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Fire Update – Cabbage Fire

Breaking information: The weather cooperated with fire fighting forces yesterday as the strong east winds that drove the Cabbage fire on Saturday calmed considerably.  There was little movement of the fire perimeter, as hand-crews, fire engines, and helicopters effectively checked its advance.  Efforts were successful in finding and improving access routes to the blaze.  Today, fire fighters are gearing up for a maximum effort, as the weather is expected to remain favorable.

General Overview: The fire is burning in steep and difficult to access terrain.  Heavy and highly flammable brush, combined with unseasonably warm, dry weather are the main challenges facing fire fighters.  Crews and helicopters are holding the fire east of the Eel River, just northwest of the Snow Mountain Wilderness Area.  The Cabbage fire is now 20 percent contained.  Current burned acreage was revised to 1,658 acres after improved mapping of the perimeter.

Weather:  Today’s weather will continue to be unusually warm and dry.  Maximum temperatures are expected to reach into the eighties, with minimum relative humidities slightly moister than yesterday (15 to 20 percent).  The key factor is gentle winds, which are expected to shift to a southwesterly flow.  While there is still no rain in the forecast, this shift in direction should bring humidities up slightly.