Day: July 18, 2018

Fire in Santa Barbara Co. Closes Highway 1 at 246

1:45 pm – Looks to be long term, with a wildfire that is threatening to be 500-1000 acres. Paso Robles has sent all their aircraft to this one, I believe called Cruces. Here are the details on chp, as it has not made it to Cal Fire, yet.

From Cal Trans: SigAlert: a brush fire north of #Gaviota has CLOSED #Hwy1 each way up to #Lompoc so use #Hwy101, #Hwy246 as other routes. Expect traffic delays in area & watch for emergency vehicles. @countyofsb @SBCFireInfo

Detail Information
1:11 PM 25 [62] 3-S3 ADVISED DOT TO PUT A CLOSURE AT SR1 X JALAMA FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL ON JALAMA
1:03 PM 24 [60] 3-S1 HAVE C73 MOVE CLOSURE TO JALAMA
1:00 PM 23 [59] SIG ALERT LOG 94
12:44 PM 22 [51] [Notification] [CHP]-SBSO ADVSD FIRE HAS POTENTIAL TO GROW FROM 500-1000 ACRES OR MORE
12:31 PM 21 [50] 3-55 MOVED CLOSURE TO MM 4
12:28 PM 20 [49] 1039 LPD
12:27 PM 19 [48] 3-S1 LL BLOCKED SR1 X SR246 W/ BARRICADES / AFFIRM / ONE UNIT IS 97 /
12:24 PM 18 [46] 1039 ENTAC
12:23 PM 17 [45] 3-S1 NOTIFY ENTAC LONG TERM CLOSURE / REQ CALL OFC TO GET B WATCH IN EARLY
12:20 PM 16 [42] 1039 DOT
12:18 PM 15 [41] 3-S1 REQ CAL TRANS TO CLOSURE SR1 X SR246
12:15 PM 14 [40] 1039 LPD
12:12 PM 13 [37] 1039 SBSO
12:11 PM 12 [36] 3-55 / TRAFFIC STOPPED SB JNO FIRE / GATE TO PROPERTY WHERE FIRE CAN ACCESS / PROP OWNER 97 WILL OPEN GATE
12:08 PM 11 [34] A3-055 TURNING VEHS AROUND ON SB SIDE
12:05 PM 10 [32] [Notification] [CHP]-DOT COPY / 30 MINS ETA
12:03 PM 9 [31] 1039 DOT
12:03 PM 8 [30] 3-55 START DOT FOR FULL CLOSURE / HEAVY SMOKE IN THE AREA
12:02 PM 7 [29] 1039 DOT
12:01 PM 6 [25] 3-S1 LL / INQ IF CLOSURE NEEDED FROM DOT / 3-55 POSSIBLY / WILL SHUT DOWN NB #2 FOR SURE / 3-S1 CPYS / START DOT
12:00 PM 5 [23] SMOKE IN THE AREA
11:59 AM 4 [20] 3-55 ON N SIDE OF RDWY
11:59 AM 3 [18] [Notification] [CHP]-GLD TRUCK PULLING TRLR APPEARS 1126 NEXT TO FIRE
11:54 AM 2 [5] SMOKE VISIBLE
11:54 AM 1 [3] BRUSH FIRE

 

Dry Lightning Possibility & Very High Fire Danger Thursday & Friday?

Per MoCo NOAA:

As the upper ridge edges eastward later in the week, increased
low and mid-level moisture will enhance the afternoon thunderstorm
possibility across mainly the eastern and southern portions of
California through the end of the week.

Per John Lindsay of SLO Co:

San Luis Obispo County can expect triple-digit temperatures, “monsoonal moisture” and dry lightning this week, according to PG&E meteorologist John Lindsey.

And that combination could prove to be a recipe for wildfire, he said.

“Whenever you have this much dry fuel, combined with warm temperatures and the possibility of dry lightning, fire danger is going to be for our area very high,” Lindsey said. Fire danger will remain “Very High” Wednesday through Friday, before dropping down to “High” through Saturday and Sunday.