The primary carrier of fire at lower elevations is grass and shrub mix with areas of timber litter. In the mid to upper elevation the fuels are heavy forest litter with shrubs and small trees. There are pockets of heavy dead and down.

Minimal

Creeping

Smoldering

Flanking

Minimal fire activity today across the Dixie Fire area. Majority of fire activity is smoking stump holes, some cat-faces in standing trees and a few logs holding heat. Little duff creep and smolder as things have dried out since wetting rain. Isolated torching in unburned interior peninsulas and islands. Very low probability of surface fire spread in needle cast that shed in burned areas; not enough continuity and density.

Priority areas include: the Lassen & Shasta Sectors, Old Station and surrounding communities, the Highway 395 escarpment area including Janesville, Milford and Herlong Junction as well as Lake Davis and the Grizzly Creek area west of the escarpment.

Continue to establish direct and indirect containment lines south of Old Station. Resources continue to establish containment lines north of Highway 44 in the vicinity of Hat Creek Rim and Plateau as well as protecting critical fiber optic infrastructure.

Provide for service calls within communities impacted by the fire: Chester, Hwy 36 corridor, Hwy 89 corridor, Hwy 395 corridor, Paxton, Greenville, Jonesville, Crescent Mills, Taylorsville, Prattville, Butte Meadows, Bucks Lake, Meadows Valley, Rush Creek, Warner Valley, Pecks Valley, Williams Valley, Hunt Canyon, Susanville, Janesville, and the Greater Almanor area.

Continued mop up of and patrol of 1,000-hr fuels will require a significant amount of resources due to the volume of fuels and the steep and rugged terrain.

Continued holding actions and point protection of communities and critical infrastructure will require a significant resource presence for the next several operational periods.

East Zone priorities:

(1) Patrol direct line in the Devil's Punchbowl area.

(2) Resources will continue to mop up dozer and handline from Lake Davis to Clover Valley and mop up dozer and handline further south into Dixie Valley, as well as south towards Clover Valley and Portola.

(3) East of Milford, patrol and mop up containment lines on the northwest flanks of the fire

(4) Maintain containment, mop-up, and backhaul of equipment on western and central divisions in the Zone.

(5) Initiate suppression repair in high priority areas identified by the Resource Advisors and where equipment is already present.

Structure protection is in place within Genesee, Dixie Valley, Lake Davis area, Milford, and Taylorsville.

12 hours: (Thursday night) Ridge winds southwest 8 to 12 mph, gusts to 25 mph through 2200, becoming south-southwest 4 to 8 mph with gusts to 14 mph. Valley wind up valley/upslope downslope/down valley 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 18 mph becoming downslope/down valley 2 to 5 mph. Cool temperatures in the low 40s to low 50s are expected. Humidity recovery is expected to be in the 45 to 67 percent range. Needle cast fuel beds will support surface fire in interior islands and patches, but zero to low probability in areas that underburned or greater. Potential for some torching trees will increase the chances of short-range spotting.

24 hours: (Friday) Temperatures continue cooling, though humidity remains low, dropping into the teens in the afternoon. High temperatures are forecast to rise into the low 70s to lower 80s. Winds will shift to the southwest, gusting around to 20 to 28 mph on ridges in the afternoon. Potential for a significant increase in fire behavior as pre-frontal winds begin to impact the fire. If fire escapes control lines, expect short to moderate brush and timber crownfire runs across Highway 44 with a high resistance to control.

48 hours: (Friday night and Saturday) Southwest ridge winds continue gusting to 25 mph throughout the evening, with gusts to 14 after midnight. Overnight temperatures a few degrees cooler. Humidity recovery should remain moderate. Saturday highs will trend cooler, around 65 to 75. Southwest winds increase and become gusty, up to 25-35 mph over ridges in the late afternoon and early evening. Afternoon humidity levels will be trending higher, in the upper teens to low 20s. This low humidity combined with the gusty winds will bring increased fire weather concerns. Without rain, expect continued significant fire behavior and spread with short to moderate crown fire runs possible in dry timber and surface vegetation. With the predicted rains, expect a significant reduction in fire behavior, mostly smoldering and creeping with high likelihood of success with hand, machine, and aviation suppression resources.

72 hours: (Saturday night and Sunday) A cool Pacific storm system moves through the area. rain begins Saturday night, heaviest Sunday morning. Wetting rain is likely, with total amounts around .25 to .50". Gusty southwest winds continue overnight Saturday into Sunday. Overnight temperatures will be a few degrees cooler. The cooling trend continues, with Sunday highs dropping about 5 degrees more from Saturday, reaching only about 60 to 70. Humidity levels will increase with humidity only dropping to around 50 percent in the afternoon. Southwest winds increase further, gusting to 25 to 35 mph over ridges, up to 40 mph over the Escarpment. Potential precipitation over the area with frontal passage will raise humidity and reduce any fire activity. Minimal fire activity as fuels dry out from the recent precipitation.

East Zone: High pressure continued with mostly sunny skies. Humidity recovery trended a little higher this morning, 40-80%, good to moderate this morning. Afternoon humidity was again very low, dropping to around 9 to 14 percent. Wind from the southwest gusted to around 15 to 25 mph. Temperatures trended a few degrees cooler, in the upper 70s to the mid 80s.

