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HAPPENING NOW: Castle Fire Prompting More Evacuation Warnings
Right now, Sheriff Boudreaux is issuing evacuation warnings for Alpine Village, Sequoia Crest and Redwood Drive, the area above Camp Nelson.
The Castle Fire is headed in the direction of these communities and Sheriff Boudreaux is asking people to be prepared to leave.
HAPPENING NOW: Castle Fire Prompting More Evacuation Warnings
Right now, Sheriff Boudreaux is issuing evacuation warnings for Alpine Village, Sequoia Crest and Redwood Drive, the area above Camp Nelson.
The Castle Fire is headed in the direction of these communities and Sheriff Boudreaux is asking people to be prepared to leave.
The fire just blew up on the west side.
https://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/camHist_movie.pl?date=20200904&camera=bald_mountain_1&lastFrame=true
Ominous look from blue ridge.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/index.html?camera=Axis-BlueRidge1&v=81e004f
Predicted winds are from the E and NE for the next few days which is not a positive sign for the western flank. Add to that lower humidity and higher temps and it could get squirrely.
GOES matches what you were saying @TheBrushSlasher. Lots of heat now on the western edge. No bueno. https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17&z=5&im=12&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&opacity[0]=1&hidden[0]=0&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&follow_feature=0&follow_hide=0&s=rammb-slider&sec=full_disk&p[0]=fire_temperature&x=13875&y=3626.5
Tanker 160 enroute.
Time for a BIG air show on the west side. (VLATs, LAT’s and T-1 copters! Just got notice from friends evacuating now on the new notice…
Time to take this fire seriously and put more resources of all types on it.
N905AK and Tanker 137 in tow off Santa Maria.
Where the fire is pushing to the west now has lots of timber in an area with no fire history. Lots of Pondo pine and Red Fir and of course the ever present trash/weed tree White Fir.
I see T-160 over the fire but no lead.
N905AK is the lead but is not getting picked it’s working to the north of bald mountain. AA15 off Fresno heading that way.
Roger. Thanks!
Looks like the Golden Trout Pack Station might be close to being overtaken, if not already. https://goldentroutpacktrains.com/
I now see T-137 on scene.
They have a spot fire .5 mile outside the line in the NW portion of the fire.
Sad
That is a beautiful piece of country.
Excellent fishing and hiking.
Hope this is also a priority for the team
Agreed. Every bit of the western side of the fire is awesome country. From Quaking Aspen up to the pack station and out to Jordan, Maggie Lakes, Needles and Ponderosa is pretty good stuff. Current weather forecast is not making things look good in there though. Winds seem to be from the SE.
Updated : 1:40 hrs. ago
Size : 52,017 Acres
Contained : 1%
