I remember in Okanogan County during the baddy that was fire season 2001 they really started making headway during what was essentially the hottest stretch of that pretty moderate summer.
Yeah, I’ve always wondered what weather to root for to help the firefighters east of the crest this time of year. Maybe weak ridging is actually best? Troughs always stir up the winds and it’s nearly impossible to get Pacific rain over the crest this time of year. Maybe best case scenario is for some rogue monsoonal moisture to come up out of the desert SW…