On this day in… 2006: Offshore winds blew to 40 mph in the Banning Pass. The Esperanza Fire was started by an arsonist. It eventually burned 40,200 acres from Cabazon to San Jacinto. It destroyed 34 homes and killed 5 firefighters. 2003: Santa Ana winds started on 10.25 and ended on 10.27. Gusts of 56 [...]

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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

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

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 [...]