This little bundle of joy from the National Weather Service:
Critical fire weather conditions expected this afternoon through Sunday evening for the Olympics and north and central Cascades as well as North Cascades National Park fire weather Zone 662 late Sunday afternoon through Monday evening...
The warmest weather of the year so far is expected today. Temperatures begin to moderate on Sunday. Dry fuel conditions have exceeded critical levels from the Cascades to the coast. The heat will help create an unstable air mass above about 2000 feet.
In addition, a threat of dry thunderstorms with potentially abundant lightning will begin this evening and grow into Sunday morning raising the potential of fire starts and rapid fire growth throughout western Washington and east toward Lake Chelan.
It is 89°F outside now - the area is dry as a bone. The forecast areas (Fire Zone map for WA State) for fire are to our South and East but still, the danger is everywhere. County-wide burn ban is in effect and the fire department is very twitchy about personal fireworks for next weekend. The Haines Index for our area is at maximum (a six)
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