Barometer 30.3, temperature 52 degrees. To the north, ceiling is unlimited. At Iniakuk Lodge and looking south, ceiling is obscured with dense smoke and morning fog. Visibility 5 miles with dense smoke and morning fog. Slight north wind.
Iniakuk Fire Update: Temperatures soared to 89 degrees giving the fire new life. BLM AFS smokejumpers successfully set a backfire to protect the trapper cabin at the south end of Iniakuk Lake. Today if conditions permit, they will start a backfire at the east allotment to stop the march of that section of the fire.
The east ridge burned brightly all day and into the night as I watched trees continuously erupt in flames. Another lightening strike on the west ridge became active mid afternoon, was jumped and put out. BLM has added 20 smokejumpers to the Iniakuk fire making 31 in camp at the south end.
We wait for rain.
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