Here’s one of the latest images of the fires burning in Southern California, and was captured at 11:25 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on October 23, 2007 by the MODIS on the Terra satellite. Fires are marked in red. (Click on image for large 500m resolution)

source: NASA - MODIS Rapid Response System

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Humidity levels are still low but the winds are non-existent. Conditions are still forecasted to improve.
data as of 11:30am, October 24th
Current Humidity levels:

Current Winds:

Current Fire Danger based on Chandler Burn Index:

To see current up-to-date data visit the Southwestern Weather Network Page

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If you look at this graph for the past 6 days you can see the drop in humidity levels (blue line) starting Sunday morning, the 21st, as the Santa Ana Winds developed. Northwest winds & higher humidity levels are forecasted to improve for Southern California over the next several days bringing relief to the wildfire [...]

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