Saddle Fire boundaries as of Saturday morning.The green line is the Humboldt-Trinity border.

The Saddle Fire has crossed over into Humboldt County as of Saturday morning and is expected to keep moving west throughout the day.

According to this morning’s update from incident managers, there are now 502 people fighting Northern California’s largest wildfire so far this year, which stands at an estimated 1,331 acres. The fire is only five percent contained.

The forecast is for continued hot and dry weather in the area today, but firefighters are expected cooler temperatures and higher humidity Sunday, which would aid efforts to get the fire under control.

Regional overview of the fire below.

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• Evening Wildfire Round-Up: Bald Fire Fully Contained; Saddle Fire Uncontrolled; Six Rivers Mops Up
• Saddle Fire Nears 1,000 Acres and Growing; Bald Fire Smaller Than Thought
• Evening Forest Fire Update: 25 Known Fires in Six Rivers National Forest, Most Contained