San Diego County fires - Live Thread 10/26

[socal_parrot]

New threat regarding San Diego County fires.

[meanie monster]

Are the Santa Anna winds seasonal? How long do they last? Pardon my dumbness.

[nicmarlo]

Yes, Santa Ana's come at end of every summer.

[Tijeras_Slim]

La Mesa is ~18 miles southwest of Ramona which is the site of the Crest Fire. Vista is west and slightly north of this fire, probably about same distance. (Best I can figure from my road atlas)

[null and void]

when does ramadan start? today?

Yes. Technically it starts when an Imam in Saudi Arabia sees the crescent new moon. (I guess if it's mushroom cloudy the month is extended...)

[maggief]

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[Scenic Sounds]

Are the Santa Anna winds seasonal? How long do they last? Pardon my dumbness.

Yes, typically they are seasonal. Ordinarily, the winds here blow from the ocean. These winds blow from east to west from the California deserts. They are hot, dry winds.

These offshore winds create fires and crisp, beautiful waves. ;-)

[nicmarlo]

Update, CHP:

9:17AM - 123X SIGN TK ENRT TO NORTH END
9:14AM - 713 ADVISING I15 TRAFFIC DIVERTED TO 163
9:12AM - ALL APPLICABLE CMS ARE ACTIVATED ADVISING I 15 IS CLOSED

[Travis McGee]

Santa Ana winds are most common late summer and fall. They are forecast days in advance, plenty of time for ELF to coordinate arson plans, and unbolt power towers.

[lainie]

ordinarily, winds move off the Pacific Ocean onto the CA coast, west to east. In Santa Ana conditions, the winds are reversed and high pressure rolls over low pressure from northeast to southwest. The desert warms the air before it heads westbound. There are mtn ranges between the desert and the coast, so the winds pick up speed through the canyons and passes on their way down. That's how I understand it.

[per loin]

Fox is now covering the sniper shootings in DC from last year.

[nicmarlo]

Thanks; they will surely get a piece of mind, bet on that!

[meanie monster]

Thanks

[lainie]

hehe we're all answering :)

[cgk]

FBI Sent Alert on Al Qaeda Forest Fire Plot

[nicmarlo]

9:23AM - SEE IF CT HAS ABILITY TO MOVE WALL FROM HOVE LANES SO WE CAN GET THESE CARS OUT
9:23AM - KV ONR TO NB 15 NEEDS CLOSURE--1039 STA A SENDING UNITS TO CLOSE EVERYTHING FROM 8 AND NB TO MIR NB SIDE
9:22AM - MIL PD 1097 ALMOST ALL VEHS OFF FWY NOW

[hole_n_one]

[maggief]

You are welcome.

I just called FOX but had to leave a message on a @#$! machine.

[nicmarlo]

Thanks for the pic; FOX prefers to talk about Malvo.

[bonesmccoy]

how DO YOU do that?

wow... great job.

[lainie]

what are 8 and MIR?