[UPDATE, 12:18 p.m., Aug. 29] Wind and rain hitting fire now

Information from the newly transitioned incident command on the North Star Fire is somewhat limited this morning, but the fire seems to have topped 200,000 acres. It's about 3.5 miles north of Nespelem and three miles south of Republic with strong winds currently blowing north, plus some rain currently over the fire.

The image here is a composite of wind and rain indications on the Radar Plus app...