To Coulson Tanker 134, your friends in California remember you and I know you will be missed. I know that you spent some time in California last summer, I am not quite sure what your home base was, but I know that you were spotted at Ramona AAB in southern California (see Bill Gabbert's Fire Aviation post of August 4th). I don't exactly know how long you were at Ramona working fires near San Diego. I have some friends in southern California, I am grateful that you took care of them last summer, even if it was only for a couple of days, those were important days to me. I do not know how many wildfires you worked in California last summer or where they were. That does not matter, what matters is that you did good work in California working with and protecting the firefighters on the ground. You did good work and your service in Australia and California will always be remembered. Your sacrifice in Australia will not be forgotten.
RIP Ian, Paul, and Rick
Post script, February 9, 2020. I would like to thank an anonymous friend who contacted me over the weekend about this post to remind me. They reminded me that I did not cite a source for the information about Tanker 134's presence in Ramona Air Attack Base for what may only have been a couple of days. I edited this post to correct those errors.
T-134 saved a ranch
Direct link to video on Youtube
T-134 at Sacramento AAB
direct link to video
CAL FIRE (CDF) S2T Tanker 71 working Sawtooth Complex Fire (2006)
Sawtooth Complex Fire (Sept. 2006), San Bernardino County CA. Photo Credit: U.S. Forest Service
Showing posts with label 2019 California Wildfires. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2019 California Wildfires. Show all posts
Monday, January 27, 2020
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
2019 wildfire season: firefighting operations at small fire in CA
Here is a video, under 10 minutes, of air and ground resources fighting a 37 acre fire on or about October 25th. According to the information posted with the video (click show more), the fire destroyed 3 outbuildings, one home was destroyed and evacuations were in place.
Friday, November 01, 2019
2019 wildfire season: California update (November 1st)
I continue to follow what has been a very active several days for wildfires in southern California. I noted yesterday that there were a number of wildfire starts the last two days. Fortunately, Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today has done his usual great job of reporting, he wrote a nice article yesterday reporting on new wildfire starts in southern California. You will want to take a few moments to read Bill's article. Of the fires that he wrote about, I had noted the Easy Fire and say some live stream footage of this fire the other day from one of the news stations in southern California. The Easy Fire burned in Simi Valley near the Ronald Reagan Library, as I write this the fire has burned 1,860 acres and is at 80 percent containment, evacuations were in place and are now lifted. Another fire that I heard about through perusing southern California media is the Hill Fire that burned 628 acres and is also at 90 percent containment.
I learned last night that the National Weather Service Los Angeles Oxnard Weather Forecast Office extended Red Flag Warnings in portions of their forecast area through 6PM PDT this evening.
So I was not terribly surprised to wake up and hear that there was a new wildfire start last night in Ventura County, the Maria Fire. As I write this, the Maria Fire has burned 8,730 acres with no containment. Evacuations are in place. Bill Gabbert reported on the Maria Fire in an article he wrote this morning, November 1st, go here to read Bill's article.
I do know that air tankers and helicopters have been working these wildfires and the other wildfires that burned earlier in northern and southern California. I will try to look around for some videos to share with you and will update this article if I find any.
I learned last night that the National Weather Service Los Angeles Oxnard Weather Forecast Office extended Red Flag Warnings in portions of their forecast area through 6PM PDT this evening.
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| Obtained on November 1, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/lox/ |
So I was not terribly surprised to wake up and hear that there was a new wildfire start last night in Ventura County, the Maria Fire. As I write this, the Maria Fire has burned 8,730 acres with no containment. Evacuations are in place. Bill Gabbert reported on the Maria Fire in an article he wrote this morning, November 1st, go here to read Bill's article.
I do know that air tankers and helicopters have been working these wildfires and the other wildfires that burned earlier in northern and southern California. I will try to look around for some videos to share with you and will update this article if I find any.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
2019 wildfire season: extreme fire danger in southern California (October 30th)
Yesterday I wrote about the dangerous fire weather that will occur in portions of California through tonight (Wednesday, October 30th or tomorrow (Thursday, October 31st). The timing on the end of the dangerous fire weather (Red Flag and High Wind Warnings) varies by Weather Forecast Office.
