The Bleeding Edge

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...]

I have the results of last night's aerial infrared survey: The legend is in the upper left corner. This is not as current as the MODIS and VIIRS data that I posted earlier, but it is much more detailed, and certainly more accurate. See all those red dots? They're isolated … [Read more...]