LA Fire

[LuckyDuck]

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I'm at least 25 miles from this fire, which is in La Canada, and not too far from SA.Today it looked like a volcanbo erupting, and tonight we're able to see the flames on the hillside.
I hope all in the immediate area are safe

[Syncopate]

I've been watching the Mt. Wilson web cam on & off for the past couple of days- recently it's been pointed westward so one can see the smoke from the fire. Smokes not as high as it was, but then you can't see into the area over the mountain.

http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/towercam.htm

[Pegasus44]

From the air ( I landed at LAX Saturday at around noon), the plume looked more like a mushroom cloud from a nuclear blast, which I guess is good....no wind to fan the flames.

[Theiman]

Driving back today from DM to OC you can see the plume of smoke.

[Turfenator]

....the plume looked more like a mushroom cloud from a nuclear blast, which I guess is good....no wind to fan the flames.

OMFG, God Forbid it to be foresight of actual ing!!!!

[ScrapingThePaint]

On the NOAA satellite pics, they are calling the plume a PryoCumulus cloud.

Anyone live near Santa Anita? How is the smoke there and is it affecting the horses, training schedule, or anything?

[LuckyDuck]

The giant smoke plume has definatly moved closer to the SA area.

[Joel]

The giant smoke plume has definatly moved closer to the SA area.

But Jeff, the fire is moving NORTH right? So that would be away from Arcadia..no?

[LuckyDuck]

looking out my front door it' looks a lot further east than on saturday, probably heading north also

[ScrapingThePaint]

Looks like the fire is heading toward Acton (to the north), but is also predicted to surround Mt. Wilson, which would be at the southeast end -- in the direction of Sierra Madre and Arcadia.

This map can be enlarged and moved around.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8& ... 526855&z=8


I really hope the wind behaves and gives the fire fighters a chance to get it further under control.