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The CRA Weekly Wildfire Brief for September 6, 2018 Report ID #: 2018-0907-0327 Weekly Wildfire Brief Provide Feedback on this Report Notice: The information in this report is subject to change and may have evolved since the compiling of this report. BLUE Text = Newly added information and information that has changed since the last wildfire brief. GRAY Text = Infomration where nothing new has been posted since the last wildfire brief, unable to reverify the information as still being current. Inside this Brief: Summary Pg 1 - 2 Wildfire Snapshot Pages Pg 7-29 State Wildfire Map Pg 3 Downloadable Map Files Pg 30 Weather Information Pg 4 Recovery Resources Pg 31-32 Red Flag Watches & Warnings Pg 5 Reference Links Pg 33 Air Quality Maps Pg 5 Significant Fire Potential Maps Pg 6 (Previous Brief Published 8/31/18) Wildfire Summary - September 6, 2018 For reference: 1 sq mile = 640 acres ; 1 football field = approx 1.32 acres Acres % Structures Structures Burned Contained Evacuations Page Fire Threatened Destroyed [Change] [Change] Del Norte & Siskiyou Counties 31,273 70% Natchez Fire [+4,197] [+0%] Warnings None listed None listed 7-8 El Dorado County Sliger Fire * 150 60% Lifted None listed None listed 9 Lake, Mendocino, Colusa, & Glenn Counties Mendocino 459,123 98% Area None 280 10-12 Complex [+21] [+5%] Closures Madera County 13,347 85% Lions Fire [+357] [+5%] None None None 13 Mono County Boot Fire * 5,130 0% YES 32 None 14-15 Orange & Riverside Counties Holy Fire 23,025 100% (FINAL) [-111] [+7%] None None 24 16 Placer County North Fire * 1,274 43% YES 50 None 17-18 Shasta, Siskiyou, & Trinity Counties Delta Fire * 22,000 0% YES 280 None 19-22 Shasta County 46,150 80% Hirz Fire [+10,067] [+41%] Yes 96 None 23-24 Also see Delta fire above Continued on Next Page -- 1 -- Wildfire Summary (continued) For reference: 1 sq mile = 640 acres ; 1 football field = approx 1.32 acres Acres Burned % Contained Structures Structures Evacuations Page Fire [Change] [Change] Threatened Destroyed Siskiyou County Also see Natchez Fire under Del Norte & Siskiyou Counties Also see Delta Fire under Shasta, Siskiyou, & Trinity Counties Trinity County Kerlin Fire * 975 0% YES 100 None 25-27 Also see Delta Fire under Shasta, Siskiyou, & Trinity Counties Tuolumne & Alpine Counties 36,400 87% Area Donnell Fire None 28-29 [+65] [+22%] Closures 135 * Newly added fire -- 2 -- Weather Information Source: Cal OES Daily Situation Report - September 6, 2018 RH = Relative Humidity NORTHERN CALIFORNIA • Gusty afternoon W winds and low relative humidity (RH) Friday east slopes of Coast Range into far Western Sacramento Valley • Gusty, mostly SW wind with RH early next week near and E of the Cascade/Sierra crest • Low pressure trough offshore will have most influence over the North Ops region for the next 7 days, no thunderstorms or precipitation expected • Gusty afternoon W winds/low RH developing Friday east slopes of Coast Range into far Western Sacramento Valley, gusts mostly 15-25 mph, locally to around 30 mph. • Winds otherwise will be lighter today most areas with not much change Friday • Weekend-onward winds include daily gusty, W to NW winds ocean to Coast Range crest and gusty, mostly SW wind/low RH expected early next week near/E of Cascade Sierra crest • Even without wind, low afternoon RH/poor to moderate overnight RH recovery at least through the weekend will be fairly wide spread with areas of overnight thermal belt conditions developing mid and upper slopes • Temperatures somewhat above seasonal values inland next few days, warmest locations mid and upper 90s, followed by cooling next week to more seasonable values in the lower 90s warmest inland places SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • High pressure over the Pacific will expand eastward, resulting in much warmer weather the next few days. Breezy conditions will develop each afternoon along the central coast which will transition into nighttime sundowner winds across Santa Barbara County and north winds along the I- 5 Corridor. Cooler, onshore flow is expected to return for the balance of next week. • Maximum temperatures today will reach the upper 70s to lower 80s in the mountains to the lower 90s in the valleys, warming another 3-5 degree Friday. Saturday will be the hottest day with highs of 100-103 in the valleys. Slow cooling trend Sunday and Monday before temperatures fall to below normal next Wednesday. • Northwest winds of 15-25 mph each afternoon along the central coast through Sunday. Local north winds of 10-20 mph tonight in Santa Barbara County and the I-5 Corridor. North winds increasing to 15-25 with gusts to 40 mph in these areas Friday night/Saturday morning. • Minimum humidity will be mainly between 15%-25% above and inland from the marine layer today. Look for RH minimums to drop into the 8- 12% over most areas below 7,000 feet over the weekend. The lowest readings may occur along the central coast interior over the weekend. Only fair recovery across mid slope elevations with thermal belts forming due to clear skies overnight. • Possibly turning windy in the Sierra high country into the western Owens Valley during the