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Today’s increased containment percentages reflect the progress made on all three fires yesterday. With changing weather this afternoon and evening, there is potential for active fire behavior throughout the area. Dozers, engines and aerial resources are available to assist as required. As resources are no longer needed, they will be reassigned or released home.

Smokehouse Creek Fire: Firefighters continue mopping-up pockets of residual heat within the fire perimeter and along the southern edge of the fire. 

Windy Deuce Fire: Today firefighters will continue mopping-up and patrolling the fire, with emphasis on residual pockets of heat in the McBride Canyon area. Some rehabilitation of the fire area has begun.

Grape Vine Creek Fire: Engines will continue to mop-up hot spots.

WEATHER and FIRE BEHAVIOR:   

Today will be warmer and drier with temperatures reaching 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind speeds of 10 to 15 mph and gusts of 20 mph are predicted from the southwest in the morning, and from the northwest in the early afternoon. Minimum relative humidities will be 15 to 20 percent today. Any flare-ups or new fires have the potential to move at up to 1.25 mph and burn 450 to 700 acres in an hour during the peak burning period today. A cold front is expected to bring more moisture into the area and much cooler temperatures after midnight tonight.

MAJOR CLOSURES:

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, McBride, Mullinaw, Blue West, Plum Creek and Fritch Fortress Areas are closed. No other road closures at this time. Please see local sheriffs’ websites for the most current roads update.

BURN BANS:

Burn Bans in effect for Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Hemphill, Roberts, Potter, Moore and Gray Counties. Please use the following link to see additional Texas counties with burn bans: tfsweb.tamu.edu/TexasBurnBans

Fire Information Line: (979) 255-0591

  Email: information@tfs.tamu.edu

Inciweb:

Smokehouse Creek:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/txtxs-smokehouse-creek-fire 

Windy Deuce: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/txtxs-windy-deuce-fire

Grape Vine Creek: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/txtxs-grape-vine-creek-fire

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