[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (8/19/12-6:45AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
8/19/2012	0645	HI-CNTY Kekaha 12 Fire. 750 acres. 0% containment. The fire is burning in an abandoned cane field overgrown with native brush on Kauai. Existing roads are washed out and offer poor access to engines.
8/19/2012	0640	CA-NOD Nelson (W-1) Fire. 2,000 acres. 90& contained. Mop up continues.
8/19/2012	0640	CA-MEU Pass Fire. 1,000 acres. 5% contained. Rapid rate of spread, sustained crown runs, torching andlong range spotting have been observed fire behavior.
8/19/2012	0630	CA-NOD Rush Fire. 249,578 acres. 45% contained. Creeping and smoldering fire behavior were observed. Some hot spots with individual tree torching in the juniper and sagebrush fuel models.
8/19/2012	0630	CA-PNF Chips Fire. 44,739 acres. 38% contained. The fire was active until late evening, with spotting across the North fork of the Feather River at the confluence with the Ohio.
8/19/2012	0630	CA-LNP Reading Fire. 27,849 acres. 51% contained. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering was observed last night.
8/19/2012	0630	CA-BTU Mill Fire. 1,610 acres. 35% contained. Fire behavior is being influenced by up canyon winds and the preheating of fuels. Higher-end ridge winds and gusts are causing torching and spotting.
8/19/2012	0630	CA-KNF Fort Complex. 4,918 acres. 41% contained. Branch II will transition to a Type III organization from the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest on August 21 at 0700. Branch I will transition to a NIMO organization on August 21 at 1800
8/19/2012	0630	CA-TGU Poderosa Fire. 7,000 acres. 0% contained. Extreme fire behavior and rapid rate of spread has been observed. Crowning, major runs and whole area ignitions are control problems.
8/19/2012	0630	CA-SHU August Lightning Fires. 350 acres. 20% containment. Several fires have been contained with minimal spread but others in alignment with wind and slope saw significant growth. Remote locations and limited access are control problems.

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

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