as of October 13, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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May 3, 2024
Eight new large fires were reported in the past week. Currently, three large uncontained wildfires are burning in California, Oregon and Florida. Wildland firefighters and support personnel contained nine large fires this week.
For a look ahead, check out the National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for seven-day and monthly outlooks generated by predictive services within the National Interagency Coordination Center.
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A slow-moving cold front is forecast to move from the Lower Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes to the East Coast through Saturday with showers and thunderstorms along and ahead of the front. Another cold front will move south on the Plains this weekend, with showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain over much of central Texas and Oklahoma, while lighter precipitation is forecast for the Mississippi Valley and central Plains, then gradually south and east to the East Coast and Southeast next week. However, much of Florida will receive little if any precipitation, with minimum relative humidity below 40% at times. A deep, strong, and slow-moving upper low will move into the Northwest today, then through much of the West this weekend into early next week. Widespread moderate precipitation is forecast across the northern two- thirds of the West, with snow levels 4,000 to 6,000 feet, and heavier rain/snow likely in the Cascades and northern Sierra. Windy conditions will develop across much of the Intermountain West this weekend into early next week, but be mitigated by higher RH, periods of precipitation, and green-up. However, the Southwest will be considerably drier, with minimum relative humidity of 5-25% Sunday and Monday, with elevated to critical conditions likely along and east of the Divide in New Mexico. Downslope winds are forecast off the Alaska Range into portions of the Interior this weekend, with above normal temperatures.
Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
8 | States currently reporting large fires: |
Number of active large fires Total does not include individual fires within complexes. |
3 | |
Acres from active fires | 2,000 | |
Fires contained | 9 |
2024 (1/1/24-5/03/24) | Fires: 12,693 | Acres: 1,833,012 |
2023 (1/1/23-5/03/23) | Fires: 14,119 | Acres: 428,506 |
2022 (1/1/22-5/03/22) | Fires: 8,350 | Acres: 1,137,556 |
2021 (1/1/21-5/03/21) | Fires: 19,218 | Acres: 523,204 |
2020 (1/1/20-5/03/20) | Fires: 12,471 | Acres: 257,329 |
2019 (1/1/19-5/03/19) | Fires: 10,802 | Acres: 213,283 |
2018 (1/1/18-5/03/18) | Fires: 18,658 | Acres: 1,393,182 |
2017 (1/1/17-5/03/17) | Fires: 20,313 | Acres: 1,996,139 |
2016 (1/1/16-5/03/16) | Fires: 16,189 | Acres: 1,469,944 |
2015 (1/1/15-5/03/15) | Fires: 15,873 | Acres: 322,753 |
2014 (1/1/14-5/03/14) | Fires: 19,583 | Acres: 370,919 |
2014-2023 | Fires: 16,750 | Acres: 800,104 |
Arizona
Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
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Barnes Edit |
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District Edit |
ST | 315 | 100 | Two miles southwest of Maricopa, AZ | |
Range Edit |
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Southeast District Edit |
ST | 2,000 | 100 | Six miles northeast of Florence, AZ |