Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
260 acres Aug 10, 7:00 PM
|
260 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Holonada Fire is a wildfire near Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska. It has burned about 260 acres (about 198 football fields). It was first reported about 7 weeks ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 7:00 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.
This Afternoon
66°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 0 mph · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
49°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 mph · 6% chance of rain
Tuesday
66°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 13% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
50°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 13% chance of rain
Wednesday
70°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 5% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 7:01 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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