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Oct 23, 2024 - This morning Firewatch 51 mapped the fire at 6,303 Acres which is a growth of 96 acres since the last mapping on 10/20 with 766 on KNP.  The IR flight did pick up a heat signature in the rocks on the SNF side of the Monarch Divide at Happy Gap.  There was minimal heat showing on the southern end of the fire with the exception of the Grizzly Creek and Wren Creek confluence where the fire is slowing moving between the rocks. The majority of activity is still within the Lewis Creek drainage as the fire continues to move East and Northeast.  Now that the southern portion of the fire has been secured along Highway 180 the resources assigned have continued to prep control lines east from Lewis creek to Hole in the Wall near Cedar Grove  in preparation for the fire to move down from Lewis Creek in the future.  Line preparation should be completed by Friday 10/25 and so our plan is to return the fire to 100% monitor at 1800 on 10/25/2024.  We plan to monitor the weather moving into the area between 10/28-10/29 for possible precipitation over the fire area with amounts still showing light in early models.