RIM FIRE CURRENT UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2 2013 015945 PDT

The current Helispot is set up at the top of Jawbone Ridge at an
elevation of 3,300 ft.
The Rim Fire Information Lines are operational and staffed 24 hours a
day, Sunday through Saturday. Rim Fire Information Lines are:
805-727-4775 and 805-727-4746. If these phone lines are busy, contact
the Stanislaus National Forest Supervisor's Office at 209-768-9131
from 8am-8pm or contact the Groveland Ranger Station at 209-962-7825
Ext. 546, staffed from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Stanislaus National Forest Closure Order for the Rim Fire area has
been expanded along the northern end of the fire's edge. Please see
the closure announcement and closure area map for more details. Note
that the Dodge Ridge Ski Area is still open.
There are currently no mandatory evacuations or evacuation advisories
for Mariposa County. An evacuation advisory remains in effect for
Ponderosa Hills and areas east, along the south side of Highway 108 up
to Pinecrest. Highway 120 at the Yosemite National Park boundary west
to Buck Meadows has been evacuated.
Smoke from the Rim Fire has settled into Yosemite Valley, Wawona,
Foresta and other areas, causing air quality impacts. This will
persist for the next few days, particularly in the morning hours
A fast moving fire, the Rim Fire, started 7.5 miles outside Yosemite
in the Tuolumne River Canyon, and is moving up several canyons at
once. Judging by the second large pyrocumulus cloud observed today
(8/21), the fire is likely now much larger than the last 16,000+ acre
perimter. Heavy smoke in the NW area of the park (e.g., Hodgdon
Meadow, Hetch Hetchy, and Crane Flat) is expected to occur in the
afternoons and overnight as a result, with AQI levels likely to
approach USG to very unhealthy AQI levels, depending on behavior of
the plume tonight.
Good progress was made on containing a 61 acre spot fire southeast of
Pilot Peak Lookout. Good progress was made with burnout operations
around the Crane Flat Lookout. Mandatory evacuations continue south of
HWY 120 towards Yosemite National Park north of the Old Yosemite Road.
There is a closure of Tioga Road west of Yosemite Creek Picnic Area. A
Stanislaus National Forest closure order is in effect for locations
near and in advance of the fire. The evacuation advisory continues for
areas east of Highway 108 from Ponderosa Hills north to Pinecrest.
Several locations to the west side of Yosemite National Park have also
had closures implemented as a result of the fire's spread. Access and
difficult terrain remain concerns for crews and equipment. Burnout
operations have been temporarily suspended south of Hatch Hetchy
Reservoir inside Yosemite National Park while fire behavior analysts
and long-term analysts will be assessing possibilites for more direct
line construction south of Harden Lake. Significant progress was made
on burnout operations between Hells Mountain and Clavey Meadows.
Very active fire and extensive spotting continue to hamper suppression
efforts and pose risks to firefighters. A signficant utilization and
reliance upon aerial resources with heavy air tankers including the
VLAT DC-10 and MAFFS is occurring with reinforcement of control lines
in advance of the fire's spread, control of spot fires, and slowing
the fire's advancement through terrain inaccessible to ground
resources to allow time for indirect line construction to be
completed. Type 1 helicopters are providing point protection and
cooling areas where direct line construction can be achieved safely.
The extremely dry fuels, highs winds and potential remain signficant
concerns for the fire to advance beyond retardant lines. Approximately
4,500 structures remain threatened in advance of the fire on both the
east and west sides. Fire is expected to continue its eastward spread
father into the west side of Yosemite National Park east of Aspen
Valley. Several residents remain under mandatory evacuation in the
Scotts Ridge area south of HWY 120.
Due to inaccessible steep terrain and extreme fire behavior
suppression efforts on active portions of the fire are being
significantly challenged. Heavy reliance on aviation resources has
been critical in an effort to slow the fire's progress to allow
suppression resources to establish indirect control lines in areas
where accessibility and safety can be achieved. The availability of
heavy aircraft is pertinent to the success of suppression efforts.
Continued warmer and drier weather is forecasted for the next several
days, which will elevate control concerns and slow burnout progress.
Remotely piloted aircraft is providing realtime visual and infrared
intelligence on the fire. Continued unified command with CAL FIRE.
RIM Fire: Latitude 37.857 Longitude -120.086 222777 acres
NAS BLYND 37d37m17.8N 120d59m17.5W
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Station Info Dist/Dir Time Temp DewT RH Dir Spd Gust
TT146
SMITH PEAK (ST RAWS
WIMS ID 44115
4 mi SSW 0816Z 1:16PDT
0716Z 0:16PDT
69/- 3
70/- 3
53/+ 10
53/+ 12
57/+ 22
55/+ 23
ENE / NE
N / NE
5/- 1
1/- 4
6/- 1
4/- 2
TS034
STF02 PORTABLE RAWS
5 mi W 0836Z 1:36PDT
0736Z 0:36PDT
69/- 4
69/- 5
53/+ 8
53/+ 8
57/+ 20
56/+ 21
SSE / ESE
E / SE
2/+ 1
4/+ 2
5/+ 2
5/- 1
YNWC1
YNP PORTABLE RAWS
8 mi NNW 0802Z 1:02PDT
0702Z 0:02PDT
63/- 5
63/- 4
51/+ 13
51/+ 11
64/+ 31
64/+ 28
S / W
SSE / WSW
6/+ 0
8/+ 3
11/+ 4
12/+ 5
TT209
STF04 PORTABLE RAWS
13 mi E 0832Z 1:32PDT
0732Z 0:32PDT
53/- 7
55/- 5
50/- 1
50/+ 3
88/+ 18
84/+ 21
NE / NNE
NE / ENE
2/+ 0
1/+ 1
3/+ 0
3/+ 1
CNFC1
CRANE RAWS
WIMS ID 44102
16 mi ESE 0800Z 1:00PDT
0700Z 0:00PDT
60/- 4
60/- 3
49/+ 6
50/+ 7
66/+ 20
69/+ 22
SE / WNW
SE / W
11/+ 11
8/+ 5
18/+ 14
14/+ 10
MOUC1
MOUNT ELIZABET RAWS
WIMS ID 43605
17 mi NNW 0802Z 1:02PDT
0702Z 0:02PDT
65/- 5
65/- 4
53/+ 16
52/+ 13
65/+ 35
63/+ 29
S / SSW
S / SSW
8/+ 2
7/+ 1
10/+ 3
9/+ 0
TS613
EL PORTAL RAWS
WIMS ID 44112
21 mi SE N/A
0751Z 0:51PDT

