The wind-driven Colorado fire, which has charred 700 acres in the Big Sur area, is now 65% contained, according to Cal Fire.
Evacuation orders were lifted and Highway 1 reopened at noon on Wednesday, officials said. The rare January brush fire erupted after an unusually wet October and December drenched the area with record rainfalls, according to the National Weather Service. But January has been exceptionally dry in Big Sur.
Offshore winds are forecast to pick up again Thursday night and continue through Friday morning. The humidity level is expected to drop as a result. “The winds will not be nearly as strong as they were when the fire started last Friday,” said meteorologist Ryan Walbrun, of the National Weather Service’s Monterey office. Winds in the area are expected to reach around 15 mph and there is no rain forecast for at least the next week, Walbrun said.
Firefighters estimated they would have the fire fully contained by Wednesday and said they would continue to mop up hotspots before the winds arrive.
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