West Zone: Calm weather again today with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s depending on elevation. Skies were mostly clear; some smoke and haze was present as well. Relative humidity decreased to 10-20%. Winds did increase today, with a southwesterly general wind of 5-10 mph with gusts as high as 20 mph were recorded, with winds working their way to lower elevations and exposed areas.

The primary carrier of fire at lower elevations is grass and shrub mix with areas of timber litter. In the mid to upper elevation the fuels are heavy forest litter with shrubs and small trees. There are pockets of heavy dead and down.

Minimal

Creeping

Smoldering

Flanking

Minimal fire activity today. Majority of fire activity is smoking stump holes, some cat-faces in standing trees and a few logs holding heat. Little duff creep and smolder as things have dried out since wetting rain. Very low probability of surface fire spread in needle cast that shed in burned areas; not enough continuity and density.

Priority areas include: the Lassen & Shasta Sectors, Old Station and surrounding communities, the Highway 395 escarpment area including Janesville, Milford and Herlong Junction as well as Lake Davis and the Grizzly Creek area west of the escarpment.

The Community of Old Station was repopulated 9/14 @ 0700 and Highway 89 was opened to the intersection of Hwy 44. Continue to establish direct and indirect containment lines south of Old Station. Resources continue to establish containment lines north of Highway 44 in the vicinity of Hat Creek Rim and Plateau as well as protecting critical fiber optic infrastructure.

Provide for service calls within communities impacted by the fire: Chester, Hwy 36 corridor, Hwy 89 corridor, Hwy 395 corridor, Paxton, Greenville, Jonesville, Crescent Mills, Taylorsville, Prattville, Butte Meadows, Bucks Lake, Meadows Valley, Rush Creek, Warner Valley, Pecks Valley, Williams Valley, Hunt Canyon, Susanville, Janesville, and the Greater Almanor area.

Continued mop up of and patrol of 1,000-hr fuels will require a significant amount of resources due to the volume of fuels and the steep and rugged terrain.

Continued holding actions and point protection of communities and critical infrastructure will require a significant resource presence for the next several operational periods.

East Zone priorities:

(1) Patrol direct line in the Devil's Punchbowl area.

(2) Resources will continue to mop up dozer and handline from Lake Davis to Clover Valley and mop up dozer and handline further south into Dixie Valley, as well as south towards Clover Valley and Portola.

(3) East of Milford, patrol and mop up containment lines on the northwest flanks of the fire

(4) Maintain containment, mop-up, and backhaul of equipment on western and central divisions in the Zone.

(5) Initiate suppression repair in high priority areas identified by the Resource Advisors and where equipment is already present.

Structure protection is in place within Genesee, Dixie Valley, Lake Davis area, Milford, and Taylorsville.

12 hours: (Wednesday night) Ridge winds southwest 8 to 12 mph, gusts to 25 mph through 2200, becoming south-southwest 4 to 8 mph with gusts to 14 mph. Valley wind up valley/upslope downslope/down valley 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 18 mph becoming downslope/down valley 2 to 5 mph. Cool temperatures in the low 40s to low 50s are expected. Humidity recovery is expected to be in the 45 to 67 percent range.

24 hours: (Thursday) Temperatures begin a gradual cooling trend, though humidity remains low, dropping into the teens in the afternoon. The warming and drying trend continues for one more day. High temperatures are forecast to rise into the upper 70s to upper 80s. Winds will shift to the southwest, gusting around to 20 to 28 mph on ridges in the afternoon.

48 hours: (Thursday night and Friday) Southwest ridge winds continue gusting to 25 mph throughout the evening, with gusts to 14 after midnight. Overnight temperatures a few degrees cooler. Humidity recovery should remain moderate. Highs will trend cooler, around 70 to 80. Southwest winds increase and become gusty, up to 25-30 mph over ridges in the late afternoon and early evening. Afternoon humidity levels remain dry, generally dropping into the teens.

72 hours: (Friday night and Saturday) Gusty southwest winds continue overnight, with overnight temperatures a few degrees cooler. The cooling trend continues, with Saturday highs dropping about 5 degrees from Friday, about 70 to 80. Humidity levels will increase a little but will still remain quite dry in the upper teens and lower 20s, bringing increased fire weather concerns. Southwest winds increase further, gusting to 25 to 35 mph.

East Zone: High pressure continued with mostly sunny skies with some haze. Humidity recovery trended lower but was good to moderate this morning, with 40 to 60 percent on the ridges and around 75 percent in the valleys. Afternoon humidity was very low, dropping to around 9 to 14 percent. Wind from the southwest gusted to around 15 to 25 mph. Temperatures trended a few degrees warmer, in the upper 80s to the low 90s.

West Zone: Calm weather again today with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s depending on elevation. Skies were mostly clear; some smoke and haze was present as well. Relative humidity decreased to 10-15%. Winds were mostly terrain-driven at lower levels. However, a southwesterly general wind of 5-10 mph with gusts as high as 20 mph were recorded on ridgetops. Overall, fair weather.