Knob Fire Update Nov 11th, 2016 AM Briefing

The information for this article comes from Inciweb and USFS briefing materials and is current as of 9 pm Nov 10th, 2016. Click on any image to embiggen to a larger size.

Basic Overview

Knob Fire
1,130 acres
80% contained
28 Personnel are working the fire.

PLANNED ACTIONS

Burn out when conditions are favorable. Mop up control lines 100 feet in from containment lines. Crews will be patrolling and cleaning out control lines daily. Monitor Highway 64 for smoke and traffic. Respond to all initial attack fires within the temporary flight restriction boundary established for the fire and support all other initial attack requested by host unit cooperators.

ANTICIPATED WEATHER AND FIRE BEHAVIOR

Friday will see clear skies with higher temperatures in the upper 60s and minimum RH (humidity) in the upper 20% range. Warm temperatures and stronger winds of up to 10 mph returning will produce continuing active fire behavior given extraordinary dry fuels.

Saturday will see mostly clear skies and temperatures in the 60's along with humidities from the upper 20s to 35%. Fire behavior will remain active.

Sunday will see continued drying of fuels and moderate to active fire behavior and continued movement and growth on all uncontained fires.

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Knob Fire Update Morning of Nov 9, 2016

The Knob Fire, which started on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 2nd, has grown to about 644 acres as of the morning of November 9th. Here are some maps and a brief update on the fire, courtesy of the USFS Command Team. Click on any image to embiggen it to a larger size.

Knob Fire
Nov 9, 2016
Morning Update

Fire Size Aprroximately 644 acres
Containment about 28%
Personnel 27

Outlook

Planned Actions - Mop up control lines 50 feet in from containment lines. Crews will be patrolling and cleaning out control lines. Monitor Hwy 64 for smoke and traffic. Respond to all initial attack fires within the temporary flight restriction boundary established for the fire and support all other initial attack as requested by host unit or cooperators.

Projected Incident Activity - 12 hours- Fires will continue to be active until late evening or early morning hours. Expect himidity to recover to 94% with temperatures near 41F.

Weather Concerns 

A cold front will move from the southeast throughout the region. Ahead of the front, winds will gradually increase before shifting to northwest and increasing 10 - 20 mph, gusting up to 35 mph along ridge tops. Cooler today, keeping relative humidity around 40%.


Public Safety

If you wish to sign up for the Macon County Code Red automated alert system that will call you when hazards conditions are present for where you live, sign up at this link.

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