Continued dry, with a 6.81" deficit right now, making it basically impossible to make up for by the end of the Water Year.  Evapotranspiration this week 0.63", highest of the season.  Average high 72.2 degrees, low 52.9 degrees.  Ruth Lake Reservoir at 87% on 8/6.  No change in the Drought Map.  Inland rivers continue to drop and warm.  Mile Post 18 fire in Hoopa has grown to 500 acres, closing Highway 96, as the fire is burning on both sides of the roadway.  Evacuation warnings have been issued.  Temperatures there have been in the low 100s, and air quality has been adversely affected.  Schools are about to start up for the new school year, as is Cal Poly Humboldt, bringing back increased business activity as the tourist season begins to wind down.