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The yield of dryland dark northern spring wheat in Wallowa County was about 6 bushels per acre, compared to a normal yield of 60 to 70 bushels. The irrigated wheat was better at 120 bpa, when it ought to be closer to 130 bpa. Drought left some of the crops unworthy of harvest, like the peas and the timothy grass. A neighbor was not optimistic about harvesting his barley, knowing it was a very poor crop. Wallowa (Enterprise, Ore.), Aug 25, 2021

Drought and grasshoppers halved the Montana grain harvest, compared to 2020. The yield will be the worst since 1988, according to the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee executive vice president. Earlier in August, the USDA rated Montana’s spring wheat as 67% poor to very poor, while half of the winter wheat crop was poor to very poor. In some of the best wheat growing areas, the grasshoppers got to the wheat before farmers harvested. Drought kept all of the crops short with the lentils not being harvestable for the lack of height. Montana Standard (Butte), Aug 26, 2021

The dry, warm summer helped grapes at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Horticultural Research Center mature earlier than normal. Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul), Aug 26, 2021

Producers in west central Texas continued to feed livestock and wildlife. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Aug 24, 2021

The Panhandle was hot and dry, leaving soil moisture short to adequate. Livestock continued to receive a small amount of supplemental feeding. AgriLife Today (College Station, Texas), Aug 24, 2021

Efforts to fully contain the 8,777-acre Walkers Fire have been completed. The fire area will be monitored by aircraft until winter weather arrives and extinguishes it.   The Walkers Fire erupted in mid-August when lightning ignited vegetation in the Golden Trout Wilderness in Sequoia National Forest. It later spread into Sequoia National Park, approximately eight miles south of Mineral King. Forest and Park Service personnel worked side-by-side to coordinate fire suppression efforts across agency boundaries. They were successful at stopping fire spread toward communities outside the wilderness, preventing damage to cabins in the fires path, and accomplished their work in a safe manner. Thank you to all of the personnel

No Mesoscale Discussions are in effect as of Fri Sep 17 13:47:02 UTC 2021.

No watches are valid as of Fri Sep 17 13:47:02 UTC 2021.

SPC 1300Z Day 1 Outlook
Day 1 Convective Outlook CORR 1 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0830 AM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021 Valid 171300Z - 181200Z ...THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS... CORRECTED FOR NDFD GRID ERROR ...SUMMARY... A few strong to locally severe storms may occur across the southern High Plains late this afternoon and early evening. ...Southern High Plains including western portions KS/OK/TX... A hot and semi-moist but well-mixed boundary layer will exist near/ahead of a southeastward-sagging front across the region, with isolated thunderstorms expected particularly during the late afternoon through early/mid-evening. While deep-layer winds and vertical shear will be weak (effective shear 20-25 kt at most), the hot/well-mixed boundary layer characteristics could support some stronger storms with wind gust potential on an isolated basis. ...Southern Arizona... To the east of an inland-moving shortwave trough over southern California, moisture will increase into southern Arizona toward the Lower Colorado River Valley today. This may contribute to 500-1000 J/kg of MLCAPE this afternoon across far southern Arizona. Heating will result in inverted-V profiles, and a few storms may develop in this regime by late afternoon and early evening. Isolated, strong convective gusts cannot be ruled out, but any severe wind risk currently appears limited. ..Guyer.. 09/17/2021 Read more

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
500 AM PDT Fri Sep 17 2021

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

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Forecaster Brown

For all emerging initial attack incidents on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, please refer to this page. Any large fires will have a new "incident" page started in InciWeb and the link will appear next to the fire name and status. Carson Ranger District 4/17/2021 Dutch Louie Flat. Located at Huffaker and Lakeside. 0.1 acres. Contained/controlled 4/18/21.5/16/2021 Hawkins Creek. Located off Highway 88 and Burnside Rd. 0.1 acres. Contained/controlled 5/16/21.6/3/2021 Jack. Located off of Jacks Valley Rd.0.1 acres. Contained/controlled 6/3/21.6/9/2021 Jacks Valley. Located south of Jacks Valley Rd. 285 acres, resources on scene. For updated information on this fire, visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7519/. 6/29/2021 Mogul Fire, located in the Monitor Pass Area, five acres, air and ground resources on scene, contained and controlled as of 6/30/21.  7/1/2021 East Fork Fire, burning in Cottonwood Canyon on the California side of the Carson Ranger District (approximately...

