Seattle, WA Weather Advisories, Watches & Warnings
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT in effect until Wednesday, Oct 3, 12:00pm.
...THIS WEEKS DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER...
THE DRY WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THOUGH THIS COMING WEEKEND WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES AROUND WESTERN WASHINGTON. THE PROLONGED DRY WEATHER SINCE MID JULY HAS CAUSED FUELS LIKE GRASSES...BRUSH...AND SMALL LOGS TO DRY OUT AND ARE RECEPTIVE TO FIRE.
EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL PRODUCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WARM OCTOBER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. THESE DRY CONDITIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH THE STATE OF THE FUELS WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR ROADSIDE FIRES AND WILD FIRES TO CATCH AND SPREAD AS WE HAVE SEEN IN RECENT WEEKS.
EVERYONE IS URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WITH FIRE. THE MAIN CAUSES OF FIRE STARTS ARE:
* OUTDOOR BURNING INCLUDING CAMPFIRES BURN-BARRELS AND GRILLS. * BURNING MATERIALS THROWN OUT OF VEHICLES. * VEHICLE TOWING CHAINS DRAGGING ON THE PAVEMENT. * DRIVING OVER DRY FUELS. * FIREWORKS.
...and sad but true. it's the entire region, right on up inta Canada! (And we may hafta rename it "The Great Black North" if we don't get some rain...soon!
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Hmm. That address doesnt look right. It looks like the link pointing here was faulty.
Yes to all the above. I also mentioned to Uke that all these sunny days...which I should enjoying...but am sensing something is "wrong" with the weather pattern at the same time. The global weather is all messed and usually the GPNW sets records for rainfall...which we just did before this 3-month drought. Seeing quite an "extreme flip-flop" in less than a years time.
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