Gap Fire, July 5
Gap Fire as of July 5, 2008:
This map is interactive; click on points or overlays for more info, click plus and minus to zoom in or out, move around by click-hold-and-drag, etc. For larger map, click here.
By the way, if you read my last blog post, you’ll know that I am happy to report I got a headlamp yesterday! Woohoo! No fuss from Tim this time… in fact, he helped me pick one out. :)
The holiday yesterday didn’t feel like much of a holiday. Our neighbors have a meteorologist friend who also is a key player in tracking weather for fires. The news was that the winds were probably going to be fanning the flames our way, which they had already started to do early Friday morning.
We all figured it was time to start gathering the “important” things… birth certificates, passports, wedding license, Janet Jackson tickets, blah blah blah. Oh yeah, and I refilled all of my meds. Lordy, you don’t want ME not medicated during this time! :p
The air is seemingly better thus far today; the smoke is being blown high above. Still a din in the air, of course, but at least we aren’t enveloped in brown muck for the time being. Of course, sundowner winds in the evening will change that.
For those of you not familiar with the sundowner phenomenon, Wikipedia explains it as:
A Sundowner is an offshore wind which occurs when a region of high pressure is directly north of the Santa Barbara area, the part of the California coast which trends east-west. When the pressure gradient is perpendicular to the axis of the Santa Ynez Mountains, which rise directly behind Santa Barbara, the winds blow with greatest force. These winds often precede Santa Ana events by a day or two, as it is normal for high pressure areas to migrate east, causing the pressure gradients to shift to the northeast.[1]
Above is a Google map from The Santa Barbara Independent which I modded to depict our casa. (Home is represented by the blue marker at the bottom right. The shaded area shows very roughly the location and perimeter of the fire zone. Map updated Saturday morning at 10:55am.)
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3 Responses to “Gap Fire, July 5”
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I’m just not feeling ready for wildfire season, just not! I wish for you some cooling dampness and a swift end to this latest madness! Ventura is not experiencing any orange sun this weekend — yet!
Good Lord…I hope all works out for you!
We’re praying for lots of rain - no mud slides… just enough to give the firemen an edge over these blasted fires. i wanna see pictures of you and the headlamp… :)