Per KRCR: The Dixie Fire grew by about 29,000 acres between Thursday night and Friday morning. As of 6 a.m. Friday the Dixie Fire has burned 142,940 acres and remains 18 percent contained in Butte and Plumas Counties.

Firefighters are facing unprecedented dry conditions in steep terrain, hampering control efforts. The incident meteorologist said the hotter and drier weather this weekend will add to the challenges faced by firefighters.

Cal Fire expects the Dixie Fire will continue to rapidly expand, causing a need for the critical resources to control, and manage the incident. Fire crews will continue using/opening up old control lines from the Bear Fire and the Chips Fire.

U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest

59m  · #KnowBeforeYouGo Expanded FIRE RESTRICTIONS are in place on the U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest, including building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except in: Areas listed within a Developed Recreation Site Within 10 feet of the water’s edge, and at least 50 feet from any vegetation at Shasta Lake, Trinity Lake, and Iron Canyon Reservoir. And there’s more… find the full restrictions at https://www.fs.usda.gov/…/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd933809.pdf#RecreateResponsibly#FireYear2021

Siskiyou Alerts – Fire and Emergency

Gio Schenone  · 19m  · #DixieFire In Plumas And Butte county is Exploding Once again, Now Creating its own Weather (Rain, Lightning ETC) If the Pyrocumulis Fire cloud Collapse we have a BIG Problem on our hands… For starters it will Spread the fire At a RAPID Rate and make it Hundreds of times Hotter than it already is… Additionally there are more evacuations in progress

#DixieFire in Plumas/Butte counties burning very intensely this afternoon and exhibiting extreme fire behavior. In fact, the the very tall (40k+ ft) pyrocumulonimbus (i.e., fire thunderstorm) cloud atop the fire is now generating its own lightning strikes. #CAwx#CAfire

Areas affected mostly east side of the range, between Bishop and Carson City. Some strikes on west side, around Mariposa. Multiple ignition spots reported.

The good news is that at 6:30, it’s cloudless, dry, and winds are light. I think the lightning event may have fizzed. The Red Flag warning ends at 8pm. The better news is that the Bradley fire is 100% contained, and they have a good grip on the Lava Fire and expect full containment by the 1st.

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ082&warncounty=CAC093&firewxzone=CAZ282&local_place1=Mccloud%20CA&product1=Red+Flag+Warning&lat=41.253&lon=-122.1405

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND
282...

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Sunday.

* Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and
  critically dry vegetation will greatly increase the spread
  potential of any new and existing fires.

* Affected area:
 In Northern CA...Fire Weather Zones 281 and 282. This includes the
Shasta Valley from Grenada southward, including the communities of
Weed, Mt Shasta City, Dunsmuir, and McCloud.

* Wind: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Humidity: 8 to 12 percent.

* View the hazard area in detail at:
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

* View the hazard area in detail at:
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ082&warncounty=CAC093&firewxzone=CAZ282&local_place1=Mccloud%20CA&product1=Fire+Weather+Watch&lat=41.253&lon=-122.1405

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
114 PM PDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...Dry and windy conditions will persist east of the Cascades
through this weekend...

.Very low afternoon humidities combined with gusty winds will
create conditions approaching or meeting Red Flag Warning criteria
through the weekend.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 281 AND 282...

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday
evening.

* Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and
  critically dry vegetation will greatly increase the spread
  potential of any new and existing fires.

* Affected area:
 In Northern CA...Fire Weather Zones 281 and 282. This includes the
Shasta Valley from Yreka southward, including the communities of
Weed, Mt Shasta City, Dunsmuir, and McCloud.

* Wind: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

* Humidity: 8 to 12 percent