LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters continue to strengthen lines around the Mendocino Complex in an effort to have the incident fully contained this weekend.

The Mendocino Complex remained at 459,102 acres and 93 percent containment as of Friday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The Ranch fire is still at 410,182 acres and 93 percent containment, officials said. The River five was fully contained earlier this month at 48,920 acres.

It’s expected the complex will be fully contained on Saturday, fire officials said.

The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service and California Interagency Incident Management Team 3 under Incident Commander Mark von Tillow, which is managing the complex, said 1,494 personnel, 56 engines, 39 hand crews, three helicopters and 25 dozers remain assigned to the incident.

The team’s Friday reports said two areas of the Ranch Fire remain the highest priority for suppression operations.

On Friday, officials said firefighters monitored burning vegetation inside the perimeter of the fire and extinguished hot spots along firelines near Little Round Mountain in the north and around Fouts Springs west of Stonyford.

The critical work of suppression repair to firelines constructed over the past month continues in all parts of the Ranch fire, the report said

Friday’s map of the fire showed that there are two areas of uncontrolled fire edge, noted on the map in red – one is north of Fouts Springs, from northern Colusa into southern Glenn County, and the other is to the northeast of Lake Pillsbury.

Hazy skies with moderate to light smoke impacts are expected Saturday. Officials said lingering smoke will move lower to the ground in the late morning as the inversion breaks. This will bring moderate smoke levels to communities closest to the fire such as Potter Valley, Stonyford/Elk Creek, the Clear Lake area and possibly Ukiah.

Light west and north winds will drift haze over regional zones east and south over the southern Sacramento Valley where light to moderate smoke impacts are expected, according to the Forest Service.

A smoke forecast can be found here: https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/MendocinoNationalForest-SacramentoValleyArea.

Forest officials said Forest Order No. 08-18-14, covering the southern part of the Mendocino National Forest, remains in effect. All roads and areas described within the order remain closed to the general public. Homeowners with proof of residency are permitted to access their property within the closure area.

The northern half of the Mendocino National Forest remains open and can be accessed via Forest Highway 7.

The forest areas around Plaskett Meadows and Hammerhorn Lake are open for recreation activities. The Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness is also open for recreation, forest officials reported.