The Bleeding Edge

I just got back from the SF Bay area and I'm exhausted, but I will post today's VIIRS and MODIS data without comment. VIIRS: West: East: MODIS: West: East:   … [Read more...]

Last night's official fire outline compared to the night before: We see significant expansion in the west towards the village of Big Sur   Last night aerial infrared map, with legend in upper left corner: Looking at the western part of the fire. … [Read more...]

We now have new MODIS data: It looks a lot like the VIIRS data from the previous post, except lower resolution. Zooming in: The same areas that were worrisome before are still that way. I hope the hotspots near the General Store are back burns. [Added … [Read more...]

Here is last night's aerial infrared survey: Enlarging the area near Cachagua: Here's last night's and the night before's Cal Fire outlines: Zooming in: Modest enlargement is visible. The greatest fire area gain is the filling in between the two arms … [Read more...]

On the MODIS front, there is good news and bad news if you're in Cachagua: The good news is that there was no new heat found at all near the General Store: The bad news is that the south-central portion of the fire continues to move east: All but one of the … [Read more...]