72/- 3

52/+ 5

50/+ 12

N / WNW

1/+ 0

2/+ 0
GNSC1
GREEN SPRING RAWS
WIMS ID 43613
23 mi W 0803Z 1:03PDT
0703Z 0:03PDT
72/- 1
72/- 2
51/+ 1
51/+ 1
48/+ 4
47/+ 4
NW / NW
NW / NNW
6/+ 1
7/+ 4
13/+ 5
14/+ 6
PNWC1
PINECREST 2 RAWS
WIMS ID 43615
23 mi N 0757Z 0:57PDT
0657Z 23:57PDT
58/+ 0
58/- 2
50/+ 9
51/+ 10
75/+ 21
78/+ 28
SW / SE
SSE / SE
0/- 3
1/- 2
4/+ 0
2/- 2
WWRC1
WWOLF RAWS
WIMS ID 43612
24 mi E N/A
0753Z 0:53PDT

48/- 4

44/+ 4

85/+ 22

NE / NE

0/+ 0

0/+ 0
MPOC1
MARIPOSA RAWS
WIMS ID 44106
25 mi SSE 0807Z 1:07PDT
0707Z 0:07PDT
68/- 9
68/- 7
54/+ 7
54/+ 7
61/+ 26
60/+ 24
N / N
N / NNW
5/+ 0
4/+ 2
7/+ 0
6/+ 0
JSDC1
JERSEYDALE RAWS
WIMS ID 44105
25 mi SSE 0847Z 1:47PDT
0747Z 0:47PDT
67/- 2
67/- 1
49/+ 8
49/+ 8
53/+ 16
53/+ 15
NNE / NNW
NNW / N
1/+ 1
1/+ 0
2/+ 0
2/- 1
WWNC1
WAWONA RAWS
WIMS ID 44109
33 mi SE N/A
0751Z 0:51PDT

