Posted on 12/06/2017 6:47:21 AM PST by BenLurkin
Embers ride on the wind. It’s the biggest cause of fires spreading.
It is not close to Sierra Madre.
if you see Pasadena involved, Sierra Madre is not far behind.
The Santa Ana’s are really bad now. Gusting up to 70 MPH.
I’m in MA and always think that fire danger like that experienced in CA would be absolutely terrifying.
Stay safe.
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Thanks.
It is, indeed. Although the fire danger is high, the wind has blown away the smog and the air is crystal clear. There's not a cloud in the sky. It was in the high 40s this morning and should be around 80 at noon.
Dang, with the 405 closed there was NO TRAFFIC on the north 101 today, it was fantastic. I guess they had to reopen it.
Prayers up for everyone living in the hills affected. But it was nice to not be in stop and creep traffic.
OUCH! Best of luck there! (assuming you are there)
Shouldn’t be a problem for him, Sierra Madre is quite a few miles east of this fire.
With quite a few industrial centers, freeways, and urban areas between him and the fire.
The prevailing winds this time of year blow from east to west, and the flow reversal at night brings in damp offshore winds.
The damp sea air can really slow a fire down, makes it easier to control.
the air is dry and no moisture or rain in sight even at the beach. Santa Ana winds dry the air.
Thanks.
This is what the 405 Freeway morning commute looked like during the Skirball fire
Strong Santa Ana Winds. Humidity in single digits. Lots of scrub brush for fuel.
Little sparks or fires that would normally die out can turn into an inferno in these conditions. Road flares set off the Canyon 1 Fire in OC about a month ago.
If the flame front reaches 50-100 ft high normal scrub clearance won’t make a lot of difference. Embers, large ones, can fly for miles in these winds. They land on your roof, in your trees, get sucked into your attic vents. You should do all that you can but some of these brush fires are huge with high winds pushing them.
Single digit humidity, wow. We think humidity is low here in winter when it gets below 40%. But then, compared to our summer it is. I’d imagine there’s quite a problem with static discharge, here you can get a slight shock touching anything metal just from walking across the room.
Humidity here is 5% right now. That’s Sahara style conditions.
Hell on your skin, and for many their sinuses.
KNBC is running a live feed of their fire coverage:
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Watch-Live-NBC4-KNBC-News-Live-Stream-301079581.html
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