See comments and local reports for current discussion. See Infrared Images for the updated Fire Edge (as of 2:30am on 8/2/16 – maps are released once a day). See Weather Discussion and Fire Behavior Forecast (below) for fire predictions. See Operations Map for Divisions. Map links will open full-size PDF’s. To ZOOM in from a desktop computer hold CONTROL and + (on mac COMMAND and +).
Briefing Map: BAM
Situation Map (previous fire outlines): SITUATION
Elevations Map (hills and valleys in different colors): ELEVATIONS
Satellite heat detection discussion here: xasauan today
Mapping Support link: Mapping Support (similar to Google Earth, provided by Adam Clark)
Weather information (blue WX rectangles): MesoWest (provided by Larry) See SC07 Central Coast – 8 IRAWS – UTC/GMT time zone is 7 hours ahead.
Live Air Traffic: Flight Radar 24
Infrared Topo (full-size PDF here: IR_Topo)
Weather Forcast
Day by day expansion of the fire perimeter 7/26-8/2 for the active burning SE corner courtesy of John Chesnut. As always, please remember that false readings do occur.
Operations Map North (full-size PDF here: Ops_North)
Legend
Dozer Maps (select map to open preview, “view full-size” link located below preview)
Dozer Carmel:
Dozer Seco:
Dozer Sur:
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Highly informational Luke, specifically the fire behavior discussion. Great post.
Ditto what Mike said. Thank you, sir.
The areas that are showing heat off on their own, away from the main fire, in the southeast corner are most likely from the back burning Cal Fire did on the San Clemente Rancho property yesterday.
The back burning near the San Clemente Rancho is shown where it's supposed to be (although IR shows it over the San Clemente Trail fire break). It's the flare up next to Cachagua Grade (above Former San Clemente Dam) that is news. This fire is also shown on the IR as crossing over a fire break.
Zoom in here: Mapping Support
Lucas,
Cal Fire did an extensive back burn at the southeast end of the fire and off Cachuaga Road yesterday. It stayed behind dozer lines. I could see it all from Sky Ranch Road area under evacuation warning because of the planned back burn. That new spot not san clement is probably from the planned event.
Thank you, Barbara! It's important to know what's going on...
From the San Clemente Rancho Facebook Page, written by Bruce Dormody, "Day one of lots of back firing complete. We started the day by inspecting the existing fire which was on Ponciano Ridge (near the Bass Lake) it was burning really calmly under the forest, cleaning all the deadwood off the forest floor. By early afternoon Cal Fire finally had decent conditions to start a massive amount of back fires. From the Cachagua (on MPRPD lands...formerly knows as Los Compadres Ranch) through our place and up San Clemente Ridge back towards White Rock. That is about 5 miles of firelines needed to be back fired. We will truly be ringed by fire. They worked carefully around our family home where Erik & Heidi live and Hanks place...Burnt all around the Bass lake and back ridges but seemed to have stopped in the old San Clemente Dam area due to unfavorable conditions. As I understand it, they will continue today including the sensitive and critical area up the waterfall trail...This is where we will be most vulnerable to spot fires and it entering into the cabin area."
Also from the San Clemente Rancho Facebook Page. This is describing a picture Bruce posted: "This is the back fire on the unnamed ridge which is now Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District open space (formerly the Los Compadres Ranch) This break is key to protecting the Cachugua. This burned very hot last evening as it backed down to the Carmel River."
I am intersted in more on palo colardo canyon specifically brandon creek. thank you!
Thank you ALL so very much...from a grateful Hitchcock canyon !