I am holding all in southern California who are currently experiencing these dangerous fire weather conditions in my meditations: firefighters on the ground and in the air battling these blazes, other first responders and emergency relief workers, all who have lost their homes or businesses, those who are evacuated, livestock and other animals, meteorologists in NWS Weather Forecast Offices, and anyone else that I am not naming here.
I feel wholly inadequate in writing this blog article today. I opted not to try to write about the wildfires that are cropping up in California today, nor am I going to report on wildfires that I have written about the last couple of days.
I was not quite sure what to write about today. I decided to focus on the current weather in southern California that are contributing to the high fire danger, winds and humidity. At the very least, I want to offer this post so that all affected who might read this at some point know that I was paying attention. I knew about the National Weather Service Weather & Hazards Data Viewer (takes you to viewer for the Los Angeles California area) from my wonderings on various National Weather Service (NWS) websites. I went to the viewer and loadedL Red Flag Warnings, wind speed and direction. wind gusts, and humidity. I copied a screen image for you at about 3:25 PM EDT this afternoon. You will see a graphical notation for wind speed and direction that may be referred to as a wind barb, some of you will be familiar with wind barbs but if you want a refresher (I did), a friend from the NWS Mt. Holly Weather Forecast Office sent me some good information about wind barbs including a nice graphic and a definition that may be helpful, it may be found here.
The screen image is below. The numbers in green are the humidity, note how low they are with little water vapor in the air in some places. The numbers in red are wind gusts, with the wind barbs indicating wind speed and direction. Humidity readings are represented by the green numbers, note how low (little water vapor in the air) many of the readings are. The areas colored in red are Red Flag Warnings, go here for more information on Red Flag Warnings. Red Flag Warnings indicate low humidity, high winds and dry fuels with exact criteria varying by Weather Forecast Office. You should be able to click on the image to get a bigger picture. I bookmarked the link I used to get the map for you. Caution is advised in looking at the link because I believe that what you see at this link will change over time, so what you see may be different.
You may want to see some wind speed information in tabular format, thanks to the folk at the Iowa State University Iowa Environmental Mesonet for their great archives of current and past text products from NWS Weather Forecast Office, I can give you good permanent links to the latest high wind speed data from NWS Los Angeles and NWS San Diego. Note that there are several observations from both Weather Forecast Offices of 55 mph and above. These data may be preliminary.
I am holding all in southern California who are currently experiencing these dangerous fire weather conditions in my meditations: firefighters on the ground and in the air battling these blazes, other first responders and emergency relief workers, all who have lost their homes or businesses, those who are evacuated, livestock and other animals, meteorologists in NWS Weather Forecast Offices, and anyone else that I am not naming here.
I feel wholly inadequate in writing this blog article today. I opted not to try to write about the wildfires that are cropping up in California today, nor am I going to report on wildfires that I have written about the last couple of days.
I was not quite sure what to write about today. I decided to focus on the current weather in southern California that are contributing to the high fire danger, winds and humidity. At the very least, I want to offer this post so that all affected who might read this at some point know that I was paying attention. I knew about the National Weather Service Weather & Hazards Data Viewer (takes you to viewer for the Los Angeles California area) from my wonderings on various National Weather Service (NWS) websites. I went to the viewer and loadedL Red Flag Warnings, wind speed and direction. wind gusts, and humidity. I copied a screen image for you at about 3:25 PM EDT this afternoon. You will see a graphical notation for wind speed and direction that may be referred to as a wind barb, some of you will be familiar with wind barbs but if you want a refresher (I did), a friend from the NWS Mt. Holly Weather Forecast Office sent me some good information about wind barbs including a nice graphic and a definition that may be helpful, it may be found here.
