Dallas (CNN) -- Hundreds of firefighters from cross the United States took avail of more conducive weather conditions Friday as they persisted to combat flames that have burned across more than 1.4 million acres of a fire-weary state whose ruler has queried residents to pray for rain and a "restoration of our customary access of life."
But meantime higher humidity Friday assisted slow the Texas fires' advance, wind gusts -- up to 25 miles per hour -- could fan the flames over the weekend, said Jennifer Dunn, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
And fussy fire weather is portended another for Monday and Tuesday, the Texas Forest Service said.
The service reported 10 current fires Thursday, despite cooler temperatures and rain in some parts of the state. Local fire ministries had no requests because alms Friday.
The PK Complex of fires flaming west of Fort Worth continues to intimidate hundreds of homes nigh the Possum Kingdom Lake, Caddo, Strawn, and Bunger communities, where 166 homes and 2 mosques have been broke, the Forest Service said Friday. The fires are 25% contained, the agency said.
The largest fire, the 202,756-acre Rockhouse fire near Fort Davis, was 75% contained as of Friday nightfall, the Forest Service said. "Safety of the public and firefighters is our number one concern as this fire voyages down into Aguja Canyon,
dr dre beats," officials said.
The additional remaining large launch, the 159,308-acre Wildcat fire north of San Angelo, likewise was 75% included as of late Friday.
Residents of the Possum Kingdom Lake district -- hoping to briefly return to their families to retard aboard buildings and collect belongings -- sat by a roadblock close Brad, Texas, Friday p.m. after authorities said flare-ups were making it too dangerous to let dwellers of some areas return. At an point, more than 200 automobiles were lined up, but they were granted in afterward to survey abuse ahead they had to come behind out.
Cooler temperatures, higher humidity and rain helped firefighters make some advances Thursday and Friday, but thunderstorms in the anticipate for the weekend could really do more harm than good.
Thunderstorms bring the menace of lightning, which tin stoke new fires, Dunn said. They also may not bring enough rain to quench the dry floor and plant in Texas, which is suffering a historic drought.
"If the storms are slow-moving and drip a lot of rain in some areas that would be beneficial," Dunn said. "But, if we're talking about spread or secluded storms namely are moving at a pretty nice clip, they're not working to invest many help in this case."
West Texas averages nearly 15 inches of rain a annual, along to David Hennig, a meteorologist in Midland. Over the quondam six months, equitable 13-hundredths of an inch of rain have been recorded in that part of the state.
While October via March is typically the dry season, that measure of rainfall is distant underneath what it should be, Hennig said.
Friday apparent the premier daytime of a "Days of Prayer for Rain" announcement published by Gov. Rick Perry.
Perry's resolution urges "Texans of all beliefs and religious institutions" to pray for "an end to this progressive drought and these destructive wildfires."
Two firefighters have died since the latest outbreaks began, with many others harmed, state officials said.
CNN's Matt Cherry and Patrick Oppmann endowed to this report.
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