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Cypress Mill Road Fire Update 6/8/22 8:00am

Size: 940

Containment: 75%

Cause: Unknown

Date Started: 6/7/2022

The Cypress Mill Road Fire is now 940 acres and is 75% contained. Better acreage was taken using GPS. 19 structures were threatened and saved on Tuesday afternoon, and no evacuations or closures are in place. All dozer containment lines have been completed by crews overnight. 

Another day of excessive heat, with low humidity and high winds is forecasted for Wednesday. The fire will be staffed Wednesday with heavy equipment crews from the TAMFS Marble Falls IA Task Force, TAMFS Fredericksburg Task Force, TAMFS Smithville Task Force, 4 engine strike team from TAMFS Northwest Branch, and local fire departments. A reconnaissance flight has been requested for Wednesday morning to give ground crews a good size-up of actions needed. 

Weather: Dry conditions and partly sunny skies are expected in the area today. Expect sustained southerly-southeasterly 20 foot winds in the 9-14 MPH range through late afternoon, with gusts in excess of 20 MPH possible. Minimum humidity values in the low twenties are expected. Nearly full recovery of humidity values to  approximately 93 percent will occur overnight tonight as  southerly-southeasterly 20 foot flow continues. Winds should  remain breezy, with sustained values ranging from 8-10 MPH and  gusts briefly reaching 20 MPH. Slightly higher afternoon  humidities at/near thirty percent are anticipated Thursday  afternoon, as twenty foot winds begin to turn more south-southwesterly. Sustained speeds ranging from 8-10 MPH are likely, with afternoon gusts ranging from 15-20 MPH.

Announcements: At approximately 4:45pm on Tuesday, [Blanco] County Judge Brett Bray declared a state of disaster related to the risk of wildfires, and issued an order prohibiting all outdoor burning effective immediately.