FIREFIGHTERS battling a blaze on North Stradbroke Island hope that a cool change will help their efforts, but thunderstorms may force them to retreat.
The change is expected to arrive late on Monday and bring rain and possibly thunderstorms.
Firefighters are working to strengthen containment lines in case the blaze flares up.
Fire planning officer Phil Wilson says thunderstorms may make it difficult for fire crews to do their job.
"It will depend on the severity of the storm but we may have to withdraw crews from the fire line as the storm conditions can cause ... difficult situations," he told AAP.
However, fire crews are praying for rain.
"Rain will always help, even if it's just a light sprinkling of rain, very light showers will slow down the fire," he said.
Mr Wilson says firefighters are strengthening containment lines before the expected change to prevent the fire from jumping to the north side of East Coast Road, a main thoroughfare.
"It would then be able to move towards Amity Point and into Flinders Beach," he said.
The fire has been burning for eight days, and prompted the evacuation of about 900 campers on New Year's Day.
Difficult conditions over the weekend spread the fire, which came close to homes in Myora on Saturday night.
A community meeting was held on Monday morning to give residents up-to-date information on the blaze.
Back-burning has created a large smoke hazard affecting North Stradbroke and adjacent Moreton Bay islands as well as the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane.
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