Thread by @Sarah_Stierch

🌞GOOD MORNING🌞
Here is your update on the #WalbridgeFire burning north of Guerneville in #SonomaCounty.

📸Good old Mt. Jackson Repeater looking W on the marine later over the Walbridge Fire

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The #WalbridgeFire was first reported 8/17 burning north of Guerneville and west of Healdsburg in Sonoma County. It was started by a lightning strike.
✅55,209 acres
✅95% contained
Today’s 🗺️ tinyurl.com/Walbridge910

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#WalbridgeFire weather today
☁️Thinning of smoke will allow for warming today that wasn’t seen Wednesday
☁️Marine layer on top of Walbridge will slow warming
☁️Smoke in morning

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#WalbridgeFire weather today
☁️Cloudy w/fog & low cloud cover until 3 PM
☁️Terrain driven wind 3-8 MPH though 10 AM
☁️After 10 AM, winds SE 5-10 MPH w/gusts to 15 MPH through 2 PM
☁️After 2 PM, winds SW 5-10 MPH w/gusts to 15 MPH
☁️72-82 degrees, relative humidity 30-45%

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#WalbridgeFIre activity today
🔥Minimal fire behavior
🔥Isolated heat in drainages & larger burned fuels continue to smoke
🔥Creeping & smoldering in unburned areas can present flareups

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#WalbridgeFire activity today
🔥Spot fires across containment lines possible with winds
🔥Poor visibility will limit helicopter support

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#WALBRIDGEFIRE REMINDER - DO NOT FLY DRONES OVER FIRES
🛸 All air support has to stop if a drone is spotted in the fire zone. Don’t fly drones over fires! nifc.gov/drones/

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ALL #WALBRIDGEFIRE EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED 
Learn more about returning home safely here: readyforwildfire.org/post-wildfire/

ROAD CLOSURES
🚧 Find here: tinyurl.com/SoCoRoads

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#WALBRIDGEFIRE FOLKS STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
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