A lightning strike ignited the Frye Fire in Arizona on June 7, 2017 in the old burn scar of the 2004 Nuttall Complex Fire. On June 26 Frye fire was listed on Inciweb as being 35,562 acres in size which is significantly larger than just 10 days ago when the fire was 9,100 in size. Weather reports favor cooler temperatures and higher humidity which should help firefighters keep the fire in check for the time being.
In New Mexico within the Gila National Forest several fires are still burning. The Gravel Fire is currently 2,873 acres. The Teacher Fire remains stable at 3,555 acres. For both of these fires low moisture level will generate isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms. The potential for new lightning starts is high. The Corral Fire is currently 16,924 acres in size and is burning with low to moderate intensity in pinon juniper grassland fuels and some pine. The fire received some precipitation and thunderstorms are expected through Thursday. The Round Fire wildfire is currently 7,269 acres. The fire receive minimal rain yesterday and fire behavior is low. This particular fire is slowing due to lower temperatures, increased air moisture, and potential for rain. Firefighters, on horseback, will continue to monitor in the area of Diamond Creek.
Link to update on these fires from June 19, 2017.
NASA’s Terra satellite collected this natural-color image with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, MODIS, instrument on June 23, 2017. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS’s thermal bands, are outlined in red. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC. Caption by Lynn Jenner with information from Inciweb.