Cooler weather on Monday slowed the spread of a wildfire that led to the helicopter evacuations of some 80 hikers on or near the park's famed Half Dome.
"We were pleasantly surprised with high humidity and scattered showers throughout the morning," said Kari Cobb, a park ranger. "So anytime you have weather like that it's going to help suppress fire activity."
The fire, which had burned about 4 square miles of timberland, wasn't threatening any buildings. The park remained open, but some campsites were closed.
But that changed quickly Sunday, after wind gusts caused the fire to explode in size to more than 2,500 acres as of Monday morning.
"We just got unbelievable crazy winds and unexpected hot conditions," Tim Ludington of the National Park Service told the Fresno Bee. "The fire behavior totally changed. There is a huge plume."
http://www.weather.com/safety/wildfires/yosemite-california-wildfire-update-20140908
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