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Originally Posted by jyl
Do I have this right - the Palisades fire has burned to Santa Monica as far as San Vincente Blvd, and the wind is out of the north 30-40 mph? Asking - not saying - hoping not true.
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Looks like the wind has been blowing mainly southwest, but fire from Palisades spread pretty far west and seems to be creeping East.
It's hard to comprehend, but gusts have reached 100 MPH.
In Eaton Canyon, the wind pushed a firestorm through into Altadena and into Pasadena in hours.
This area has had barely over 1 10th of an inch of rain in the last 8 months, and high winds quickly remove moisture from vegetation.
High winds again tonight, and then it eases off, which will make it possible for water and retardant-dropping aircraft to get into the air.
A new fire just popped up in the Hollywood Hills within the last hour near Nichols Canyon where my first LA house was...