The Twenty Five Mile Fire is now burning almost 10,000 acres at Lake Chelan north of Wenatchee.

It's also threatening more than 720 homes with evacuation notices, with many of them at the highest level where people are asked to leave immediately.

Ryan Rodruck with the state Natural Resources Department says the weather this weekend could present a challenge to firefighters.

"We do have a forecast for the potential of showers and wetting rain," said Rodruck. "The flip side of that, unfortunately, is it may come with lightning strikes. So we'll be keeping an eye on that. But we're really hoping the weather conditions turn the corner for us."

Rodruck says the fire will get specialized care as it has risen to a point where it's now being managed by a Level 1 Team, which is the largest groups of firefighters and resources available.

"They specialize in highly complex incidents," Rodruck said. "Incidents involving large acreages, multiple structures threatened. And in this case, steep and uneven terrain.

The Twenty Five Mile Fire is now at a level where federal money from FEMA can be used to pay for firefighting costs.

Its current evacuation notices are listed below:

Level 3 (Go Now) evacuations are in place for all homes and buildings north of Cove Marina on South Lakeshore Road, as well as for the area around Granite Falls Road, and for 1st Creek Road west of Lakeshore.

Lakeshore Road is closed from Cove Marina northward past the the Twenty Five Mile Drainage.

There are Level 2 (Get Set) evacuations are in place from Cove Marina south to Morning Sun Drive. Level 1 (Get Ready) evacuations are in place south of the Granite Falls area.

A forest closure is also being considered.

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