The fire in the area of the Stuart Estate has now grown to about 40,000 hectares.
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A regular pattern repeats for weary firefighters with such a large fire, winds pick up during the day and the fire races away again in the very dry bush to be contained through hard work as the wind drops in the evening.
Wind gusts reached more than 40kmh again yesterday and the Bureau of Meteorology is predicting similar conditions today.
Light winds pick up speed into the evening with temperatures rising to 39 degrees.
Firefighters yesterday continued to establish containment lines on the southern side of Beasly Road and the southern end of Gundagai Road.
The fire grew to reach on the northern side in the vicinity of the Charles Darwin Rural College which local landholders have been monitoring.
Firefighters continue their patrols last night.
Landholders have been encouraged to monitor their property for any flare ups.
The best way to beat the fire would be rain but the bureau's forecast for the chance of thunderstorms in the Katherine over the weekend is not strong.
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