VA-VAF-Waterfall Mountain/Capon/Rocky Branch/? ??

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NWS 24H Rain Totals for Page and surrounding Counties.

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Spot Forecast (Luray Complex): NWS Spot Forecast (weather.gov)

HRRR+ICON forecast

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Not much of a break from the winds. 30+ mph gusting over the ridgelines from the northeast for most of the day. Optimistically, the near reversal of winds yesterday and the wetting rain will help hold control lines. Down at ground level, with topology, it might not be as cut and dried as the fire folding back into the black everywhere. Wet soils and reversing winds increase tree hazards.

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Most recent perimeters and VIIRS I have. Heats are most likely from before the rain.

Waites Run 3,500 acres

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Capon 1,800 acres

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Page County

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Luray Complex (Waterfall Mountain/211 West and Edith Gap) 5,000 acres

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Rocky Branch 1,188 acres

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A few photos from Virginia Department of Foresty’s Facebook

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Tip of the hat to all responders; state, federal, lg and otherwise. Sorry about any mixups with incident names. :confused: Sorta used to the way it’s done out here on the Pacific side. :slight_smile:

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