425 AM Wed Aug 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS… Dry and breezy at times with seasonal temperatures. Fire weather concerns today, decreasing by this weekend. Hazy and locally smoky skies are likely due to area wildfires. Critical fire weather conditions are impacting the region early this morning. As of 3:30 this morning, gusts of 20 to 30 mph are being reported in the Northern Sacramento Valley. Gusts to 40 mph have also been observed along the western side of the Sacramento Valley. Very dry conditions are also widespread across the Northern and western Sacramento Valley region with relative values of 13% to 29%. Current surface pressure [gradient] from MFR to SAC is 10.9 mb. Winds are forecast to increase across much of interior Northern California today, accompanied by very dry conditions.
0712 on Omo Ranch 1 camera shows impressive Column starting
FireCapt, has today’s IAP posted on-line yet? Thanks
I’m not finding anywhere that 50 is closed or impacted, however sat heat shot shows the fire has crossed 50 near Riverton/ Ice House road. Anyone have any intel?
50 still open, subject to immediate closure. Fire is NOT down to 50, yet. Unknown why infrared is showing that. I’m sure it will cross sooner this morning than later.
There was report about 0300 of the fire crossing the 50 per CHP but no one confirm. Checked the area UTL
About 2 AM heard radio chatter about spots across 50 in the area of Riverton (Ice House Road) and efforts to pick them up. Hope they did.
Sounds like a big airshow has started…
These could be a problem if they surface, but again, El Dorado County is usually sheltered from these winds until late September or early October. Let’s hope history is right again.
A BA146, three MAFFS and the DC10 just flew over my house near Fiddletown
this morning 8 am, it was less than a half mile away from 50 3.5 miles from 88 above shake ridge
Caught a little piece of the mapping ship traffic, they stated mutilple (multiple twice) spots on the northeast side of the fire
The rest of his traffic was 62k acres, and still adding up the spots.
I am down at the bottom of 88 within the last 15 minutes the wind is now blowing and it wreaks of smoke visibility from the house is now less than a mile all around. Reports from a friend, ash falling in Oakley.
Any update on the homes around Sly Park Road, and Lakewood Drive?
Can anyone tell me why the Caldor Fire does not have a PIO and a briefing that we can see? There was a community briefing held but no one knew about it. It was hosted by ABC10, so if you had power or weren’t busy bugging out, you might have found it. We have been begging for info.