Looks like Flightradar24 has N149Z from Boise doing a mapping mission
That should give a good map for tomorrow?
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The Walker Fire in the Plumas NF is now the largest fire in California this year currently @ 17,912 acres, 0% containment. Tonight, poor humidity and predicted southwest winds are expected to contribute to increased fire activity.
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Hot off the presses… a little over 24,000 now.
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The infrared mapping crew from the National Fire Center in Boise flew the Walker Fire last night at about 9:30pm on 9/6/2019. We used their data to make this map.
Walker Fire in red, 24,000 acres.
The fire is about 9.5 miles across, and is still about 12 miles from Janesville.
The blue shapes with white outlines are on this map are the 2007 Antelope and Moonlight Fires.
Yellow line is Janesville Grade.
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Just learned that the fire is less than 2 miles from Antelope lake.
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And it is running hard.
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Has it gotten to the top of Wheeler Peak yet?
Any idea where the majority of the drops are being made?
Modis hits put it on the south slope.
Winds at the head are gusting 15 to 25 on the raws stations near antelope lake and susanville.
Would that be the Coyote RAWS? News and Notes from ONCC page, ONCC News and Notes
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Pierce raws just north of antelope lake.
38,049 Acres @ 1935 9/7/19
Evacuation orders placed on community of Milford
Press release
The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory evacuation order for the community of Milford. The mandatory evacuation area is from Thunder Mountain Road and 395, to the intersection of Laufman Grade (Old Hwy 59) and Hwy 395. Sheriff’s Deputies and other law enforcement personnel will be going door to door in this area to make notifications. 1-Gather all family members. 2. Gather all pets. 3- Gather only essential items. 4. Be sure to bring essential medications with you. 6- Lock your home. An evacuation Center will be opened at the Lassen County Fairgrounds.
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Thanks for the map…
Walker Fire was mapped last night by the National Fire Center’s IR crew. 7:30pm, 9/7/2019. Here is a map we made based on this data.
Walker Fire is red.
Orange line shows 22 hours of growth since last IR mapping.
Yellow line is the Janesville Grade/Antelope Lake Road.
Blue areas are the 2007 Antelope Complex and Moonlight Fires.
Fire spread was slower in the 2007 Antelope fire area than in the unburned areas to the south. The fire advancing about 2.5 miles into the Antelope burn along the Antelope Lake road.
The fire spread 5 miles to the east in 22 hours, and was five miles from Highway 395 at 7:30 pm on 9/7/2019.
Size at time of mapping - 38,000 acres.
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Forecasted weather next 2 days (Mon-Tues) hopeful some relief. Low RH >30%. Mixed bag if thunderstorms develop. Wind but some moisture possible Tues. Watch out Wed thru Friday though. Farther east light fuels respond so well to higher RHs. Mixed bag on escarpment winds. More than likely mentioned during briefing given that those winds are mentioned on the Fire Danger Pocket Cards (at least they were a few years back.
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43, 931 acres per the IR flight last night. Here’s the map:
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The fire got rain on it last night, enough to put puddles in fire camp.
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Actually got rain in camp this morning more expected today
9/12/19 @ 0700: CA-PNF Walker Fire: 49,272 acres grass and timber, 28% contained. In Plumas County Evacuation Advisory remains for the Flouroy Bridge and Franks Valley area and Mandatory Evacuation Order remains for Murdock Crossing, Stoney Ridge and Antelope Lake areas. In Lassen County the Evacuation Warning remains along Hwy 395 from Laufman Grade to Wales Canyon and the Babcock Crossing area. Threat remains to the 5 Bears Hydroelectric project in Ward Creek and the Walker Mine Super-fund site.