[californiadisasters] North Ops News & Notes Update (8/18/12-9:45AM)

Date	Time	News and Notes
08/18/2012	0945	The August 18 Smoke Impact Summary for the Northern California Fires has been posted to http://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/fuels_fire-danger/smoke_analysis/smoke_impact_summary.pdf
08/18/2012	0745	Heavy IA in the Geographic Area already this morning; multiple aircraft and resources committed to new initial attack fires.
8/18/2012	0700	CA-KNF Fort Complex Fire. 4,548 acres. 38% contained. The Pacific Crest Trail is closed from Seiad Valley to Lilly Pad Lake. Moderate surface fire spread was observed overnight.
8/18/2012	0700	CA-BTU Mill Fire. 1,560 acres. 25% contained. Higher wind speeds, spotting, torching and the roll-out of burning material are control problems this morning.
8/18/2012	0700	CA-LNP Reading Fire. 27,777 acres. 32% contained. Minimal fire behavior was observed over night. There are thunderstorms in the area this morning.
8//18/2012	0700	CA-PNF Chips Fire. 44,343 acres. 34% contained. Fire behavior has been moderated by higher rrelative humidity. Extreme terrain is a control issue.
8/18/2012	0700	CA-NOD Rush Fire. 232,000 acres. 32% contained. Burnout operations continue in the Wendal road area as structure protection takes place.
8/18/2012	0645	CA-NOD Nelson Fire. Approximately 1,000 acres. 40% contained. Burning in sage and grass. Located outside of Likely, CA
08/18/2012	0630	No new large fires reported in the Geographic Area overnight (1800-0600), although ther has been approximately 900 lightning strikes in Northern California within the last 24 hours. Precipitation amounts for the 24 hours have ranged between 0 to .27 inch.

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

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