Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 1000' of morning fog, visibility 10 miles with light smoke and patches of morning fog. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Yesterday the fires puffed quietly as they were calmed a bit by the rain. Increased humidity helps. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling 4000' overcast with rain fog, visibility 5 miles with rain fog and smoke. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Rain! Our first real rain since the lightening strike June 26. Very helpful, causing a lot of expected smoke but very helpful.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 4000' undefined due to rain fog and smoke. Visibility 5 miles with rain fog and smoke. New word for today is rain fog. It is sprinkling. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The SE wind continues to blow, fires continue to crawl ever closer. BLM AKFS put up a weather station close by to keep an eye on conditions here. The last helicopter left yesterday so we're on our own to watch the fires.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.1, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles with light smoke. SW winds at 5 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The last firefighters pulled out yesterday due to a persistent bear in their camp and we felt we could watch the fire and report to dispatch if it starts to run. Yesterday, with high SE winds and no rain, there was significant torching. Rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles in light smoke. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Without rain, the fire continues to creep along.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.3, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling and visibility zero due to dense morning fog and smoke. Wind calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: East ridge fires continue to creep and torch, over 35,000 acres have burned since June 25, with a cost so far in excess of $1.3 million. The fire is far from out.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.2, temperature 48 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast with light smoke, visibility 5 miles with smoke. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Another day of SE winds kept the fires cranked up. These fires will not go out if there is no significant rain.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 56 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 10 miles in light smoke. SE winds at 15 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Unceasing SE winds continue today and have accelerated giving renewed energy to the fires. No rain.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 34 degrees. Ceiling and visibility unlimited. Light smoke and morning fog on Iniakuk Lake. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Yesterday's temperatures were in the high 70's with constant SE winds at 10-15 knots, waking up the fires once again. Many trees torched. We wait for rain.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 38 degrees. Ceiling and visibility zero due to dense morning fog. Slight north wind at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Cooler temperatures are keeping the fires down, but not out. About 85% of the East ridge has burned in a mosaic, up and down pattern. We need some of the Fairbanks rain.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 42 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken with patches of morning fog, visibility 10 miles with patches of morning fog over the Alatna Hills. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The third crew change took place yesterday as this fire has a mind of its own. A bit of rain and cooler temperatures helps a lot. More rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 5000' overcast, visibility 10 miles in light smoke with patches of early morning fog. SE wind at 10 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Yesterday brought light rain and morning fog which quieted the fires. A southeast wind started up in the afternoon and trees started torching again. We need several days of rain to quell the fires.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.8, temperature 58 degrees. Ceiling 2000' overcast with patches of fog, visibility 10 miles in medium smoke. SE winds at 4 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Rain. Not much, but some, buying us time. Two brief but wetting rains; one around midnight, the other around 4:00A quiet the fire for now. More rain please.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 60 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast with smoke, visibility 5 miles in dense smoke. South winds at 8 knots.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Yesterday the BLM AFS Incident Commander changed the status of this fire from creeping to running. No rain, sun and increasing wind awakened all the fires on the east ridge and they advanced significantly.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast with smoke, visibility 3 miles in dense smoke. Slight SE winds.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Warmer temperatures and SE winds are kicking up the fires again. This morning the smoke is acrid, pungent and dense. No rain in sight.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 38 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles with light smoke and morning fog. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The Incident Commander boated down yesterday. He and one other smokejumper are the remaining crew. A spotter plane flies over daily to monitor and map the fire. A minimal crew is good news as we wait for rain to put out the fires.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 6000' broken, visibility 10 miles in medium smoke. SW winds at 3 knots.

Iniakuk Lake Fire Update: Yesterday brought a dark rain cloud that sat right over the fire closest to the lodge, and rained. My sentiments exactly! The rain didn't last long but every bit helps and buys us more time.

BLM and AFS had their third crew change out yesterday as we observed the one month mark of this fire. We hope there is more rain coming.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 50 degrees. Ceiling 5000' patchy clouds, visibility 5 miles in smoke with a bit of morning fog. The slight rain was falling earlier, but has stopped. Winds calm.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Unceasing SE winds with little or no rain for days has caused one of the closest fires on the east ridge to come alive. The Incident Commander boated down at 9:30p last night to let us know this was not good news and they would be back in the morning. We need a long, hard rain.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 29.9, temperature 54 degrees. Ceiling 5000' partly cloudy with morning fog bank at 1500'. Visibility 5 miles in fog and smoke. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: Rain is forecast, but we don't seem to get much. Last night the SE wind cranked up to 10 knots awakening new hot spots. I watched as many trees torched in the wind. Rain would be nice.

Iniakuk Lake Fire and Weather, Brooks Range, Alaska

Barometer 30.0, temperature 52 degrees. Ceiling 6000' overcast, visibility 5 miles, the Alatna Hills are hidden in smoke. Slight north wind.

Iniakuk Fire Update: The forecasted rains didn't make it to us, however, temperatures and relative humidity stayed fairly low all day keeping the fires quiet. Air quality was not great during the night, a north wind will help with that. Rain please.