I almost forgot it was foto Friday today. I got a call from Rock Knocker’s sister Wednesday at 5:30 am. There are no good phone calls that come at 5:30 am … Ever. RK’s younger brother died suddenly and unexpectedly. Yesterday we traveled over to The Valley … You know the one split by I-5. I took this yesterday. A boring photo, but it shows how brown the hills are, and how the only green is irrigated. (I did HDR it for interest.)
hard to believe, and it sure isn’t going anywhere, but … From a friend who monitors the scanner for SLO Co
| Detail Information | |||||||
| 9:34 AM | 6 | [9] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1125-Traffic Hazard to CLOSURE of a Road by CHP | |||||
| 9:13 AM | 5 | [8] A27-073 CT IS 97 HARD CLOSURE IN PLACE- CLOSURE SB 101 AT RED BARN | |||||
| 8:10 AM | 4 | [5] SIG ALERT SENT | |||||
| 8:04 AM | 3 | [3] ALSO A LRG BLDR 1125 | |||||
| 7:56 AM | 2 | [2] NUM 1 LANE IS IMPASSABLE | |||||
| 7:55 AM | 1 | [1] ROCKS AND MUD 1125 IN THE NUM 1 LN | |||||
| Unit Information | |||||||
| 7:59 AM | 5 | Unit Assigned | |||||
| 8:02 AM | 4 | Unit Cleared | |||||
| 8:02 AM | 3 | Unit Assigned | |||||
| 8:08 AM | 2 | Unit At Scene | |||||
| 9:23 AM | 1 | Unit Cleared | |||||
Noon – final tally, 1.3″ nice. As to snow … I have a cloud sitting right on trop of me. A friend from Willow Creek called and said it was clear everywhere else except for Plaskett top. So, can’t see Cone Peak. Sorry. Maybe later today.
8:00 am – Was awake at 3 am when it all started, then woke again by that wonderful, almost-forgotten sound. So far, .just over an inch at 8 am wow! That ought to keep the onset of fire season off for a bit. Maximum wind gusts of 33 mph this morning. Time to get the fire and the coffee going. All so delicious!
Woohoo! I’m at 3200′ but that means I should get some flurries, right? First time this season.
From my SLO Co weather person:
“Partly cloudy skies and relatively cool April temperatures are on tap today as the weather transitions to a wet and unsettled pattern. Today’s maximum temperatures will reach the low to mid-60s throughout San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.
“A vigorous cold front will move over the Central Coast on Tuesday morning with strong to gale-force (25 to 38 mph) southerly winds and moderate to heavy rain. There is also a chance of thunderstorms as the amount of sunlight is rapidly increasing at this time of the year. Total rainfall amounts are expected to range from one-half to three quarters of an inch with possibly higher amounts in the Santa Lucia Mountains.
“Snow amounts in the Sierra could exceed a foot above 5,000 feet, with 9 and 12 inches as low as 4,000 feet and possibly 6 inches or so at 3,500 feet Tuesday into Wednesday.
“Dense ground fog and perhaps a few lingering showers are forecast for Wednesday morning, with increasing post-frontal northwesterly winds and clearing skies Wednesday afternoon through Thursday.
“The marine layer will return Thursday night into Friday morning with extensive low clouds, fog and areas of drizzle. Another area of low pressure may move through the Central Coast on Friday night or Saturday morning for increasing southerly winds and potentially moderate rain. Unfortunately, there is a good chance the low will weaken before making landfall and only clouds will move through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The next chance for precipitation should be around April 14.“
2:00 pm – I’ll be darned … Rain. It began around 1:30, and by 2 I had received .02″ and increased to .06″ an hour. Also had to build a fire in the first time in …. Hmm … Can’t remember. I am going to so enjoy this afternoon. Already had the company and the ham, rain started and Rock Knocker went home. I’m going to enjoy a quiet afternoon with a fire and a movie. Perfect Easter. Oh, and there is a “hanger” – a huge tree down, but caught up. Ralph said it was spooky, like a tunnel to drive through. Was going to town tomorrow, but rethinking that.
Doesn’t look like much, if any Rain, for Big Sur tonight, but Tuesday through Wednesday looks good! I am watching the clouds come in from just about every direction, though. Also starting to layer up, and thinking of bringing in more firewood. All good things. Happy Easter to all of you who celebrate this holiday.
from my SLO Co Meterologist:
“A cold front is forecast to produce increasing southerly winds and rain on Tuesday. At this time, rainfall amounts will range between one half to three quarters of an inch. This morning’s model runs are indicating unsettled weather with possible rain continuing through the end of next week.”
Can you say Hallelujah?
| 04/01/2015 11:47 | LPF-794 |
New | Wildfire | Hwy 1 between bixby bridge and hurricane point | . | . | . | . | . | 36.365 x 121.899 |
Those of you who have been following this blog for a year or more have noticed that twice a year I update my links to the right. I change the focus of the links from weather conditions to fire conditions and vice a versa. It is incredibly early to change from weather to fire, but given what has been happening, I have added back in many of my fire links. But also given that I am an opptomist still hoping for more rain, I have left in some of the more important weather links. So, for a while, at least, we will have a hybrid of links to choose from. If you have a favorite link, please feel free to send it along.
At 7:45 pm, highway one was shut down to facilitate recovery of the vehicle from the cliff.
From CHP: CHP reports this as a fatality, once they were able to reach the driver.
Detail Information4:09 PM12[22] A27-014 THE WITN 1097 W/ 14 AT THE SCENE4:05 PM11[20] [Notification] [CHP]-WHEN H70 COMES UP ON THE AIR, REQ ETA FOR MTRY COM4:01 PM10[18] 2 CUSTOMERS AT GORDA WHALE WATCHERS CAFE WITN THE TC 4:01 PM9[17] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 CALIF W/HVY DUTY3:59 PM8[15] REQ 1185 EVID HVY DUTY3:59 PM7[14] [Notification] [CHP]-SALCOMM TRANS RP OVER WHO WITN TC, WAS TAKING PICS AND SAW A SMALL RED VEH HEADING NB HEARD SCREETCHING THEN VEH HIT A SIGN AND WENT DOWN, POSS A FORD MUST OR HOND, VEH APPEARED TO HAVE HIT DIRT AND LOST CONTROL RP STATED A VEH FULL OF XRAYS WAS CAME CLOSE TO BEING INV3:58 PM6[12] POSS 1144 ONE SUBJ EJECT / VEH APPX 300 FT DOWN ON THE BEACH3:49 PM5[11] 1039 S13:47 PM4[8] PER MTRY COM, RESCUE TEAM ENRT 3:32 PM3[5] VEH MAY HAVE GONE DOWN APPROX 200 FT3:32 PM2[4] SEV VEHS PULLED OVER ON RS, NOT INV3:31 PM1[2] VEH OVER THE SIDE Unit Information3:33 PM2Unit Assigned3:33 PM1Unit Enroute
Was reported to me as at Coast Gallery, and only 10×10′ spot. Now how did that get started? I’ve been in town south, so a tad slow on this, but windy as heck up here at Peidras Blancas.
| 03/31/2015 13:40 | LPF-788 |
Grimes | Wildfire | MM 1 41.1 M | . | 7EDW1 BC11LPF PAT18LPF Q | Steve Dean Effective 15:48, 03/31/2015 | Pompus grass | .1 | 36.205 x 121.736 |
