2:45 pm Saturday ....The wind is kicking up HERE at my home, and when it's windy in "my pocket" it's bad.
SO FAR the air is still clear but "clouds" of smoke are now spread across the sky above. There is that "false sort of dusk" lighting outside. Still no ash is falling here at my house, so that's good I'm thinking.
Listed on website I found:
Good news as the Lilac wildfire is now 20 percent contained and firefighters made significant progress all day Friday and overnight into this morning. The burn area is still 4,100 acres although the number of structures destroyed has jumped to 105 structures, up from 85.
Some 1,500 homes and structures are still threatened.
Residents of Fallbrook, Bonsall, Vista, Oceanside and Camp Pendleton are asked to stay alert. Santa Ana winds are going to start blowing again this afternoon in the area of the Lilac fire and by early Sunday, winds could be up to 40 mph in the burn area.
Santa Ana winds come roaring back At 1:55 p.m. Saturday the Santa Ana winds were surging in East County, gusting to 54 mph at Sill Hill near Descanso, 45 mph in Crestwood, 40 in Portrero and 21 mph in Alpine. The National Weather Service says the winds will snap through the foothills into the afternoon then spread out across the county. The winds are expected to hit the Lilac fire area and blow along the coast from Del Mar to Camp Pendleton. Forecasters say the winds will peak in many areas early Sunday. The relative humidity is below 15 percent across East County, adding to the wildfire danger.
Keep in mind that the red flag alert warning is still in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday.