"Man in the Back Country" wrote in message
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I've added some photos to my web site of yesterday's major wildfire on
Dartmoor -
http://maninthebackcountry.weebly.co...pril-2011.html

Thankfully the fire was halted by fire beaters and helicopter water
drops about 0.5mile from my tent!

The speed of progression of the front edge was alarming. I suspect you
would have struggled to have outrun it. Without intervention I suspect
this huge fire would have made it as far as Postbridge.

A short synopsis is available from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-13182629

Man in the Back Country

OMG I've only just got back!

I did mention a fire risk too last week in my forecast!
Forecast for the period Saturday 16th April to Tuesday 26th April issued on
Friday 15th April.

I will not be issuing a forecast next week so this forecast goes through the
Easter period.

" Confidence is very high for mainly dry weather throughout this period
right through Easter. No frost. Moderate confidence on any detail of cloud
and temperature. Ground will remain dry and firm with the boggy bits
continuing to harden up. Increasing fire risk next week. "

Spooky.

Will
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