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dstepper · 10-21-2007, 05:54 AM

From todays OC Register.

By GARY ROBBINS
The Orange County Register

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for all of Orange County in advance of Santa Ana winds that are expected to gust up to 85 mph Sunday in Fremont Canyon above the Anaheim Hills.
"We're talking about hurricane force winds in Fremont," says weather service forecaster Phil Gonsalves, referring to the fact that a Category 1 hurricane has speeds ranging between 74-95 mph.
"The wind will be blowing through pretty much every (inland) canyon, but Fremont will see some of the highest winds."
Those winds, combined with relative humidity that's expected to drop below 15 percent, led to the red flag warning, which will be in effect from 8 a.m. Sunday through 3 p.m. Tuesday. The warning means that weather conditions are highly conducive for the spread of wildfires.
Forecasters say the wind will blow from 20 mph to 40 mph in Orange County's northeastern canyons, with much higher gusts, starting Sunday afternoon. The winds will last well into Monday. But the humidity will remain until at least Tuesday, keeping the danger of wildfires high.

BrewMaster · 10-21-2007, 07:32 AM

The wind is blowing like crazy here in Chino Hills. It's moving our patio furniture around the yard, and it's all metal, not the plastic stuff.

Waldo · 10-21-2007, 07:37 AM

I thought about riding STT to Luge, maybe Old Camp, this morning, but I'd rather not get blown off a cliff! It is HOWLING around here.

2wheel_lee · 10-21-2007, 08:39 AM

I was coming home from the desert near Baker yesterday afternoon. The CHP were running blocks on the freeway to slow traffic. They didn't want to repeat the incident on the 14 the other day. And I can now see how it happened. There were many times where we could not see because of the sand and dust blowing across the freeway. Visibility often was less than a 50-80 yards for 10-20 seconds at a time. It was scary. I actually left the desert, because riding moto was just too darn scary in those conditions.

After the CHP turned off. I was thinking it wasn't so bad (which is why he pulled off). At least I had almost a mile of visibility most of the time with occasional gusts of dust and sand blowing across. Right after thinking about that, I came across an accident on the other side of the freeway. I don't know what happened, but I could see the first of the cars was a Ford F250/350 turned a compact car into a sub compact. It was ugly. And of course, many cars stacked up after that. Later, I saw many ambulances heading that way.

I got home and inpsected my truck, and the front end is badly sandblasted. Damn!

Jordansrealm · 10-21-2007, 08:46 AM

I am suppose to shoot a feature tomorrow in Lucerne Valley and if things are this way in the morning I am cancelling! Nothing like trying to shoot in 60mph sand storms! yippie! not.

Sharky · 10-21-2007, 08:48 AM

Brush fire in Malibu already with several key structures lost including a church and the historical Malibu castle

!! 500 acres at the moment and very windy. No winds over here yet?
Castaic also burning.
[SIZE=1](I fully expect to be getting called out by E.A.R.S emergency animal rescue services to aid in getting the animals out)[/SIZE]

Shannon · 10-21-2007, 09:00 AM

Makes me really glad I headed for home yesterday instead of today. The wind started picking up pretty bad in Ventura/ Santa Barbara. In some sections it was so bad some cars were getting blown into other lanes on the fwy.

andino · 10-21-2007, 09:01 AM

it was damn windy here last night. my freshly washed car is now covered in dirt and dust haha. probably 20mph+ winds last night in the manhattan/hermosa beach area

m210 · 10-21-2007, 10:38 AM

lots of us heading up for blackstar/motorway had to stop at beeks place, and head down... carefully. crazy windy there... hope everyone made it up/down safe.

allison · 10-21-2007, 11:43 AM

It was windy this morning. So-so right now. However directly north of us there is a fire burning pretty good. Our air is still OK, but not great... It's warm out, though.

queenwilhelmina · 10-21-2007, 12:00 PM

Our dog Eddie almost blew away

Evil Chocula · 10-21-2007, 12:02 PM

Thats crazy. Not even a stiff breeze in Downtown SD though.

Mudman · 10-21-2007, 12:04 PM

perfect time to fly a kite!

I'm at work right now in long beach and although not Hurricane winds- its pretty bad. My work office (trailer thing) has a steel canopy welded and bolted to the front of it, and the wind is strong enough that its starting to crack the wood its bolted to.

hope my office is still here tomorrow...

genusmtbkr5 · 10-21-2007, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Evil Chocula

Thats crazy. Not even a stiff breeze in Downtown SD though.

