Juneau County, Alaska · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
0 acres Aug 20, 8:01 PM
|
0 acres
Aug 20, 9:01 PM
|
— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Atlin Fire is a wildfire near Juneau County, Alaska. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 6 days ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 20th at 8:01 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
61°F · Rain Showers
Wind 10 mph E · 100% chance of rain
Tonight
53°F · Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 100% chance of rain
Friday
62°F · Rain Showers
Wind 10 mph E · 100% chance of rain
Friday Night
52°F · Rain Showers
Wind 0 to 10 mph SE · 100% chance of rain
Saturday
63°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind 0 to 10 mph SE · 31% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 20th at 8:06 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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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