Monroe County, Florida · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
15 acres Aug 5, 5:00 PM
|
20 acres
Aug 5, 6:00 PM
+5 acres
was 15 acres · Aug 5, 5:00 PM
|
+5 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Big Pine Key Fire is a wildfire near Monroe County, Florida. It has burned about 20 acres (about 15 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th at 6:00 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.
Tonight
81°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 mph E · 52% chance of rain
Thursday
94°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph E · 43% chance of rain
Thursday Night
81°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 10 to 15 mph E · 64% chance of rain
Friday
94°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 mph E · 64% chance of rain
Friday Night
82°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 to 15 mph SE · 39% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 6:05 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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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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