Category: Weather Conditions

It’s a Wild Life

It’s A Wild LifeFeature film by Kennan and Karen Ward

The Pacific Ocean creates a rich environment along the coast of California. 
EXPLORE the remote wilderness where a family of endangered Condors raise a chick high in a redwood tree. 

WITNESS a one-eyed bobcat as she learns new hunting techniques ina struggle to servive

EXPERIENCE the beauty of this wild coast with a man who has made this steep environment his home for thirty years.

DISCOVER the unique and hidden secrets of this wild land we call Big Sur.

A benefit for Ventana Wildlife Society’s Big Sur Condor Project

Friday & Saturday, JUNE 12-13,2015

Henry Miller Memorial Library

Big Sur, California

Outside Theatre 7:30 PM

View It’s A Wild Life trailer here https://vimeo.com/119487857

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For tickets, please call 831.800.7422

Or email cathyhamilton@ventanaws.org 

Get Tickets Online at http://www.ventanaws.org/events/

2015-2016 El Niño?

just a week or so ago, weather forecasters were saying the chances of an El Niño – in fact a strong one – for this winter were increasing substantially. Then today, NOAA, Monterey Bay said no, the models were all over the map.

The most succinct statement was issued today in the last paragraph of Daniel Swain’s blog, Weather West. He says: “And just to reiterate a key point from above: we still don’t know for sure whether strong or very strong El Niño conditions will ultimately develop (nor whether they will persist until winter, when they are most relevant for California). Confidence is starting to increase in current projections, since we’re now emerging from the Spring Predictability Barrier and most dynamical models are still suggesting the potential for a powerful event. But when we concatenate all the various uncertainties discussed above, there’s still something of an open question regarding what happens in California next winter. At this point, it’s fair to state that the likelihood of experiencing a wetter-than-average winter (and, perhaps, flooding) is increasing, but simultaneously that the risk of the California drought continuing into 2016 is nearly 100%. Needless to say: it will probably be a very interesting year to come for weather and climate-watchers in the Golden State. Stay tuned!”

It’s a fascinating read with some interesting animated graphics. I suggest you go take a look, then bookmark this guy, and/or sign up for email notifications. He only blogs about once a month, but that may increase as we approach the end of summer.

Elephants Trunck Update #3 – Overnight closures to begin 6/14

“The next phase of the project consists of full overnight closures on Highway 1 from Gorda to Ragged Point and is scheduled to begin on Sunday night, June 14. Roadwork will take place Sunday nights through Friday mornings from 10 pm until 7 am. ”

I didn’t reproduce the rest of the announcement, as it was the same as updates #1 and 2. 

Fire responses today

06/02/2015 12:06 LPF-1447. Smoke Check CHEWS RDG . . . . . 36.311 x 121.568

There was a response for a veg fire SLO cnty about 12:30 – Ranch River Rd. …..B3413, A/A340, T74 an 60, engs. 3460, 3484, 3472, 3462, 3441, WT21, D3442, Ques. 1 an 2. Nothing further on this one, so probably jumped on, as evidenced by the resources, and got it under control rapidly.

And yesterday, there was a wildfire in Chachuga called the Valley Fire. I missed that one, but since nothing further, I’m sure it was controlled rapidly.

Yet ANOTHER traffic accident at JP Burns SP

This place has become so very dangerous for locals and.tourists alike. What do we need to do? Have a toll booth to stop traffic, direct traffic, explain that this is a highway? Make people pay for the privilege of driving through here? Is it time to make this a toll road? It may be time to consider such an option due to overcrowding. It’s not getting any better. Remember, only a little over two weeks ago a tourist was killed here when trying to stop her rental car from rolling.

 Incident: 00279 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr1 N / Jpb Loc Desc: SR1 JULIA PFIFFER BURNS Lat/Lon: 36.169444 -121.682778   

Detail Information

4:14 PM 4 [10] 1039 MTY COM / NOT 97 YET

3:53 PM 3 [6] 22 CPZ WILL BE EXTENDED / IF STATE PARK REQ 1185 , START ONE

3:51 PM 2 [3] STATE PARKS 1097

3:51 PM 1 [2] MULTI CAR TC

Unit Information

3:59 PM 1 Unit Assigned

Foto Friday by Seth Melchert

Okay, I know it is Saturday, but I was busy yesterday, and didn’t plan ahead! Here are a couple I found in my inbox that were sent to me quite some time ago. Thanks, Seth!

   
 

Possible attempted abduction on Highway One

UPDATE: “A description of the perpetrator who attacked one of our [Esalen] staff members this past Friday and his vehicle is as follows: The vehicle is a silver-blue 1990’s Pathfinder. The attacker was male, with dark hair, medium complexion, approximately 6′ tall, his age was approximately 30’s-40’s, and was wearing a hoodie. It was recently reported that there was a similar incident this past February.”

ORIGINAL: “A woman was attacked by a man this morning while running. He grabbed the woman, who got away and then ran to his vehicle, a Silver Blue/grey Pathfinder, the lights were on. The Incident took place on HWY 1 South of Julia Pheifer Burns.” 

This was sent to me  by a concerned local. I was asked to delay reporting until it became “public,” by which I mean the police had been able to respond and take their report. But it should serve as an awakening that with the increased amount of people now traveling our highway, increased criminality cannot be far behind. Be situationally aware at all times, as this woman obviously was.

Prescribed Burn at Camp Roberts

This one will be tomorrow, 5/20, and cover 8,000 acres, so will influence some areas within bigsurkate’ coverage areas.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2015 

Media Advisory 

Media Contacts: 

Camp Roberts                                SLO County Air Pollution Control District 
Suzi Thomas                                Aeron Arlin Genet 
Public Affairs Representative                Manager, Planning, Monitoring & Outreach 
(805) 238-8308                                (805) 781-5998 


CAMP ROBERTS PRESCRIBED BURN SCHEDULED TO OCCUR ON MAY 20, 2015

Burning will not occur if weather conditions do not permit burning

What:                Prescribed burn of 8,000 acres of grasslands. 

When:        Wednesday, May 20, 2015. The burn is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 7:00 p.m. on a permissive burn day.   

Where:        Camp Roberts – Impact Area: The Impact Area sits on the northwest portion of the Camp and is west of the northbound Hwy 101 and south of the southbound Hwy 101 Rest Areas; approximately 4 miles northeast of San Miguel. 

Why:        The burn project is part of a Fire Hazard Abatement Burn at Camp Roberts to reduce the risk of a wildland fire during troop training activities. The burn will be conducted when the meteorological conditions are highly favorable to direct smoke away from potential population centers.   
  
Who:        California Army National Guard and Camp Roberts Fire Department, in cooperation with the Monterey Bay Unified APCD, San Luis Obispo County APCD, and the California Air Resources Board in order to minimize the smoke impacts on surrounding communities. 

The burn is dependent on weather and air quality conditions that are favorable for smoke dispersal. 

If the conditions are not as desired, the burn will be rescheduled.

[Scanned @co.slo.ca.us]

Oil Spill near Refugio Beach north of Santa Barbara

just before noon today, All American Pipeline, a 10 mile long, 24″ off shore pipeline began leaking oil, and it is affecting the beaches and wildlife in the area. They were able to control the leak by about 3 pm, but not before an estimated 21,000 gallons of oil leaked into the ocean. It is washing up on shore and affecting marine birds, fish, and mammals. Clean up is underway, but its impact is yet to be fully determined.