Dolan Fire Photos — Fire making its own weather

Hermitage at 2 pm this afternoon;

New photos taken at 1:30 pm — show more fire cumulus clouds.

These are 45 minutes later. It has been making a run to the east for over two hours this afternoon.

12:30 pm — Not a cloud in the sky except for these shots over the Dolan Fire. The photos below were taken around 12:30 pm from my house at 3200’ on top of Plaskett Ridge. I sent them to the Dolan PIO who confirmed there was a slop over on the North Coast Road and it is now 200-300 acres and established. It is 1 mile east of Hot Springs Canyon. No structures are threatened. I will add more throughout the day if warranted. I have put these through HDR to bring out the contrasts which makes them easier to see.