Monday forecast: Fires slow, winds die down
The drop in winds is making a big difference. There was little fire news overnight as the blazes quieted down. For the first time in days, the National Weather Service has no weather warnings today. Forecasters said the weather still is far from ideal (and it's still going to be hot), but the winds simply are not as dangerous as they were over the weekend. Here's the Weather Service's bulletin:
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MONDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY WITH LOCALLY GUSTY CANYON WINDS CONTINUING AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HIT THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS ON MONDAY AND COULD TOUCH THE SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN ON TUESDAY.
The Sayre fire is continuing to burn into Placerita Canyon near Santa Clarita, but away from homes and into an old burn area. According to City News Service: "Sylmar-area residents will be escorted by police this morning through areas devastated by the Sayre fire so that they can check on the state of their homes. Those whose homes survived will be allowed to go through their property for about 10 minutes. Those whose homes were destroyed will not be allowed to step on the property."
-- Shelby Grad
