A change in the wind direction should help keep the wildfire burning about 10 to 12 km from Labrador City away from the community for now. Yesterday’s high wind speeds (from the west southwest), low humidity and warm temperatures have been replaced by somewhat cooler temperatures, and a lighter wind from the north.
Posted: July 13, 2024 9:29 amA change in the wind direction should help keep the wildfire burning about 10 to 12 km from Labrador City away from the community for now. Yesterday’s high wind speeds , low humidity and warm temperatures have been replaced by somewhat cooler temperatures, and a lighter wind from the north.
The image below is an estimated satellite location of where the fire is currently burning and the hot spots associated with it. The red dots are hot spots . The cluster is where the bulk of the fire has been detected.Notice how the fire is to the west of the town? If the winds remained from the west, the fire would get pushed in that direction.
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