Updated at 5:18 p.m. PDT June 29, 2022
OCFA’s Intel 12 on the #RicesFire, NEU. Fire is mapped at 877 acres at 13:25 hours. pic.twitter.com/EYrK68ZNbU
— FIRIS (@FIRIS) June 29, 2022
At 1 p.m. Wednesday cameras pointed at the Rices Fire show that it is not putting up much smoke.
Mapping at mid-morning on Wednesday found it had burned 820 acres.
Updated at 9:07 a.m. PDT June 29, 2022
Updated at 8:03 a.m. PDT June 29, 2022
The spread of the Rices Fire in Northern California north of Bridgeport west of French Corral slowed overnight. The latest size estimate from CAL FIRE is 769 acres.
Tuesday night the relative humidity went up to 36 percent after reaching 6 percent Tuesday afternoon. Very early Wednesday morning the wind was from the northeast at 4 mph gusting to 10.
The spot weather forecast for Wednesday issued Tuesday afternoon, predicted 91 degrees, east winds 3 to 7 mph shifting to the southwest at 5 to 8 mph after 9 to 10 a.m., with 10 percent relative humidity. Without strong winds this is not considered extreme conditions, but with ultra low humidity and fuel moistures there will still be considerable resistance to control.
8:15 p.m. PDT June 28, 2022
A wildfire in Nevada County in Northern California is prompting evacuations near Birchville. Since it started at about 2 p.m. Tuesday it had burned approximately 520 acres by 6:30 p.m. It was reported near Rices Crossing and Cranston Roads and is believed to have originated from a structure fire that spread into vegetation.
Evacuation information is at CommunityZonehaven.com.
A nearby weather station Tuesday afternoon recorded a high of 100 degrees recorded, relative humidity as low as 6 percent with 6 mph southwest winds gusting to 15 mph. The forecast for Wednesday calls for 91 degrees, east winds 3 to 7 mph shifting to the southwest at 5 to 8 mph after 9 to 10 am., with 10 percent relative humidity.
We will post more information as it becomes available.
