Lightning Watch: Red Flag Warning

Lightning imminent zone 259 numerous strikes from Vincent, Acton, to Wrightwood CA, South of 138 now forming north of the 14 Freeway and Highway 58...

Fall Fire Weather Pattern

SOCAL: it is starting to feel like Fall and with it comes the start of fire season in So CaL. Wildfire tonight in Gorman, approx 4 acres, quick knockdown. Very warm and dry in zone 259 with very low RH as high pressure moves. Temps should easily hit triple digits tomorrow. Ventura County, Glendale and LA County all had fires today.

Fire Weather CA 259

Warming and drying trend starting Sunday and Monday with a possible sundowner event in Santa Barbara on Wednesday. Some fog along the coast, but zone 259 has been very dry with very low RH values.

Copco Wildfire Burns 250 Acres Angeles Forest

Firefighters from Los Angeles County and United States Forest Service are still mopping up the Copco wildfire which has consumed 250 acres of brush above the California Aqueduct just east of Interstate 5 and Highway 138. USFS Contract helicopters 528 and 531 from Kachina Aviation are working the fire this morning.

Zone 259 CA Desert Fire Weather

More concerns about high temperatures and the possibility of lightning starting Thursday night into Sunday evening, we will watch this situation closely. Temperatures will be 4-10 degrees above seasonal norms and some monsoonal moisture moving in from the south. The last storms came over the eastern edge of the Angeles Forest.

Jaw Bone Canyon Fire Grows to 7,500 acres

The Jaw Bone Canyon Fire grew immensley with a large plume of smoke this morning clearly visible across Los Angeles County. BLM has spent over 1.1 million dollars on supression so far and 600 personel are assigned to the fire.

In California there are other significant fires near Lassen National Park and Lee Vining. More lightning is predicted for today across the mountains and deserts.

Wildfires Sparked by Lightning

Today several small fires were sparked by lightning in Kern County just to the north of my home base in Rosamond CA. Numerous downstrikes started a small fire along Rosamond Bl at 55th in Station 15 area.

The Jaw Bone Canyon fire was active this morning probably pushing a thousand acres at the time of the image.

Potential thunderstorms may be present on Sunday afternoon as well, however moisture should move south west by Monday and some cooling maybe on the horizon.

Downstrike over Rosamond CA.