     |     Maps     |     Update    |     Videos    |      Photos     |      Facebook       |     Smoke   |  The Muckamuck Fire started on August 4, 2021. It is located approximately 4 miles northwest of Conconully, Washington in the area of Pelican Pass and Muckamuck Mountain. It is on lands managed by the Colville National Forest. There are trail, area, and road closures in effect. The fire is in an area that has not burned in recent years. Decadent mixed conifer with dead and down materials are the primary fuel source along with open ponderosa pine, sagebrush, and cured grass meadows.Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 9 (NWIIMT9) assumed command of the Muckamuck, Cub Creek 2, Cedar Creek, and Delancy Fires on August 25th.  Smoke Blog:   wasmoke.blogspot.com/p/local-outlooks.html Highway Information:  wsdot.com/traffic/trafficalerts/default.aspx   Okanogan Citizen Alert System - to sign up for text...

Huff Fire stated September 15, 2021 at approximately 4:00pm. Firefighters from multiple departments are currently engaged in a wildfire in Archer County, located 6 miles southeast of Lakeside City. 2 outlining building and 1 abandoned trailer house have been lost. 5 additional homes have been evacuated. Texas A&M Forest Service is working as a unified command with local

Summary: On Aug. 3, 2021 a lightning storm ignited several small fires on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.   One of the fires that was ignited, the Pincer Creek Fire, is located 18 air miles east southeast of the Marblemount community in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. It is burning in very steep terrain in an old fire scar with numerous snags and heavy dead and down fuels.  Evacuations: None. Over the past several weeks, the weather has shifted to a more fall like pattern with cloudy, moist, cool weather. “We are thankful that activity on the Pincer Creek Fire is minimal.” Said Kit Moffit, Acting Forest Fire Staff Officer for the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. “Based on the current weather forecast and minimal expected fire behavior, we are pleased to announce that Forest System Road #15 (Cascade River Road) will be reopened on September 16, 2021. We know that the Pincer Creek Fire closure has been a major inconvenience and we appreciate the public’s...

Due to decreased fire activity across the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, this InciWeb page will NOT be maintained after September 1, 2021. For the latest fire information for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, please visit the following resources:Forest WebsiteForest Fire Information PageForest Facebook pageForest Twitter pageOfficial Forest Mobile app: search "Nez Perce Clearwater" in your app store On June 30th, a succession of thunderstorm systems moved through north-central Idaho bringing lots of lightning and very little precipitation. These thunderstorms resulted in numerous wildfires on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and the surrounding areas. The U.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Lands, Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association, Nez Perce Tribe, the Incident Management Teams and the Bureau of Land Management, are working together to prioritize resources between wildfires based on immediate threats to life and property.The area has...

The Storm Theatre Complex consists of 26 Backcountry fires and the Storm Creek Fire. The Storm Creek Fire is located 9 miles southeast of Powell, Idaho. The 26 Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Backcountry Fires are within an approximately 815,000 acre remote, roadless area north of Highway 12, east of the Clearwater River, South of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest, south of the Lolo National Forest, and west of the Bitterroot National Forest. The fires range in size from less than one acre to 15,000 acres.  These fires are being managed using a point protection strategy because of extreme competition for fire suppression resources and the comparably low values at risk.  There will be no more updates posted to this page unless there is significant fire activity to report. The Storm Theatre Complex fires will be included in future forest-wide updates as needed. These updates, as well as the most up to date closure information, can be found on the Nez...

The Dixie and Jumbo fires are located approximately 40 miles southeast of Grangeville and 15 miles south of Elk City, Idaho near the communities of Comstock and Dixie.  The Dixie Fire was started by lightning on July 5, 2021 and the Jumbo Fire was started by lightning on July 6, 2021.  The fires are burning in mixed conifer stands in steep and rugged terrain.  There will be no more updates posted to this page unless there is significant fire activity to report. The Dixie & Jumbo fires will be included in future forest-wide updates. These updates, as well as the most up to date closure information, can be found on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests website

No watches are valid as of Tue Sep 14 18:06:02 UTC 2021.

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Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1100 AM PDT Tue Sep 14 2021

For the eastern North Pacific...east of 140 degrees west longitude:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

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Forecaster Brown