80,000+ acres is the number being reported on local radio news for the Parks Highway fire. Some smoke will be in the Fairbanks area. Thunderstorms are expected all around the region today.
I was beginning to wonder if it had petered out already...reportage from Alaska even through the official channels is not always that good...there are times of the year they only check in with NICC once or twice a week, if nothing extra much is happening...