and moderately strong N to NE wind will develop for the northern coast range mountains and the northern Sacramento Valley. However, because areas that develop significant warming/drying/wind from that pattern are likely to be rather patchy and/or of relatively short duration, no wide spread fire weather concerns are expected from that event. Higher pressure and warmer, drier conditions are likely to return late in the week. However, since confidence is low in these details regarding strength and timing in this sort of weather pattern, all of these potential weather events bear close monitoring. |
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