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Areas of Critical Fire Weather and Heavy Snow Friday

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to parts of southern New England and Hawaii Friday where Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Several feet of snow may accumulate over the Cascades from late Friday night into Monday evening as a storm system move through the Pacific Northwest. Read More >

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Lava Mountain Fire Inciweb Page
WFO Riverton Fire Weather Page
Fire Weather Planning Forecast For Zone 288
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Dubois Airport Obs. Elkhorn RAWS Lava Mtn
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Lava Mountain Wildfire Map
Red outline is the fire perimeter as of 8/3:

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Current Warnings, Radar, and Satellite

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Please click on the map to see the latest watch and warning products, as well as the complete color code for public products - some are similar to the Fire Weather colors. In addition, other products highlighted on this map may be important to fire users.

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Lava Mountain Lodge Web Cam
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Click here for a time lapse (.mp4 file) of the Lava Mountain Fire from Snokaters webcam on Tuesday afternoon.

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Storm Prediction Center Critical Fire Areas and Thunderstorm Forecasts

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Weather Outlook and Climate Information

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USFS Fire Danger Graphics and Fuels

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