Certain areas of the OC have strong winds like Black Star and up at the "Pain Divide" while other areas are calm like at my house in Mission Viejo, not even a breeze...,

Tedroy · 10-21-2007, 12:11 PM

...today it's on fire! Ok not the area we rode but stuff we drove by is toast!

surlygal · 10-21-2007, 12:33 PM

Last night about 2 am (coming home from Dk's) on the 91 East just past the golf course there was a police car on the side with his hazards on, as I got closer to him I figured out why, the wind was blowing us all over the freeway. Literally around the corner and a 25 mile an hr difference.

Still blowing pretty bad out here, looking on the bright side - I don't need to pay the gardener to trim the palm trees Mr. Wind helped me out

davidB · 10-21-2007, 12:49 PM

the 210 on the way to Rim Nordic this morning was crazy!

on the way back was even worse, saw two semi's on their sides.

Chewyeti · 10-21-2007, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surlygal

Last night about 2 am (coming home from Dk's) on the 91 East just past the golf course there was a police car on the side with his hazards on, as I got closer to him I figured out why, the wind was blowing us all over the freeway. Literally around the corner and a 25 mile an hr difference.

Still blowing pretty bad out here, looking on the bright side - I don't need to pay the gardener to trim the palm trees Mr. Wind helped me out

up here off serfas club/green river is UGLY!!! wind is blowing trees over

riverslime was ugly this morning!

surlygal · 10-21-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewyeti

up here off serfas club/green river is UGLY!!! wind is blowing trees over

riverslime was ugly this morning!

Do you see & smell the smoke? It's bad up by us...off Ontario & Via Pacifica, what's burning by us?

el_d00der1n0 · 10-21-2007, 01:26 PM

It's very windy in Carmel Valley. The sky is overcast from brush fire smoke and a bit of ash is raining down:

http://www.10news.com/news/14388572/detail.html

In case you don't know, Santa Ysabel is really close to Julian which is very close to the Laguna Mt. area.

The way things are looking right now is very reminiscent of the Cedar fire of 2003.

10-21-2007, 05:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
dstepper Over the Hill	High winds today hurricane force winds From todays OC Register. By GARY ROBBINS The Orange County Register The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for all of Orange County in advance of Santa Ana winds that are expected to gust up to 85 mph Sunday in Fremont Canyon above the Anaheim Hills. "We're talking about hurricane force winds in Fremont," says weather service forecaster Phil Gonsalves, referring to the fact that a Category 1 hurricane has speeds ranging between 74-95 mph. "The wind will be blowing through pretty much every (inland) canyon, but Fremont will see some of the highest winds." Those winds, combined with relative humidity that's expected to drop below 15 percent, led to the red flag warning, which will be in effect from 8 a.m. Sunday through 3 p.m. Tuesday. The warning means that weather conditions are highly conducive for the spread of wildfires. Forecasters say the wind will blow from 20 mph to 40 mph in Orange County's northeastern canyons, with much higher gusts, starting Sunday afternoon. The winds will last well into Monday. But the humidity will remain until at least Tuesday, keeping the danger of wildfires high. __________________ If I'm not lost or getting bushwacked, the trail was too easy. Prescott Valley Houses The Path

10-21-2007, 07:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
BrewMaster Thirsty	The wind is blowing like crazy here in Chino Hills. It's moving our patio furniture around the yard, and it's all metal, not the plastic stuff. __________________ “Very few are meant for a life of notoriety, yet all of us are meant for a life of significance." Erwin McManus, Wide Awake

10-21-2007, 07:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
Waldo Lebowski Urban Achiever	I thought about riding STT to Luge, maybe Old Camp, this morning, but I'd rather not get blown off a cliff! It is HOWLING around here. __________________ Just because the bike can do it doesn't mean the rider can! "My ass is sore after a long ride." - MtnKitty " If you feel like you're going fast, you are!" -CalEpic

10-21-2007, 08:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
2wheel_lee Old School BMXer	I was coming home from the desert near Baker yesterday afternoon. The CHP were running blocks on the freeway to slow traffic. They didn't want to repeat the incident on the 14 the other day. And I can now see how it happened. There were many times where we could not see because of the sand and dust blowing across the freeway. Visibility often was less than a 50-80 yards for 10-20 seconds at a time. It was scary. I actually left the desert, because riding moto was just too darn scary in those conditions. After the CHP turned off. I was thinking it wasn't so bad (which is why he pulled off). At least I had almost a mile of visibility most of the time with occasional gusts of dust and sand blowing across. Right after thinking about that, I came across an accident on the other side of the freeway. I don't know what happened, but I could see the first of the cars was a Ford F250/350 turned a compact car into a sub compact. It was ugly. And of course, many cars stacked up after that. Later, I saw many ambulances heading that way. I got home and inpsected my truck, and the front end is badly sandblasted. Damn! __________________ Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... that's what gets you. May the air be filled with tires!

