The Bleeding Edge

I've got data from the MODIS satellite passes at 2214 last night and at 0230 this morning. They show further expansion in the southern part of the fire, mostly to the southwest and seat, but also to the west: All of the new peripheral hot spots are of low … [Read more...]

We'll have to wait for tonight's satellite passes to see what's what, but as of this afternoon, there has been some more filling in on the southeastern part of the fire: Looking at the radiant power, we have a report that shows two high power new hotspots: Here's a … [Read more...]

This is a continuation of my report on my “out of box experience” with the Dell T7910. The report starts here. Diagnostics run, and there have been no BSODs on the replacement T7910. I've been adding apps, mostly using the Remote Desktop Connection from a machine with … [Read more...]

We've got new MODIS data as of noon today, both radiative power and hotspots by age. The southern part of the fire is growing to the east. All the new hot spots are low intensity, as indicated by the radiative power map: Don't worry about that green dot on the lower … [Read more...]

Overnight, the southern part of the fire moved eastward a bit, The formerly isolated hotspot south of White Rock is expanding. There is a new one south of that. There is still activity near Rancho San Carlos Road. Dark red spots are less than six hours old. Lighter red … [Read more...]