The weather was on the firefighters’ side, at least for a day or two, and allowed them to make some progress with the blaze which has been burning through the mountains in Santa Barbara County. Unfortunately, the dry weather will come back.

According to The Associated Press, Richard Morgantini, a spokesman for Santa Barbara County, said that firefighters were prepared for a Monday night that would be “a quiet night, weather-wise.” The air currents which came from the ocean cooled temperatures and allowed the crews to keep the blaze from spreading. The fire has been burning since Tuesday and about a third of it was contained Sunday night.

Dixie Dies, spokeswoman for the state Incident Management Team said that the weather conditions were a great opportunity to win ground in the battle with the blaze, but the fight was not over because the dry weather would return.

“We've got a window here with the humid weather that's really helping us. But we know we're in this for the long haul,” said Dixie Dies, according to The Associated Press.

By Thursday, all the moist air currents would disperse and the high temperatures would come back. The temperatures will reach the 90s by Thursday. Also, a new weather system is getting closer and could produce lightning strikes.

The blaze burned about 15 square miles of Los Padres National Forest and caused the evacuation of some mountain communities which were south of Highway 154. John Ahlman, forest spokesman, said that he didn’t know how many homes were affected by the fire.

Firefighters from 22 states have been called to fight the blaze. Dixie Dies said that there were about 1,200 firefighters who were working “incredibly hard.” Authorities suspect that the fire was started by humans.

In the past two weeks wildfires have burned more than 800 square miles of land and destroyed at least 69 homes in the northern part of California. One firefighter died.

The state declared emergencies in 11 counties, from Shasta and Trinity to Santa Barbara County.