Thursday, September 5, 2013

[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (9/05/13-9:30AM)



Date Time News and Notes
09/05/2013 0930 National Weather Service - Reno has issued a Red Flag Warning from 1100 today to 2300 tonight for gusty winds and low humidity for the Lake Tahoe Basin, Eastern Sierra and the Sierra Front. http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=sto&wwa=red flag warning
09/05/2013 0730

CA-SRF Corral Complex: 12,272 acres, 67% contained. Expected containment 9/10/2013. Pincha-Tulley/Mendes, Unified Command. Good relative humidity recovery with limited fire behavior overnight. The fire was smoldering and creeping, with rolling material still a concern. The fire was most active on the western side. Today, crews will continue to work direct where possible. Indirect line will be improved in certain areas with chipping. Rehab is continuing. Mop up will continue to 50 feet. Backhaul of equipment will continue as needed.

CA-KNF Forks Complex:: 35,892 acres, 55% percent contained. Expected containment 9/15/2013. Johnson, NORCAL 2 Smoke levels have significantly diminished. Fire behavior is expected to remain minimal due to increased fine fuel moistures as a result of cloud cover and higher humidity. Resources continue to mop up, monitor fire and complete repair as appropriate. Demob will continue as resources time out.

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


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