Officials in Whatı̀, N.W.T., say conditions over the next day or two will be crucial in determining whether the community will be forced to evacuate due to a nearby wildfire.

As of Thursday, Whatı̀ was still under an evacuation alert due to the fire burning eight kilometres from the community.

"Some parts of the fire have reached natural barriers such as rocky terrain or water bodies," Whatı̀'s senior administrative officer, Sherbaz Muhammad, wrote in an update on the the Tłı̨chǫ Government's Facebook page Thursday afternoon.

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"We are hopeful these barriers will hold during Friday's [anticipated] wind event."

Stronger winds were expected on Friday from the south, which could push the fire closer to the community.

The alert iss

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