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SEATTLE — Fire crews across Washington state hope to get out ahead of numerous wildfires before high temperatures arrive midweek. The Cougar Creek fire northwest of Entiat has burned about 9.6 square miles (25 square kilometers). The fire moved into the Grandma and Young creek drainages late Monday and remained active early Tuesday. Firefighters were also attacking three other smaller fires in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest on Tuesday. One blaze, the Whitepine Fire, was burning about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) south of Stevens Pass Nordic Center and 19 miles (30 kilometers) northwest of Leavenworth.

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