The screen image is below. The numbers in green are the humidity, note how low they are with little water vapor in the air in some places. The numbers in red are wind gusts, with the wind barbs indicating wind speed and direction. Humidity readings are represented by the green numbers, note how low (little water vapor in the air) many of the readings are. The areas colored in red are Red Flag Warnings, go here for more information on Red Flag Warnings. Red Flag Warnings indicate low humidity, high winds and dry fuels with exact criteria varying by Weather Forecast Office. You should be able to click on the image to get a bigger picture. I bookmarked the link I used to get the map for you. Caution is advised in looking at the link because I believe that what you see at this link will change over time, so what you see may be different.
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| Screen Shot taken at 3:25 PM EDT on October 30, 2019 |
You may want to see some wind speed information in tabular format, thanks to the folk at the Iowa State University Iowa Environmental Mesonet for their great archives of current and past text products from NWS Weather Forecast Office, I can give you good permanent links to the latest high wind speed data from NWS Los Angeles and NWS San Diego. Note that there are several observations from both Weather Forecast Offices of 55 mph and above. These data may be preliminary.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Extreme Fire Danger Continues in California
I have been writing about the extreme and dangerous fire weather in California on October 25th and October 28th. Extreme fire dangers continues in portions of California today. Before I get to that, according to the latest update, the Kincaid Fire has burned 75,415 acres with 15 percent containment. One hundred twenty-four structures have been destroyed, 23 structures have been damaged and there are two injuries. At the time I am writing this, the Getty Fire has burned 656 acres with 5 percent containment. Thousands of people remain under mandatory evacuation orders for both fires. Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today has been doing a great job covering these fires, including the Kinkaid, Getty, and the Glen Cove and other fires in northern California. Bill has also written about the dangerous fire weather in California here and here.
As you can see from the map below, Red Flag Warnings are in place over portions of California and portions of Arizona. I believe that the Red Flag Warnings in northeastern Arizona are in place from 12 noon through 6PM MDT today. Red Flag Warnings with extreme fire danger conditions including high winds (offshore) are in place in California from today (October 29th) through Thursday (October 31st), the exact timing varies by National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office.
Graphics illustrating the extreme fire danger (aka Weather Story), where available, from individual NWS Weather Forecast Offices are shared below. Not included below is that the NWS Medford OR Weather Forecast Office has Red Flag Warnings for their forecast area (northern California) through Wednesday, October 30th.
As you can see from the map below, Red Flag Warnings are in place over portions of California and portions of Arizona. I believe that the Red Flag Warnings in northeastern Arizona are in place from 12 noon through 6PM MDT today. Red Flag Warnings with extreme fire danger conditions including high winds (offshore) are in place in California from today (October 29th) through Thursday (October 31st), the exact timing varies by National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office.
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| Obtained on October 29, 2019 from https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fire2/?wfo=mfr |
Graphics illustrating the extreme fire danger (aka Weather Story), where available, from individual NWS Weather Forecast Offices are shared below. Not included below is that the NWS Medford OR Weather Forecast Office has Red Flag Warnings for their forecast area (northern California) through Wednesday, October 30th.
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| Obtained on October 29, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/sto/ |
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| Obtained on October 29, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/mtr/ |
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| Obtained on October 29, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/hnx/ |
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| Obtained on October 29, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/lox/ |
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| Obtained on October 29, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/sgx/ |
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| Obtained on October 29, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/psr/ (includes SE CA) |
Monday, October 28, 2019
2019 wildfire season: California Wildfires Oct 28th update
Last Friday, October 25th, I wrote about the Red Flag Warnings and High Wind Warnings that many areas in California were experiencing that day and continued into this morning in northern California.
For all wildland firefighters on the ground and in the air, I thank-you and I am thinking of you, stay safe. For all the meteorologists in National Weather Service Weather Forecasts Offices that saw Red Flag and High Wind Warnings this weekend and will see these dangerous fire weather conditions later this week, I know that you have been working hard to provide those in your forecast area the best possible forecasts because you want them to be as safe as possible.
Northern California will see a short reprieve from offshore high winds today into tomorrow before high winds and red flag conditions return tomorrow. I'll got to those warnings in a minute.
