[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (9/19/13-6:15PM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
09/19/2013	1815	CA-KNF Forks Complex: 37,246 acres, 70% contained. Expected containment 10/1/2013. Herald, ICT3. Fire activity continues to be monitored in the area of Orleans Mountain, and in the Nordheimer, Butler Creek and China Creek drainages. CA-SRF-Corral Complex: 12,503 acres, 89% contained. Expected containment 10/2/2013. Franklin, ICT3. Minimal fire behavior observed due to higher humidities. Crews continue to work direct fire edge in Horse Linto Creek drainage, where terrain allows.
09/19/2013	1500	The National Weather Service - Medford has upgraded the fire weather watch to a Red Flag Warning from 1200 Friday to 2000 Friday for gusty winds and low relative humidities for Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains east and south to Mt. Shasta - Modoc County. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/firewx/cafw/rfwwarningsbycwa.php?pil=XXXRFWMFR
09/19/2013	1100	The National Weather Service - Sacramento has issued a Red Flag Warning from 0500 Friday to 1800 Friday for gusty southwest winds with low relative humidity for the Burney Basin and northeast plateau in Shasta County. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/firewx/cafw/rfwwarningsbycwa.php?pil=XXXRFWSTO
09/19/2013	1100	The National Weather Service - Reno has upgraded the fire weather watch to a Red Flag Warning from 1100 Friday to 2300 Friday for strong winds and low humidities ahead of the approaching cold front. Winds will be southwest to 30 mph, with gusts expected to 40 mph; relative humidities will be 10 to 18 percent. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/firewx/cafw/rfwwarningsbycwa.php?pil=XXXRFWREV
09/19/2013	0730	CA-KNF Forks Complex: 37,239 acres, 70% contained. Expected containment 10/1/2013. Herald, ICT3. Fire activity will continued to be monitored in the area around Orleans Mountain, and in the Nordheimer, Butler Creek and China Creek drainages. Mop up continues. Suppression repair has been completed in many Divisions. CA-SRF Corral Complex: 12,503 acres, 89% contained. Expected containment 10/2/2013. Franklin, ICT3. Fire behavior has been reduced to minimum backing, with smoldering and some rollout within containment lines. Crews are now able to work direct fire edge in the Horse Linto Creek drainage where terrain allows.

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

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