SoCal fire watch: Winds finally begin to cooperate
If the fire situation feels calmer today, it's because of the winds. The 60-80 mph gusts that fueled the Sylmar fire aren't around today. The National Weather Service is lifting its wind warnings at around 9 a.m., though the red flag warning on fire danger remains in place. For some perspective, check out these numbers on winds clocked this morning. Significant but not as bad as Saturday:
TONNER CANYON........................EAST 41 MPH
MALIBU HILLS.........................NORTH 32 MPH
CAMP NINE............................NORTH 39 MPH
CHILAO...............................NORTH 42 MPH
MILL CREEK...........................NORTHEAST 46 MPH
SANDBERG.............................EAST 33 MPH
WARM SPRINGS.........................NORTHEAST 41 MPH
WHITAKER PEAK........................NORTH 33 MPH
We are still on fire watch. Wind gusts of 40 mph or more are still possible, and we are still seeing hot conditions.
--Shelby Grad
