Hundreds of homes destroyed or threaten in Ventura, 100 miles Northwest of Los Angeles in the Thomas Fire. Winds (dry, from the northeast)) sustained at 30-40 mph over the region means it's going to get worse. It's growing at about an acre per second.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy1.html
Wind conditions on the ground:
Source: https://twitter.com/ReporterSteph/status/938081402829938689
Winds in context. Brown is low humidity.
Winds are forecast to get stronger through the afternoon. Minor improvement tomorrow, then high winds again on Thursday will make the fires near impossible to control.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/fwdy1.html
This is Metabunk related as a new type of conspiracy theory sprang up with the Napa fires - that they were caused by DEWs (Directed Energy Weapons) shot from space. However the reasons for this fire are mostly weather related. High winds, low humidity, lots of fuel from the rains last season, no recent rain. So there's no need to invoke magical causes. It is likely that people still will, so I think it's important to note the real reasons for the fires.External Quote:
An extremely critical fire weather area is in place for parts of
Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties
in southern CA for today. This is a continuation and expansion of
the extremely critical area that was valid yesterday (Monday).
Across these areas, sustained winds of 30-40 mph will continue
through at least this evening while the surface pressure gradient is
maximized. Stronger gusts of 60-80 mph will likely occur in the
higher terrain of these counties given enhanced northeasterly
low-level flow that will remain present. These very strong downslope
winds will act to warm/dry the low levels, and coupled with diurnal
heating, RH values will likely fall into the 4-10% range for much of
the day. Fuels will also remain very dry and receptive to large fire
starts and extreme fire spread given the expected/ongoing
meteorological conditions.
Wind conditions on the ground:
Source: https://twitter.com/ReporterSteph/status/938081402829938689
Winds in context. Brown is low humidity.
Winds are forecast to get stronger through the afternoon. Minor improvement tomorrow, then high winds again on Thursday will make the fires near impossible to control.
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