Fire Season Weather Thread

[Barney Google]

Was shocked when they lifted the camp fire ban...a few days of HOT weather and we just might see ourselves back to square one.

[Bunnyhop]

Very smokey in the south Okanagan but I'm not seeing any new news. Is it coming up from Washington again or is there a new fire somewhere?

[canuck500]

Maybe the Oliver fire is acting up or they are doing some burning off?

[ferri]

Very smokey in the south Okanagan but I'm not seeing any new news. Is it coming up from Washington again or is there a new fire somewhere?

it was coming from here. it was smokey yesterday and again today. the fires aren't out yet, but they are getting a handle on them. :)

edited to add: by HERE i mean Washington state. lol sheesh.

http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.p ... d_fire.txt

you have to scroll up and over to the right a little to see the three blocks near me. :D

[Glacier]

A ban is still in place in the Chilcotin (western half of the Cariboo Fire Centre...

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Here is an interesting map. It shows all the land that has burned in Canada from 1980 to 2012...

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[Frisk]

That is an interesting map. Surprising that BC actually has much less burned area than other provinces / territories.

[Frisk]

September is turning out to be quite a dry month. I doubt anything major will happen especially will the cooler temperatures but it's still good to be cautious.

[Glacier]

September is turning out to be quite a dry month.

Are you sure? I have over 40 mm at my place. Victoria has had more rain this month than they did in May, June, July, and August combined.

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[Frisk]

I'm referring to the central and south okanagan. There hasn't been a significant rainfall here for a while. Rain on the 20th and 21st really soaked the north okanagan but mostly missed us.

[Glacier]

I'm referring to the central and south okanagan. There hasn't been a significant rainfall here for a while. Rain on the 20th and 21st really soaked the north okanagan but mostly missed us.

Maybe for a very small portion of the province. Mine lawn is green for the first time all summer, and I haven't even watered it. I've had over 2 inches of rain so far this month.

P.S. May 28th fire danger rating in 4 different years (2015, 2014, 2011, and 2009):

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[Glacier]

Think of this as the last word thread... See who can get in the last post before Jo closes the forum.

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[Jo]

I'd say you're about to be the winner here, if I can find a few minutes to spare, lol.

[Jo]

If someone sees a thread they want to keep alive, just let me know and I'll move it over to whatever forum is best suited.