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Clair Fire is a lightning-caused fire 25 miles north of Scottsdale and south of Horseshoe Lake on the Cave Creek Ranger District.
| Current as of | Mon, 08/12/2024 - 19:09 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Cave Creek, 2 miles south of Horseshoe Dam. |
| Incident Commander | Aaron Hulburd, Incident Commander, Southwest Incident Management Team 4 |
| Incident Description | Wildfire in the Sonoran Desert |
| Coordinates |
33° 56' 76'' Latitude
-111° 42' 29
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 96 |
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| Size | 2,170 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 89% |
| Fuels Involved | Short grass (1 foot) Heavy load of grass mixed with desert scrub. Grass is cured with little live fuel moisture in the lighter shrubs. Recent precipitation and elevated Relative Humidity values have made the grass fuels unavailable to carry fire. |
| Significant Events | Minimal, smoldering fire activity. Minimal fire behavior is expected. Fire has received measurable precipitation. |
| Planned Actions |
Monitor the fire, start suppression repair, and provide for initial attack. Continue demobilization of resources. Transfer of command will occur on 8/12/24 at 6:00 PM to the Tonto National Forest. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Next 12 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. Next 24 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. Next 48 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. Next 72 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. Anticipated after 72 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. |
| Weather Concerns | A ridge of high pressure over the Four Corners states today continued to support hot and dry weather with temperatures near normal and relative humidity dipping into the 30-45% range depending on elevation. Monsoon showers and thunderstorms mainly formed over the Mogollon Rim north and east of the Sand Stone incident area. A few closer strong storm cells threatened the Y Bar, Deer, and Sheep Fire areas with gusty outflows and cloud-to-ground lightning. Winds outside of storm outflows were westerly on the ridge tops and up valley/upslope during the afternoon and evening with gusts less than 20 mph. Humidity recoveries tonight should be good especially in areas which pick up any rainfall. We will begin a ramp to hotter and drier weather on Tuesday with only slight chances of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms impacting the incident area as drier air begins to move over Arizona. Sunny skies will continue temperatures slightly above normal with low relative humidity each afternoon for the second half of the week. Thursday will be the driest day especially at lower elevations. Showers and thunderstorms will be unlikely Wednesday through Friday due to drier air over Arizona before slightly higher moisture arrives Saturday. |
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