First fixed wing aircraft of the day (besides IR and AA) is inbound, 4 SEATs out of Stead.
Well its in Markleeville and here’s the RAWS (if its correct)
1300 gusts to 34mph
1900 gusts to 22mph
fuel stick probably burned but shows 4
RH 20
https://raws.dri.edu/cgi-bin/rawMAIN.pl?caCMRK
Click on daily summary and submit info for current day.
2175C from Monterey Co forming up.
XST 4201C (Stanislaus County) has a report time of 0600 on 7/18 to the fire. Keyes, Turlock Rural, Denair, Burbank-Paradise, Stanislaus Consolidated, and STL from Modesto.
Based on the 6 hour loop, the fire remained pretty active over night. The smoke column on radar is going over Woodfords.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/?camera=Axis-HawkinsPeak
Check out the Leek Springs and Sierra-at-Tahoe cameras. Good views looking east, towards the sun, of the column in this early hour. (0900)
Good column visible from eastbound 50, between Placerville and Pollock PInes. Also looks like moisture is moving in from the South.
Watching 6 hour replay of Hawkins Peak. Morning into afternoon showing several wind shifts seemingly back and forth with a northwest predominantly.
It looks like the column might be coming down.
Went from this
To this.
Lightning has arrived 
The mascot for the 2021 fire season? 
They were at the Cedar Ridge cam yesterday!