Posted on 10/21/2007 9:48:36 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
UPDATE: The city of Malibu is advising residents in Puerco Canyon to begin evacuating due to a wildfire driven by powerful winds. This area is north of Pacific Coast Highway and about 1 mile west of Pepperdine University. Residents along the beach on Malibu Road may soon be evacuated. Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Kanan-Dume Road and Topanga Canyon. Residents are advised to head to the west. Evacuation centers are being set up in the Zuma Beach area.
A wildfire driven by powerful winds in the Malibu Hills this morning threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and forced the evacuation of hundreds more, authorities said.
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The DC10’s a running controversy. Some love it, some don’t. It has some value on a day like this when it’s the only fixed wing that can get off the ground. However, in a situation where it’s operating with traditional water-droppers it’s a pain, ‘cause you have to clear them out every time the 10 sets up to make a drop, and it lacks the nimbleness and forgiveness of the smaller aircraft. I have a feeling we’ll see a large ‘thud’ some time in the next season or so.
not sure, probably getting hammered with hits..
HOURLY WEATHER ROUNDUP San Diego National Weather Service
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/display_product.php?sid=SGX&pil=RWR
winds are calm in many spots, still some 10 to 15 mphs around tho..
This fire has burned 145,000 acres uncontained. 500 homes, 100 commercial properties, and 50 outbuildings have been destroyed.
250 homes, 75 commercial properties and 50 outbuildings have been damaged. 5,000 residences, 1,500 commercial properties, and 300 outbuildings are currently threatened in the communities of San Diego, Poway, Ramona, Escondido, Lakeside, Valley Center, San Marcos, and Rancho Santa Fe. Seven firefighters have been injured on this fire. 625 people are assigned to this fire, of which 274 are CAL FIRE personnel. Wildcat Canyon is closed. Hwy 67 is closed from Poway to Ramona. Witch Fire Information Line (619) 590-3160.
In recent years the threat risk for tornadoes have been categorized, so I do the following under the circumstances:
Slight risk: Go about my business with a keen eye to the sky and media.
Moderate risk: Cancel all unnecessary activities and stay inside. Monitor the weather.
High risk: Batten down the hatches and prepare the basement for storm mode. Keep the weather on, because something, somewhere is going to get demolished.
Tonight’s threat is minimal to slight. I will sleep upstairs unless the sirens go off.
Very much so.
Must get expensive....(ducking)
The DC-10 does make things bit more interesting in the choreography
A big thud
Did you see the DC-10 drop earlier at Lake Arrowhead. Looked like he was too hight and winds scattered the Phoscheck all over the countryside. What drop altitude do they prefer?
Hey,...Let’s talk about that Limo...I was dreaming about that last night!
LOL!!!! :)
ERNEST! On an open FORUM??? *plop*
Malibu Canyon/PCH
9:53PM PER CP CAPT - NO ONE IS ALLOWED ON PCH AT ALL NORTH OR EAST OF TOPANGA CANYON - NEW UPDATE NOT EVEN PEPPERDINE STUDENTS NOT EVEN THE PEOPLE W/DOLHPIN STICKERS ON THEIR VEHS - PLS BCAST
9:50PM PER CP - ONLY IF THE PTY IS A STUDENT OF PEPPERDINE UNIV WITH PROPER ID , OTHERWISE, IF PTY LIVES JNO BIG RIG - NOT A STUDENT W/ID - NEGATIVE , NOT ALLOWED THRU AT THIS TIME
9:33PM PER CP - TO R9 - FOR PEPPERDINE STAFF AND STUDENTS WITH ID , THEY CAN PASS THRU CLOSURE AT THE CHECK PT ,, R9 COPIED
9:29PM CLOSURE AT PCH AND KANAN - PEOPLE CANNOT GO SOUTH ON PCH
Problems on the PCH?
Wow! If you didn’t know what was going on you’d think that picture was photoshopped!
RED FLAG WARNING
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sto/cafw/rfwwarningsbycwa.php?pil=XXXRFWSGX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
405 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2007
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA EXCEPT THE DESERTS THROUGH 3 PM
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES..
.AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OFF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST COMBINED WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT...DRY...AND STRONG SANTA
ANA CONDITIONS WITH EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL TO THE COAST THROUGH
TUESDAY...THEN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...THE CONTINUATION OF VERY WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS HAS PROMPTED THE RED FLAG WARNING TO BE EXTENDED
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SLOW COOLING WILL BEGIN THURSDAY. A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE VICINITY OF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST SHOULD BRING SOME ADDITIONAL COOLING AND
MOISTENING FOR THE WEEKEND.
I like those super scoppers that LA County has been using,...they seem to get down close to the ground also...
The SuperScoopers are always a controversy too...but they are always there! I heard a great argument with the CDF air boss over the Burbank Fire a couple year back. Classic.
Global Warming alarmists are *so happy*.....sickening...
*That is huge number for the that part of the nation *
We have 3 million+ in San Diego County.
There was also a huge amount evacuated in the 2003 fires.
Having so many fires in various areas of the County drives up the amount of people to evac.
Whoops....!
Red Flag all the way through to Wednesday?
OMG.......
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