60/+ 0

47/+ 4

62/+ 9

NE / E

0/+ 0

1/+ 0
CVBC1
CATHEYS VALLEY RAWS
WIMS ID 44114
33 mi S 0827Z 1:27PDT
0727Z 0:27PDT
73/- 6
74/- 5
53/+ 4
52/+ 3
49/+ 14
46/+ 11
N / NW
NNW / N
6/+ 4
6/+ 4
11/+ 7
11/+ 6
TS026
STF01 PORTABLE RAWS
33 mi NNW 0825Z 1:25PDT
0725Z 0:25PDT
60/+ 1
58/- 1
52/+ 13
51/+ 13
76/+ 28
77/+ 31
N / NNW
NNE / NNW
0/+ 0
0/+ 0
0/+ 0
0/- 1
STUC1
COTTAGE RAWS
WIMS ID 43210
35 mi NNW 0754Z 0:54PDT
0654Z 23:54PDT
62/- 4
61/- 5
51/+ 18
50/+ 19
66/+ 37
66/+ 40
SE / SE
SE / SSW
11/+ 7
10/+ 7
15/+ 10
14/+ 8
ESPC1
ESPERANZA RAWS
WIMS ID 43208
35 mi NW 0813Z 1:13PDT
0713Z 0:13PDT
68/+ 1
68/+ 1
50/+ 5
50/+ 4
52/+ 8
52/+ 6
N / W
NNW / WNW
1/+ 1
0/- 1
3/+ 1
3/+ 1
MCFC1
METCALF GAP RAWS
WIMS ID 44209
35 mi SSE 0802Z 1:02PDT
0702Z 0:02PDT
74/- 1
74/- 3
53/+ 5
54/+ 6
48/+ 9
50/+ 14
E / E
E / E
5/+ 2
3/+ 0
6/+ 1
4/- 1
MIAC1
MIAMI RAWS
WIMS ID 44110
35 mi SSE 0759Z 0:59PDT
0659Z 23:59PDT
69/- 4
70/- 3
52/+ 7
52/+ 8
54/+ 18
53/+ 18
SE / S
SE / SE
9/+ 3
7/+ 4
11/+ 4
8/+ 4
BSNC1
BATTERSON RAWS
WIMS ID 44207
41 mi SE 0848Z 1:48PDT
0748Z 0:48PDT
68/- 3
70/- 3
46/+ 3
49/+ 4
46/+ 9
47/+ 11
N / NNE
N / NNE
4/+ 1
4/+ 1
10/+ 2
9/+ 0
COKC1
BEAVER RAWS
WIMS ID 42601
45 mi NNW 0817Z 1:17PDT
0717Z 0:17PDT
67/- 1
66/- 2
51/+ 12
50/+ 11
56/+ 22
57/+ 22
SSW / N
NNE / N
0/- 1
0/- 1
2/- 1
2/- 2
TS863
STF03 PORTABLE RAWS
46 mi N N/A
0751Z 0:51PDT

51/- 4

47/+ 10

86/+ 35

W / NW

0/+ 0

4/+ 2
MTZC1
MOUNT ZION RAWS
WIMS ID 42701
48 mi NW 0756Z 0:56PDT
0656Z 23:56PDT
67/- 5
66/- 6
50/+ 11
48/+ 12
54/+ 24
52/+ 25
W / SW
WNW / NE
2/+ 0
4/+ 2
6/+ 1
6/+ 2
CMAC1
CAMPO SECO RAWS
WIMS ID 43209
50 mi WNW 0759Z 0:59PDT
0659Z 23:59PDT
71/+ 4
71/+ 3
55/+ 8
54/+ 7
57/+ 9
55/+ 8
SW / E
SW / N
2/- 1
3/+ 1
6/+ 0
7/+ 0

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