Anyone know what the conditions are like along the beach at Big Sur? I am assuming that these sunsets have to be pretty wild with all the smoke that is accumulating.
According to reports I read last night, the fire is threatening several areas of Big Sur. A 10 mile section of Highway 1 is closed to traffic from Nepenthe south and evacuation orders are in effect. With more storms in the forecast for the weekend, unpredictable fire conditions may develop, so road closures and evacuations could occur at any time and with little notice.
Use your best judgement, but, as a fire fighter, I urge you (and others) to not venture into these areas for your safety and that of those involved in fire operations.
Smoke conditions are horrible on the Big Sur coast and the whole Monterey/Santa Cruz area. Visibility today is about 2.5 miles; lots of people in town for the Blues Festival though.
It would be quite unusual for winds to blow offshore where smoke would need to be between the sun and the coastline so the chances that might happen is very low. I would take clear air alpine elevation alpenglow anytime over some kind of smoke red light scattering. Smoke will provide some unusual mid day red light situations, but the general landscape situations with any smoke are usually mediocre. A few times while backpacking in the Sierra a distant fire has put smoke in the air. And if such continued I invariable bailed.
Lets hope the firefighters can stop the march of that horrible wildfire and a big thanks to all their efforts in what are always very unpleasant conditions.
Strange to say that David, about it being unusual to have an "offshore" wind
as that is one of the things that has been giving firefighters so much trouble
with the Goleta/Santa Barbara fire...the wind changes direction every 12 hours on average.
In addition, with the "High" moving in over NorCal in the next few days
they have forecasted winds that might mimic Santa Ana type off shore winds
for the Big Sur area.....
With all that said, I sure hope you are right this time...... for Big Sur's sake.
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6 repliesAccording to reports I read last night, the fire is threatening several areas of Big Sur. A 10 mile section of Highway 1 is closed to traffic from Nepenthe south and evacuation orders are in effect. With more storms in the forecast for the weekend, unpredictable fire conditions may develop, so road closures and evacuations could occur at any time and with little notice.
Use your best judgement, but, as a fire fighter, I urge you (and others) to not venture into these areas for your safety and that of those involved in fire operations.
-PB
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Lets hope the firefighters can stop the march of that horrible wildfire and a big thanks to all their efforts in what are always very unpleasant conditions.
...David
as that is one of the things that has been giving firefighters so much trouble
with the Goleta/Santa Barbara fire...the wind changes direction every 12 hours on average.
In addition, with the "High" moving in over NorCal in the next few days
they have forecasted winds that might mimic Santa Ana type off shore winds
for the Big Sur area.....
With all that said, I sure hope you are right this time...... for Big Sur's sake.