CURRENT SITUATION:
Favorable weather conditions continue to aid suppression efforts on large fires in the Southern Area. Very high fire indices were reported in Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Minimal mobilization is occurring nationally.
SOUTHERN AREA LARGE FIRES:
HICKORY ISLAND, Okefenokee NWR. This fire is burning near Folkston, GA. Higher humidities and southwest winds have aided suppression efforts. Fire behavior has been moderate in the past 24 hours. There is a chance of precipitation in the next few days. APALACHICOLA COMPLEX, National Forests in Florida. A Type II team (Hart) will assume command of this complex today. Another day of higher humidities aided control efforts and facilitated burnout operations. Some resources will be released today. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INCIDENT |ST|UNIT| SIZE | % | EST |TOTAL|CRW|ENG|HELI|STRC| EST| $$$ NAME | | | |CTN| CTN |PERS | | | |LOSS|LOSS|C-T-D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HICKORY ISLAND |GA| OKR|13,797| 16| NR| 38| 0| 6| 2| 0| NR| 208K APALACHICOLA CX|FL| FNF| 9,389|100| ----| 207| 3| 10| 2| 0|100K| 1M ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
OUTLOOK:
Georgia has a 40% chance of showers/thunderstorms in the afternoon for the northern part of the state and a 20% in the southern portion. It will be mostly cloudy with temperatures from 76-82 in southern Georgia. Winds will generally be east at 5 MPH in the morning increasing to 10-14 MPH in the afternoon. Expect gusty winds near thunderstorms.
Florida will be partly cloudy with a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures will range from 85 to 90. Thunderstorms will produce precipitation of up to 1/4 inch over portions of the state. Increased instability will promote fire growth and fires will respond to changes in wind direction near thunderstorms.
Louisiana will be partly cloudy in the north with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the central and southern part of the state. Highs will be in the low to mid 80's.
FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA* |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 NORTHWEST |FIRES| 3| 1| | | 2| | 6 |ACRES| 27| 1| | | 3| | 31 CA-NORTH |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 CA-SOUTH |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 NORTHERN* |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 GB-EAST |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 GB-WEST |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 SOUTHWEST |FIRES| | | | | 5| | 5 |ACRES| | | | | 1| | 1 ROCKY MTN |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 EASTERN |FIRES| 107| | | 1| 52| 4| 164 |ACRES| 1,064| | | 3| 241| 4| 1,312 SOUTHERN |FIRES| | | 1| 1| 208| 22| 232 |ACRES| | | 1,177| 2| 1,789| 464| 3,432 TOTAL |FIRES| 110| 1| | | 267| 26| 404 |ACRES| 1,091| 1| 1,177| 5| 2,034| 468| 4,776 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * = NO REPORT
FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 NORTHWEST |FIRES| 24| 9| | | 5| 4| 42 |ACRES| 1,699| 21| | | 5| 267| 1,992 CA-NORTH |FIRES| | 4| | | 123| 11| 138 |ACRES| | 5| | | 41| 22| 68 CA-SOUTH |FIRES| | 12| | 1| 410| 97| 520 |ACRES| | 11| | 1| 4,332| 2,637| 6,981 NORTHERN |FIRES| | | | | | 1| 1 |ACRES| | | | | | 874| 874 GB-EAST |FIRES| | 5| | | 13| 1| 19 |ACRES| | 162| | | 123| 5| 290 GB-WEST |FIRES| | 12| | 2| 10| 1| 25 |ACRES| | 358| | 2| 26| 0| 386 SOUTHWEST |FIRES| 180| 24| 3| 8| 317| 167| 699 |ACRES| 577| 4,853| 2| 58| 30,907| 1,169| 37,566 ROCKY MTN |FIRES| 41| 17| | 1| 145| 28| 232 |ACRES| 390| 853| | 0| 1,552| 881| 3,676 EASTERN |FIRES| 114| | | 35| 4,743| 166| 5,058 |ACRES| 1,071| | | 318| 34,505| 1,982| 37,876 SOUTHERN |FIRES| 34| | 40| 56| 22,342| 596| 23,068 |ACRES| 626| | 18,381| 4,740|442,981| 22,266| 488,994 TOTALS |FIRES| 393| 83| 43| 103| 28,108| 1,072| 29,802 |ACRES| 4,363| 6,263| 18,383| 5,119|514,472| 30,103| 578,703 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YESTERDAY: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 NORTHWEST |FIRES| 3| 1| | | | 14| 18 |ACRES| 37| 50| | | | 734| 821 CA-NORTH |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 CA-SOUTH |FIRES| | | | | | 3| 3 |ACRES| | | | | | 218| 218 NORTHERN |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 GB-EAST |FIRES| | | | | | 1| 1 |ACRES| | | | | | 10| 10 GB-WEST |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 SOUTHWEST |FIRES| | | 1| | | | 1 |ACRES| | | 1,500| | | | 1,500 ROCKY MTN |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 EASTERN |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 SOUTHERN |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 TOTAL |FIRES| 3| 1| 1| 0| 0| 18| 23 |ACRES| 37| 50| 1,500| 0| 0| 962| 2,549 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRESCRIBED FIRES AND ACRES YEAR-TO-DATE: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREA | BIA | BLM | FWS | NPS | ST/OT | USFS | TOTAL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALASKA |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 NORTHWEST |FIRES| 46| 6| 9| 1| | 34| 96 |ACRES| 2,239| 377| 2,934| 35| | 2,913| 8,498 CA-NORTH |FIRES| | 3| | | | 15| 18 |ACRES| | 127| | | | 1,560| 1,687 CA-SOUTH |FIRES| | 4| | 2| | 81| 87 |ACRES| | 420| | 35| | 11,634| 12,089 NORTHERN |FIRES| | | | | | | 0 |ACRES| | | | | | | 0 GB-EAST |FIRES| | 7| 2| 1| 1| 18| 29 |ACRES| | 2,629| 1,860| 1,330| 6| 10,102| 15,927 GB-WEST |FIRES| | 1| | | | | 1 |ACRES| | 2,600| | | | | 2,600 SOUTHWEST |FIRES| 45| 14| 19| 13| 12| 229| 332 |ACRES| 26,036| 9,747| 15,703| 5,473| 1,145| 31,428| 89,532 ROCKY MTN |FIRES| 1| 26| | 5| 10| 47| 89 |ACRES| 15| 9,268| | 274| 347| 22,257| 32,161 EASTERN |FIRES| | | | 11| 1| 113| 125 |ACRES| | | | 2,835| 100| 16,944| 19,879 SOUTHERN |FIRES| | | 126| 30| 142| 876| 1,174 |ACRES| | | 60,461| 29,748| 12,107|650,371| 752,687 USA TOTALS|FIRES| 92| 61| 156| 63| 166| 1,413| 1,951 |ACRES| 28,290| 25,168| 80,958| 39,730| 13,705|747,209| 935,060 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fires and acres reported to the National Interagency Coordination Center are for operational use. Official totals may be obtained by contacting the Agencies directly.
RESOURCE STATUS: COMMITTED RESOURCES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Area |Crews|Crews|Engs |Engs |Heli |Heli |Airt |Airt |Ovrhd|Ovrhd| | |Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT|Fed |ST/OT| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ALASKA | | | | | | | | | | | |NORTHWEST| | | 3| | | | | | | | |CA-NORTH | | | | | | | | | | | |CA-SOUTH | | | | | | | | | | | |NORTHERN | | | | | | | | | | | |GB-EAST | | | 1| | | | | | 10| | |GB-WEST | | | | | | | | | | | |SOUTHWEST| 2| | 2| | 1| | | | | | |ROCKY MTN| | | | | | | | | | | |EASTERN | | | | | | | | | | | |SOUTHERN | 10| | 14| 4| 8| | | | 70| 5| |TOTAL | 12| 0| 20| 4| 9| 0| 0| 0| 80| 5| -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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