Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska · Wildfire
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The Chulitna Fire is a wildfire near Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska. It has burned about 94 acres (about 71 football fields). It was first reported 11 days ago. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
This Afternoon
49°F · Chance Light Rain
Wind 15 to 25 mph SE · 55% chance of rain
Tonight
45°F · Chance Light Rain
Wind 15 to 30 mph SE · 55% chance of rain
Sunday
53°F · Chance Light Rain then Chance Rain Showers
Wind 15 to 20 mph SE · 51% chance of rain
Sunday Night
45°F · Rain Showers Likely then Light Rain Likely
Wind 5 to 15 mph SE · 59% chance of rain
Monday
52°F · Light Rain Likely then Chance Rain Showers
Wind 5 mph S · 59% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
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