[californiadisasters] South Ops News & Notes Update (08/12/11-5:30PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
08/12	1730	Avalanche Fire The fire is now 745 acres. 0% contained. Fire will continue to back down to Glacier Point Road from El Portal overlook to the west towards Chinquapin. On the south flank, fire will back down into Indian Creek and the Old Glacier Point Road. Smoke impacts have increased due to the current weather pattern that will persist for the next few days. Poor smoke dispersion through the weekend.

Source: http://gacc.nifc.gov/oscc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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