“Bogo999” assmebled hundreds of still images from the Mount Washburn web camera in Yellowstone National Park and put together this time-lapse video of the Antelope fire burning in the northeast section of the park.
The first two minutes are during the night and not much is happening, so click Play, then go get a Moosehead or Fat Tire (click here and scroll down), then when you come back much of the video will have loaded and you can jump forward past the 2:00 mark to find something more interesting.
The video starts at 11:00 p.m. Sept. 18 and goes until Sept. 19 at 11:00 p.m. local time.
Compared to the video and the images we posted of the fire taken on September 21 and 23, it appears in the image below (taken after sunset at 7:25 p.m. on Sept. 28) that the fire as crossed the Yellowstone River on the east side and is burning very nicely tonight. The camera is pointing northeast. Here is a link to the latest map on the Yellowstone site, dated September 21.
A few days ago I checked the cam and the fire was burning pretty hot on the near side of the drainage and the convection column was leaning across the canyon. I was wondering if any spot fires would take hold over there and apparently they did. It looks like it’s going to add some significant acreage, weather permitting. The weather forecast for the fire area for Sept. 29-30 calls for high temps in the low 70’s, RH around 20%, and slight breezes out of the northwest and then south. There’s no chance of rain until October 4 when the forecast predicts a 26% chance. Winds will be moderate until the 4th, when they will be at 14 mph out of the southwest, with gusts up to 20.
Any guesses on the date of the Fire Season Ending Event in Yellowstone?
