Update 1830h 25 October

Seventeen Mile Road - Sandy Creek Road area

There will be a back burn tonight off Seventeen Mile Road from around its intersection with Goldmine Road  down to the containment line just past the large quarry on the left, and this will be continued down the containment line that runs from there down to Garrards Lane off Sandy Creek Road.

　

East and Southeast of Vinegar Hill (the hill, not the locality) and Outlook Crescent / Forestry Road area

The back burn that was planned for tonight from easternmost section of the containment line that starts in the Bracefield property (off Forestry Road / Pine Road) and goes north and northwest then northeast to meet with Redbank Creek Road is now in doubt.

This containment line was chosen because it avoids burning areas to the southeast of this line, including a significant area of private bushland on a large property at the end of Adare Road (on the lower right in the screen shot below).  However a fire was lit on that property today and is currently not under control.  Until it is clear whether that fire can be brought under control, no decision will be made as to whether to do the planned back burn.

Back burns are planned for this evening from the Brain and Jennings properties off Outlook Crescent.  Both properties have a common boundary with the Lockyer National Park and are potentially in the path of the wildfire burning east from Wallers Road.

Gatton Weather Forecast for 26 October

The weather forecast for Gatton for Friday 26 October is for a maximum temperature of 37 degC, Relative Humidity of 34% and wind from the WNW and NNW at 8-10km/h. (Some web sites are showing the predicted maximum as 33 degC).

Today, Wednesday 25 October there were reports of many instances of extinguished fires spontaneously re-igniting due to low humidity and high temperatures.  Today's temperature was predicted to be 30 degC and Relative Humidity only slightly higher than is predicted for tomorrow