Author Topic: Good luck to our South CA AHer's (Read 289 times)

JBA · « **on:** October 28, 2003, 11:21:58 PM »

Get out of the way of this one.

Octavius · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2003, 11:25:02 PM »

where's the rain?

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2003, 12:18:42 AM »

i have seen almost no sun in what 5 days!!!!!!!!!!! it is all just this irerrie orange everywhere no sun what so ever. sun is just a red dot that is quite hard to see.

AKcurly · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2003, 12:43:54 AM »

Be sure to check out the detail area. Incredible resolution.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16344

Krusher · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2003, 07:24:31 AM »

you have to feel for the people of Souther California right now.

This is a terrible event.

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 29, 2003, 05:39:29 PM »

me and MT have some pictures of the smoke on sat morning. let me find them.
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Originally posted by midnight Target
Looking south towards the Camp Pendleton fire. This is about 70 miles away as the crow flies.

Looking Northeast toward the Lytle Creek fire. About 20 miles away.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2003, 08:26:35 AM »

Luck to y'all down there,...as much as I hate Californians in general (Primarily the rich that infiltrate Montana)...I wish this sort of catastrophe on no one.

midnight Target · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2003, 08:35:49 AM »

Actually this has been one worst case scenario after another.

1. Bark Beetle infestation kills about 30% of the trees in the local mountains.
2. No rain for about 8 months after a pretty wet year = lots of dry vegitation.
3. Extremely dry conditions (humidity down to 14% at one time)
4. Santa Ana winds - Hot winds out of the East kick up the fire for about 4 days.
5. Just as the fires reach a lack of fuel... the winds change to an On-shore flow and BAM! Fires go the other way.
6. Higher humidity should help, but the Marine layer hinders water bombers.

Almost the entire population of our local mountains has been evacuated... never seen anything like this.