latter half of next week. -- 4 -- Red Flag Warnings/Watches & Air Quality Red Flag Warnings & Watches North America Smoke Plumes September 6, 2018 = Fire Weather Warning = Fire Weather Watch Source: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/hms.html Source: https://www.weather.gov/fire/ Current Watches, Warnings or Advisories for California Link https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/ca.php?x=1 Current Air Quality Air Quality Forecast (as of 9/7 12:00am) for Friday, September 7 Source: https://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.local_state&stateid=5&mapcenter=0&tabs=0 Legend: AQI = Air Quality Index; PM = Particulate Matter; O3 = Ozone Air Quality Index Basics Overview: https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.aqi -- 5 -- Significant Fire Potential Maps Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Source: http://psgeodata.fs.fed.us/staticmap.html -- 6 -- Natchez Fire - Del Norte & Siskiyou Counties Sources reference number (#) corresponds to number in the information sources at the end of the section. Acres Burned % Contained [Change] [Change] 31,273 (1) 70% (1) [+4,197] [+0%] Start Date Estimated Containment Date July 15, 2018 (1) October 15, 2018 (1) Lead Agency(ies) U.S. Forest Service (1) Initial Location 8 mi NW of Happy Camp, CA & 15 mi SE of Cave Junction, OR (1) Structures Structures Fire Maps Threatened Destroyed None listed None listed Infrastructure Impacts None listed Cause of the Fire Lightning (1) Hashtags #NatchezFire Additional Maps https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/ Source: National Interagency Fire Center Map (Sept 6, 2018) maps/5948/ Impacted Zip Codes: 96039 http://nifc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/ MapSeries/index.html? Nearby Zip Codes: no other ones close by appid=004eb407a56143da890a8e50056f Fire Information Line: 530-493-1524 7:00am-8:00pm or d82b [email protected] Projected Fire Activity South end of the fire continues to make uphill runs with short range spotting. Fire continued surface spread progressing west up Copper and South Fork Indian Creek Canyons approaching Cyclone and Raspberry Gaps in Lieutenant Ridge. (1) 24hrs: Breezy ridgetop conditions and low relative humidity will provide active burning conditions. Active surface spread with intermittent torching and short range spotting. Expect gap between main fire in Copper Creek Canyon and Cyclone Gap to decrease to within a half mile. (1) 48hrs: Active surface spread with intermittent torching and short range spotting. Continued growth to the south and west. Expect main fire in Copper Creek Canyon and that Cyclone Gap to meet. (1) 72 hrs: Active surface spread with intermittent torching and short range spotting. Expect continued progress up South Fork Indian Creek toward Raspberry Gap. Continued growth to the south, consuming gaps left between 2017 Exlipse burn and Natchez Fire. (1) 72+ hrs: Moderating fire activity by mid week expected, with cooling and moistening airmass. Moderate fire activity in upper elevations, and active fire activity in richer lower elevation fuels. Continued growth to the south, consuming gaps left between 2017 Eclipse burn and Natchez Fire. (1) Continued on Next Page -- 7 -- Natchez Fire - Del Norte & Siskiyou Counties Evacuations Evacuation Warning: • three private in-holdings northwest of Happy Camp. (1) • community of Sunstar (1) Community Meeting Friday, September 7, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. In the Happy Camp Grange, 64501 2nd Street, Happy Camp, CA (2) Additional Information Resources Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ DelNorteCountySheriffDepartment/ Del Norte County NOAA Watches, Warnings or Advisories: https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/ wwaatmget.php?x=CAC015&y=1 Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ SiskiyouCountySheriff/ Siskiyou County NOAA Watches, Warnings or Advisories: https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/ wwaatmget.php?x=CAC093&y=1 Cal OES Fire Situational Awareness: https://calema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/ Cal OES MapSeries/index.html?appid=33c284a58166427bab05a115414930ed Information Sources 1) InciWeb Incident Page - Natchez Fire: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5948/ (Updated: September 6,2018 7:29pm) 2) InciWeb - Natchez Fire - Happy Camp Community Meeting September 7, 2018: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/ 5948/47544/ (Updated: September 6, 2018 7:30pm) -- 8 -- Sliger Fire - El Dorado County Sources reference number (#) corresponds to number in the information sources at the end of the section. — Newly Added Fire — Acres Burned % Contained [Change] [Change] 150 (1) 60% (1) Start Date Estimated Containment Date September 4, 2018 (1) Not listed Lead Agency(ies) CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit (1) Initial Location Sliger Mine Rd and Hida Way, northwest of Georgetown (1) Structures Structures Fire Maps Threatened Destroyed None listed None listed No Fire Map Available Evacuations Impacted Zip Codes: 95635 Evacuations orders have been lifted.
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