▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide , ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁Del ▁Norte , ▁Colorado ▁for ▁the ▁portion ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side . ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 8 ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁F ork ▁fire ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide ▁remained ▁at ▁ 0 % ▁contain ment ▁while ▁the ▁portion ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide ▁was ▁ 2 5 %. ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁about ▁. 2 0 ▁of ▁an ▁in ch ▁of ▁precip itation ▁on ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁fire ▁June ▁ 3 0 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁th under st orm , ▁but ▁strong ▁and ▁err atic ▁wind s ▁also ▁stim ulated ▁the ▁fire . ▁On ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁fires ▁were ▁described ▁as ▁" c ree ping ▁and ▁sm older ing " ▁with ▁fire ▁supp ression ▁efforts ▁being ▁directed ▁at ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁fire ▁into ▁heavy ▁stands ▁of ▁dead ▁and ▁down ▁fuel . ▁G row th ▁of ▁the ▁fire ▁had ▁continued ▁on ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Pap o ose ▁fire ▁but ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 8 ▁w ides p read ▁show ers ▁had ▁moder ated ▁fire ▁behavior . ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 4 ▁hum id ity ▁was ▁gradually ▁increasing ▁as ▁the ▁mon so on ▁season ▁approached ▁with ▁occas ional ▁th under st orm s ▁expected ▁and ▁flash ▁flo od ▁warnings ▁issued ▁for ▁the ▁area . ▁As ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 9 ▁precip itation ▁had ▁consider ably ▁d amp ened ▁the ▁fire , ▁but ▁sm older ing