The fire remains within the 2008 Buckhorn, Eagle, Miners and Cedar Fire footprints. Converted brush and a heavy dead and downed component dominate most areas. Fuels to the north of Hayfork are characterized as widely spaced mixed conifer and grass. All live fuels are cured to levels normally seen in late September.

Active Uphill Runs

Group Torching Short-range Spotting

Narrative: Active fire behavior. High resistance to control. Fair to locally poor RH recovery again promoted an earlier peak burn period. A hot, unstable airmass at the surface supported steady fire spread in all fuel types. Fire growth was primarily a function of aggressive surface fire; short uphill runs, group tree torching, short range spotting and roll-out due to steep, complex terrain. Afternoon heating provided new growth opportunities west of Hayfork towards Hyampom and south towards Indian Valley. Additional expansion continued into the well-aligned topography north of the 299 corridor within the designated wilderness towards Green Mountain, Thurston Peaks and Hobo Gulch. East of Hoboken, fire continues to make a consistent flanking action along the south slopes of Big Mountain, towards the New River.

Mitigate the imminent threats to life and private property for the communities in the following areas: Div-W/Y - Hayfork along the west side from Old Hay wagon road south to the N10 road, Drink water Gulch, and along Hayampom Road.

Div- K- Hoboken, Dailey, Gray Ranch, and Denny.

Div-U - structures along the East Fork Road North of Barney Gulch and structures along the Canyon Creek Road North of DP-355.

Once the imminent threats to human life and private property is mitigated, actions will be focused on perimeter control as planned.

12 hrs: Despite diurnal nighttime winds and shorter days, fire behavior will only slightly temper under locally "fair to poor" relative humidity recovery. The contribution of fine fuels to fire spread will only diminish for several hours during the night. Drainage winds will continue to steer established deep seated fire both west and east along the Hayfork Creek corridor; sustaining an ongoing threat to the communities of Hyampom and Hayfork. Indian Valley is threatened with any new growth south of Hayfork Creek. Continued fire activity along the south and west slopes of Big Mountain will maintain a threat to the New River corridor, and the community of Hoboken. Recent fire expansion along along the East Fork of the North Fork Trinity River now represents a threat to Hobo Gulch.

24 hrs: Extreme fire behavior possible late. High resistance to control. Expect enhanced growth potential with forecast convective activity associated with a very unstable airmass over the region. Expect active burning with elongated burn periods well past sunset. Very dry large fuels and fully available fine fuels will contribute to unimpeded growth where any fuel continuity exists and suppression resources do not. Daily diurnal wind flow will again steer established deep seated fire mainly along the Hayfork Creek corridor; providing an ongoing threat to the communities of Hayfork and Hyampom. Indian Valley is threatened with any new growth south of Hayfork Creek. Expect northerly spread into the high elevation wilderness below Green Mountain and Thurston Peaks. Continued active burning, north of Ironside Mountain, will represent a threat to Denny. Recent fire expansion along along the East Fork of the North Fork Trinity River now represents a threat to Hobo Gulch.

Block 48: CA-CDF row includes all resources that are assigned to the State Mission that was previously the South Zone of the

Monument Fire.

Resource counts: chippers and excavators have been included with Track Vehicles.

All State Resources from states other than CA were consolidated under the State Column.

Observed:

Hot and dry conditions persist, with patchy fog remaining in the valleys through midday. The smoke and more stable conditions at the surface have kept lower elevation winds somewhat subdued. The flow aloft was brisk and out of the southwest, which was evident by satellite imagery showing the approximately 50% cloud cover quickly streaming to the northeast.

Max Temperatures: Upper 80s to mid 90s Minimum Humidity: 10-18%

20 ft Winds: Upper Slopes & Ridges: ENE to ESE 1-3 mph through 1400, becoming WSW 3-5mph gusts to 13 mph into the afternoon and evening.

Trinity River Basin: Down-canyon 1-3 mph through 1200, then up-canyon 3-6 mph gusts to 13 mph into the afternoon and evening.

Forecast:

Breezy conditions will taper through late evening and transition to down-canyon by midnight. Temperatures will once again fall into the mid 50s to mid 60s across the fire, with poor to moderate humidity recoveries anticipated.

