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LOTS of Wind tonight in the PNW

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  1. Eckie

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    B.Brown, are yall still having fires and dry weather?
    wildwest, what's the status of "your fire" now?

    Just watched a short vid on weather channel of some firefighters in CO having to wait out the winds before they could work. I didnt hear them say what speed, but a couple of them were wavering the winds were so stiff. I've fought fire with 60 mph gusts, it ain't no fun, and I believe the winds in the vid were higher than that and seemed to be sustained not gusts. Let me rephrase....I have been on a fire and attempted to fight fire with 60 mph gusts....
     
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    Hi there, they are having a lot of success on my fire :) Holding at 176,000 acres, Up to 72% containment as of this morning, and finally as of this morning, a fire line on the risky section between the fire and my house :yes: I saw that clip too, that's the fire by my previous home, I could not imagine being in all the heat and smoke with that wind God Bless you and our Firefighters!!! We had 75 mph gusts up here a few days, guessing that was the same days the clip was taken, they were almost as high down there.

    I was relieved and thrilled our firelines held those couple days. All it takes is one ember from crowning trees to blow away and boom, another fire.
     
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    To add, the mandatory evactuation at my previous home have been down graded to pre-evac (they call it voluntary in colo). Yes!!!
     
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