10-21-2007, 08:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jordansrealm www.lostmanifesto.com	I am suppose to shoot a feature tomorrow in Lucerne Valley and if things are this way in the morning I am cancelling! Nothing like trying to shoot in 60mph sand storms! yippie! not. __________________ "Gene, let me hold on to your nuts for you" - CC "You think you're smart cuz you know words" - Benchwarmers

10-21-2007, 08:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sharky Trail Hippie	Brush fire in Malibu already with several key structures lost including a church and the historical Malibu castle !! 500 acres at the moment and very windy. No winds over here yet? Castaic also burning. [SIZE=1](I fully expect to be getting called out by E.A.R.S emergency animal rescue services to aid in getting the animals out)[/SIZE] __________________

10-21-2007, 09:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Shannon Harvest Widow	Makes me really glad I headed for home yesterday instead of today. The wind started picking up pretty bad in Ventura/ Santa Barbara. In some sections it was so bad some cars were getting blown into other lanes on the fwy.

10-21-2007, 09:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
andino dirt tastes funny	it was damn windy here last night. my freshly washed car is now covered in dirt and dust haha. probably 20mph+ winds last night in the manhattan/hermosa beach area

10-21-2007, 10:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
m210 Senior Member	lots of us heading up for blackstar/motorway had to stop at beeks place, and head down... carefully. crazy windy there... hope everyone made it up/down safe.

10-21-2007, 11:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
allison Gone ridin'	It was windy this morning. So-so right now. However directly north of us there is a fire burning pretty good. Our air is still OK, but not great... It's warm out, though. __________________

10-21-2007, 12:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
queenwilhelmina Jeg elsker min sykkel	Our dog Eddie almost blew away __________________ The Painted Girl Turbulence Training

10-21-2007, 12:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
Evil Chocula AKA Optimus Rabbit	Thats crazy. Not even a stiff breeze in Downtown SD though.

10-21-2007, 12:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mudman Mr. Nice Guy	perfect time to fly a kite! I'm at work right now in long beach and although not Hurricane winds- its pretty bad. My work office (trailer thing) has a steel canopy welded and bolted to the front of it, and the wind is strong enough that its starting to crack the wood its bolted to. hope my office is still here tomorrow... __________________ Pissing the world off- One person at a time.... "Smiling is for the weak..." -The Rocker

10-21-2007, 12:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tedroy Mt Wilson Motoboy	Wife & I rode out near malibu yesterday... ...today it's on fire! Ok not the area we rode but stuff we drove by is toast!

10-21-2007, 12:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
surlygal goin all the way!!!	Last night about 2 am (coming home from Dk's) on the 91 East just past the golf course there was a police car on the side with his hazards on, as I got closer to him I figured out why, the wind was blowing us all over the freeway. Literally around the corner and a 25 mile an hr difference. Still blowing pretty bad out here, looking on the bright side - I don't need to pay the gardener to trim the palm trees Mr. Wind helped me out __________________ ~ STR Dirty Girl ~ tkblazer: " i'm a freakin roadie now" Wrecker: "Although six inches is fine with me, it'll have to be white. "

10-21-2007, 12:49 PM	#17 (permalink)
davidB Pedal Damn It	the 210 on the way to Rim Nordic this morning was crazy! on the way back was even worse, saw two semi's on their sides.

10-21-2007, 01:26 PM	#20 (permalink)
el_d00der1n0 STR Veteran	It's very windy in Carmel Valley. The sky is overcast from brush fire smoke and a bit of ash is raining down: http://www.10news.com/news/14388572/detail.html In case you don't know, Santa Ysabel is really close to Julian which is very close to the Laguna Mt. area. The way things are looking right now is very reminiscent of the Cedar fire of 2003. __________________ My Blog

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