The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry should get some welcome relief Wednesday.
There is some rain in the forecast.
Thunderstorms are also expected and motorists are asked to be aware of potential road washouts.
The fire hazard is currently high to extreme in the central and northern portions of the region.
Thirteen new fires were confirmed by late Tuesday afternoon.
Lightning sparked a cluster of three fires about 16 to 30 kilometres west of Deer Lake First Nation.
The total size of the three is nearly 80 hectares.
All of the fires are small and pose no threat.
There are 28 active fires in the northwest and 14 are considered not under control.