But first, I want to follow-up on two wildfires I wrote about on October 25th as well as two new fires in California. The Tick Fire has burned 4,615 acres in Los Angeles County and is currently at 70 percent containment, 22 structures were destroyed and another 27 were damaged.
The Kincaid Fire has more than doubled in size since Friday because of the high winds experienced in the fire area over the weekend and into this morning. As I write this, 66,213 acres have burned and the fire is only at 5 percent containment, 96 structures have been destroyed and 16 structures have been damaged. Thousands of people are under mandatory evacuation orders. In the video below you will hear about mandatory evacuation orders affecting Windsor California. Other towns are under mandatory evacuation orders, see the October 28th incident update from CAL Fire more information. US National Weather Service San Francisco Area/Monterey Bay California IMET has been deployed to the Kincaid Fire. IMETs save lives!
Direct link to video
I learned about two new fires that started in California on Sunday, October 27th.
The Getty Fire is burning in Los Angeles. As I write this 618 acres have burned and evacuation orders are in place. US National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard IMET has been deployed to the Getty Fire. IMETs save lives!
Direct link to video
The Glencove Fire is burning in Vallejo (Salano County, in the San Francisco Bay Area). I-80 was shut down for awhile.
Direct link to video
Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today has been doing a great job covering these fires, including the Kinkaid, Getty, and the Glen Cove and other fires in northern California.
Red Flag and High Wind Warnings return for portions of California Tuesday October 29th into Thursday October 31st.
For all wildland firefighters on the ground and in the air, I thank-you and I am thinking of you, stay safe. For all the meteorologists in National Weather Service Weather Forecasts Offices that saw Red Flag and High Wind Warnings this weekend and will see these dangerous fire weather conditions later this week, I know that you have been working hard to provide those in your forecast area the best possible forecasts because you want them to be as safe as possible.
Northern California will see a short reprieve from offshore high winds today into tomorrow before high winds and red flag conditions return tomorrow. I'll got to those warnings in a minute.
But first, I want to follow-up on two wildfires I wrote about on October 25th as well as two new fires in California. The Tick Fire has burned 4,615 acres in Los Angeles County and is currently at 70 percent containment, 22 structures were destroyed and another 27 were damaged.
The Kincaid Fire has more than doubled in size since Friday because of the high winds experienced in the fire area over the weekend and into this morning. As I write this, 66,213 acres have burned and the fire is only at 5 percent containment, 96 structures have been destroyed and 16 structures have been damaged. Thousands of people are under mandatory evacuation orders. In the video below you will hear about mandatory evacuation orders affecting Windsor California. Other towns are under mandatory evacuation orders, see the October 28th incident update from CAL Fire more information. US National Weather Service San Francisco Area/Monterey Bay California IMET has been deployed to the Kincaid Fire. IMETs save lives!
Direct link to video
I learned about two new fires that started in California on Sunday, October 27th.
The Getty Fire is burning in Los Angeles. As I write this 618 acres have burned and evacuation orders are in place. US National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard IMET has been deployed to the Getty Fire. IMETs save lives!
Direct link to video
The Glencove Fire is burning in Vallejo (Salano County, in the San Francisco Bay Area). I-80 was shut down for awhile.
Direct link to video
Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today has been doing a great job covering these fires, including the Kinkaid, Getty, and the Glen Cove and other fires in northern California.
Red Flag and High Wind Warnings return for portions of California Tuesday October 29th into Thursday October 31st.
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| Obtained on October 28, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/sto/ |
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| Obtained on October 28, 2019 from http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/ |
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| Obtained on October 28, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/lox/ |
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| Obtained on October 28, 2019 from http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/psr/ |
Friday, October 25, 2019
2019 wildfire season: Kincaid and Tick Fires in California
Earlier this week I did know that much of California was forecast to see Red Flag conditions along with high winds from the north east. I first learned of the Kincaid and Tick Fires from the Apple News Feed on my iPhone and iPad. I suspect that I get news of wildfires because I spend some time on Apple News reading news articles about wildfires, so my news feed is configured to feed me these stories. However, as is often the case, news of wildfires such as the Kincaid and Tick fires will make national news, a friend of mine who relies on over the air broadcast news asked me this morning if I knew about the Tick Fire.
