3/n View from the water last hour.

Live Youtube with a view: https://m.youtube.com/live/8iLgZl2tDYI?si=2IVTg7MqMyAGYOYg
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4/n Not going to sugar coat this.

Tonight, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday could be very scary.

If the rain comes on Friday that will help immensely.

I believe every person in the City of Port Alberni should Get a grab and go bag ready right now.

Make arrangements with friends and family out of town if you can just in case.

This is serious. It could go bad very quickly. The best we can do is be over prepared.

#bcwildfire #chinacreek #portalberni

630ha at 10:30PM. It is close to the ridge but hasnt topped it yet.

Working on our grab and go.

Documents are gathered. A few clothes. Food for the cats. And four 4L jugs of water. One for each of the family and one for the two cats. (washed then out with Dawn first to get out any milk remnants)

If we have to, we could go right now, with this stuff but we'll gather more tomorrow.

#bcwildfire #chinacreek #portalberni

Update at 12AM. I have updated the link to the post on Alberniweather to be:

www.alberniweather.ca/underwoodfire

Not too much to report. The ACRD appears to be sending updates only through the VoyentApp currently. I have duplicated their messages on the post and added other information.

https://www.alberniweather.ca/underwoodfire/

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1AM: I'm headed to bed. Wil be up before 8AM and will try to update asap. ACRD Voyent Alert app is the best source as will be The Peak in the morning when they come on the air.

Stay safe out there and be prepared for anything.

#bcwildfire #chinacreek #portalberni

6AM Update -- NOW is the time to prepare to evacuate.

https://www.alberniweather.ca/underwoodfire/

There are no information updates from the ACRD or BCWildfire yet this morning. We hopefully have until tomorrow before the wind and weather shifts and strong Inlet/Southerly winds could return.

The weather overnight was not great. DId not go below 20ºC. It will be very hot today.

Stay safe and prepare today. Links to Grab and Go stuff are on the page.

#bcwildfire #chinacreek #portalberni

House Preparation.
Doing regular watering ✅
Weed wacked tall grass ✅
About to mow/mulch.

Will lay out sprinker for house defence when the watering is done.

#bcwildfire #underwoodFire #portalberni

8AM update is up. - Now is the time to Prepare your Home, your Family in case the fire turns toward Port Alberni.

No updates from the ACRD or BCWildfire yet. The weather conditions are getting very hot and dry very quickly. I expect the fire will be very very dangerous again today but moving away from Port Alberni thanks to NNW winds continuing this morning.

Hope those winds continue as long as possible.

https://www.alberniweather.ca/underwoodfire/

#bcwildfire #underwoodFire #portalberni

it is going big now as the sun rises and humidity goes down. 🔥

BCWF should have a perimeter estimate out soon.

#bcwildfire #underwoodFire #portalberni

Good News:
BCWF has updated their map with a perimeter of the fire.

Good news, it has not come much closer, if at all, to Port Alberni. All growth has been toward the southeast (thanks to the NNW wind!)

Current distance from the corner of Anderson Ave and Ship Creek Road in Port Alberni to the fire edge:

9.7km

#bcwildfire #underwoodFire #portalberni

11:20AM Update
Fire now over 850 hectares. Moving south and east away from Port Alberni. Still very active. I have included a new Weather Forecast.

Today and Tomorrow will be the most difficult as it is still supposed to be very hot. Feels like 40 today and 32 tomorrow.

There is rain expected on Thursday evening but not until after a long period of south easterly winds that could push the fire toward Port Alberni.
https://www.alberniweather.ca/underwoodfire/

#bcwildfire #underwoodFire #portalberni

ACRD has released its first evacuation order due to the fire from roughly the China Creek Campground to the Franklin River shops and Cameron Main Line logging road (between Bamfield Road and Nitinat.

New ACRD Underwood Fire with updated information.

I believe most if not all of these areas were evacuated by last night.

https://www.acrd.bc.ca/mount-underwood-wildfire

#bcwildfire #underwoodFire #portalberni

wind has shifted to the south, just a light breeze, but enough to drag smoke up the inlet into town. Smells.

Alberniweather
37°C
28% RH
SW 8kph

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