An upper level system is forecast to sweep east across northern California tomorrow and Friday. This system will help to develop some showers and isolated thunderstorms across both fires starting in the afternoon, and lasting through the night. Any storms that do develop will initially be dry, producing some cloud to ground lightning and the potential for erratic gusty outflow winds. A wetting rain is not expected due to the dryness level of the air near the surface, and the forecast movement speed of storms. Maximum temperatures will once again climb into the upper 80s to mid 90s, with minimum humidity levels falling into the teens.

The fire remains within the 2008 Buckhorn, Eagle, Miners and Cedar Fire footprints. Converted brush and a heavy dead and downed component dominate most areas. Fuels to the north of Hayfork are characterized as widely spaced mixed conifer and grass. All live fuels are cured to levels normally seen in late September.

Overnight

Yesterday’s Red Flag conditions, with extreme heat and low humidity contributed to active fire behavior with substantial growth overnight. Observed fire behavior included torching, uphill runs, and spotting. Most growth occurred on the Southwest flank of the fire.

Crews provided structure defense along the Hyampom Road corridor and continued to prep and perform firing along established lines as the fire progressed where safe to do so. Crews patrolled and monitored the remaining perimeter.

Protect communities of Hayfork, Hyampom, East Fork of New River, Weaverville and Junction City by providing structure defense. Perform direct and indirect line construction in Divisions U, W, and Z. Continue to hold, improve, mop-up, and patrol existing containment lines. Continue contingency line and structure preparation in Division K.

12 hrs: Despite diurnal nighttime winds and shorter days, fire behavior will only slightly temper under locally "fair to poor" relative humidity recovery. The contribution of fine fuels to fire spread will only diminish for sveral hours during the

night. Drainage winds will continue to steer established, deep seated fire both west and east along the Hayfork Creek corridor; sustaining an ongoing threat to the communities of Hyampom and Hayfork. Indian Valley is threatened with

any new growth south of Hayfork Creek. Continued fire activity along the south and west slopes of Big Mountain will maintain a threat to the New River corridor, and the community of Hoboken.

24 hrs: Extreme fire behavior possible. High resistance to control. Expect enhanced growth potential with forecast convective activity associated with a very unstable airmass over the region. Expect active burning with elongated burn periods well past sunset. Very dry large fuels and fully available fine fuels will contribute to unimpeded growth where any fuel continuity exists and suppression resources do not. Daily diurnal wind flow will again steer established deep seated fire mainly along the Hayfork Creek corridor, providing an ongoing threat to the communities of Hayfork and Hyampom.

Indian Valley is threatened with any new growth south of Hayfork Creek. Expect northerly spread into the high elevation wilderness below Green Mountain and Thurston Peaks. Continued active burning, north of Ironside Mountain, will represent a threat to Denny.

Block 48: CA-CDF row includes all resources that are assigned to the State Mission that was previously the South Zone of the

Monument Fire.

Resource counts: chippers and excavators have been included with Track Vehicles.

All State Resources from states other than CA were consolidated under the State Column.

Another hot and dry day, as the upper ridge breaks down and an upper trough sweeps by to the northwest. This close proximity has increased south to southwest winds across the fire area, has improved ventilation, and was the main impetus for the issuance of a Red Flag Warning for today for the Monument and Knob Fires, in effect from 1000 to 2000.

Max Temperatures: 90s to around 100F Minimum Humidity: 7-11%

20 ft Winds:

Upper Slopes & Ridges: ENE to ESE morning 2-4 mph gusts to 7 mph, becoming SSW

6-10 mph gusts 18-22 mph into the afternoon and evening.

Trinity River Basin: Down-canyon 1-3 mph with gusts to 6 mph through 1300, then

up-canyon 5-8 mph gusts to 17-20 mph in the afternoon and evening. Forecast:

Breezy conditions will taper through late evening and transition to down-canyon by midnight. Temperatures will fall into the mid 50s to mid 60s across the fire, with poor to moderate humidity recoveries anticipated.

Southwest flow aloft will remain in place across the region tomorrow, producing partly cloudy skies along with patchy smoke in the low-lying valleys. Afternoon temperatures are forecast to be a couple degrees cooler, minimum relative humidity will be a few percent higher, and south west winds will gust up to 20 mph at times through the mid and late afternoon over the higher exposed area.