As I write this, the Kincaid Fire (started on Wednesday, October 23rd) has burned 21,900 acres near Geyserville in Sonoma County. The fire is at 5 percent containment. Forty-nine structures have been destroyed and evacuations remain in place including but not limited to the Town of Geyserville.
The Tick Fire was first reported on Thursday afternoon, October 24th in near Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County. It has burned 4,300 acres and is at 5 percent containment.
Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today us reporting on the Tick and the Kincaid Fires. I want to note that I am only mentioning these two larger wildfires, there have also been some smaller wildfires in California over the last couple of days, see the CAL Fire incident page for current information about wildfires burning in California, including an interactive map.
As I write this, I am thinking of all the wildland firefighters on the ground and in the air as well as their support teams. I am also thinking of the Meteorologists in the following Weather Forecast Offices in California as the do what they do to keep their residents safe:
As I write this, the Kincaid Fire (started on Wednesday, October 23rd) has burned 21,900 acres near Geyserville in Sonoma County. The fire is at 5 percent containment. Forty-nine structures have been destroyed and evacuations remain in place including but not limited to the Town of Geyserville.
The Tick Fire was first reported on Thursday afternoon, October 24th in near Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County. It has burned 4,300 acres and is at 5 percent containment.
Bill Gabbert of Wildfire Today us reporting on the Tick and the Kincaid Fires. I want to note that I am only mentioning these two larger wildfires, there have also been some smaller wildfires in California over the last couple of days, see the CAL Fire incident page for current information about wildfires burning in California, including an interactive map.
As I write this, I am thinking of all the wildland firefighters on the ground and in the air as well as their support teams. I am also thinking of the Meteorologists in the following Weather Forecast Offices in California as the do what they do to keep their residents safe:
- NWS San Diego Weather Forecast Office
- NWS Los Angeles Weather Forecast Office
- NWS Sacramento CA Weather Forecast Office
- NWS San Francisco Weather Forecast Office
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| Obtained on October 25, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/lox/ |
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| Obtained on October 25, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/sto/ |
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| Obtained on October 25, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/sgx/ |
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| Obtained on October 25, 2019 from https://www.weather.gov/mtr/ |
Friday, October 11, 2019
2019 wildfire season: wildfire activity in southern CA as red flag warnings continue
Red flag warnings and gusty Santa Ana winds continue in southern California today. As I write this red flag warnings are still in place. See the graphic from the NWS Los Angeles-Oxnard Weather Forecast Office for more information. To the south of Los Angeles, red flag warnings will continue in the San Diego area through 6 PM PDT, see the Red Flag Warning issued by the NWS San Diego Weather Forecast Office.
National Weather Service San Diego CA
752 AM PDT Fri Oct 11 2019
CAZ248-250-255>258-265-554-120100-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-191012T0100Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys - The Inland Empire-
San Diego County Inland Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains- Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest-Riverside County Mountains- Including The San Jacinto Ranger District Of The San Bernardino National Forest-Santa Ana Mountains- Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest-San Diego County Mountains- Including The Palomar And Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest-San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning- Orange County Inland Areas-
752 AM PDT Fri Oct 11 2019
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* Wind...Northeast to east winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph. Isolated gusts to 70 in the northern Santa Ana Mountains and below the Cajon Pass this morning. * Humidity...Lowest daytime of 3 to 6 percent with poor overnight recovery tonight.
* Timing...Strongest this morning. Weakening this afternoon.
* Impacts...Current fires and any new fires may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior. Active burning through the night due to gusty winds and extremely dry conditions. Outdoor burning is not recommended. The strong winds could blow around unsecured objects and make driving high profile vehicles more difficult. Areas of blowing sand and dust will be possible, which could lead to sudden visibility restrictions.
* Outlook...Very low relative humidity will continue into Saturday, but with with weaker and less widespread winds near the coastal slopes of the mountains on Saturday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
In an effort to know about wildfires that are going on today in southern California, I have been watching live stream of CBS2 in Los Angeles. I already knew about the Saddle Ridge Fire (started October 10th at 9 PM PDT) burning in northern Los Angeles County from an article Bill Gabbert posted on Wildfire Today today. Bill wrote that as of 9:30 AM PDT 4,700 acres have burned with zero containment. At least 25 houses have been destroyed and evacuations are in place. The Los Angeles Fire Department has a web page set up with information about road closures, mandatory evacuations and evacuation centers along with other information about the Saddle Ridge Fire that may be found here. In watching the live stream, I have seen that aircraft included one of the Erickson tankers and a large helicopter have been working the fire. One person has died.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, as of about 5:30 PM PDT on October 11, 2019, the Saddle Ridge Fire has burned 7,542 acres and is at 13 percent containment
In watching the live stream on CBS Los Angeles as well as checking out San Diego media I learned of the Sandlewood Fire (started on October 10th) near Calimesa that has destroyed 76 mobile hones and 1 person has died in that fire (see this LA Times article for more information). I learned about a wildfire in El Sereno that started around mid-day today, no other information is available about this fire. At the time that I was watching the live stream the fire was small, under five acres.
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| obtained from https://www.weather.gov/lox/ on October 11, 2019 |
National Weather Service San Diego CA
752 AM PDT Fri Oct 11 2019
CAZ248-250-255>258-265-554-120100-
/O.CON.KSGX.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-191012T0100Z/
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys - The Inland Empire-
San Diego County Inland Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains- Including The Mountain Top And Front Country Ranger Districts Of The San Bernardino National Forest-Riverside County Mountains- Including The San Jacinto Ranger District Of The San Bernardino National Forest-Santa Ana Mountains- Including The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest-San Diego County Mountains- Including The Palomar And Descanso Ranger Districts of the Cleveland National Forest-San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning- Orange County Inland Areas-
752 AM PDT Fri Oct 11 2019
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* Wind...Northeast to east winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts 50 to 60 mph. Isolated gusts to 70 in the northern Santa Ana Mountains and below the Cajon Pass this morning. * Humidity...Lowest daytime of 3 to 6 percent with poor overnight recovery tonight.
* Timing...Strongest this morning. Weakening this afternoon.
* Impacts...Current fires and any new fires may spread rapidly and exhibit extreme fire behavior. Active burning through the night due to gusty winds and extremely dry conditions. Outdoor burning is not recommended. The strong winds could blow around unsecured objects and make driving high profile vehicles more difficult. Areas of blowing sand and dust will be possible, which could lead to sudden visibility restrictions.
* Outlook...Very low relative humidity will continue into Saturday, but with with weaker and less widespread winds near the coastal slopes of the mountains on Saturday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
In an effort to know about wildfires that are going on today in southern California, I have been watching live stream of CBS2 in Los Angeles. I already knew about the Saddle Ridge Fire (started October 10th at 9 PM PDT) burning in northern Los Angeles County from an article Bill Gabbert posted on Wildfire Today today. Bill wrote that as of 9:30 AM PDT 4,700 acres have burned with zero containment. At least 25 houses have been destroyed and evacuations are in place. The Los Angeles Fire Department has a web page set up with information about road closures, mandatory evacuations and evacuation centers along with other information about the Saddle Ridge Fire that may be found here. In watching the live stream, I have seen that aircraft included one of the Erickson tankers and a large helicopter have been working the fire. One person has died.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, as of about 5:30 PM PDT on October 11, 2019, the Saddle Ridge Fire has burned 7,542 acres and is at 13 percent containment
In watching the live stream on CBS Los Angeles as well as checking out San Diego media I learned of the Sandlewood Fire (started on October 10th) near Calimesa that has destroyed 76 mobile hones and 1 person has died in that fire (see this LA Times article for more information). I learned about a wildfire in El Sereno that started around mid-day today, no other information is available about this fire. At the time that I was watching the live stream the fire was small, under five acres.
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