Santa Barbra fires

Wilkie/ Dan You guys all right? Right now Ventura and Oxnard are getting slammed with Santa Annas. I can't get the weather on VHF. Did telescope peak get torched? Randy

Randy, We¹re two blocks from an evacuation warning area and somewhere around 8 or 10 blocks from a mandatory evacuation area. It¹s hard to imagine it coming to that where we are situated in the city but they are saying we should be ready to leave. I don¹t think it will come to that but who knows. I have a family staying with me that was evacuated last night. They were pleased to learn that their house survived the night, but there is 0% containment and the Santa Annas are starting to reach us again. I spoke to Dan this morning and he and his lady were frantically packing stuff out of her home into his big truck last night but despite seeing flames nearby, they seem to have skirted it. I had pulled up at the harbor last night to putter with my boat and watched the fire erupt and triple in size in 15 minutes. As the sundowner started, I bailed out of the harbor to avoid the smoke and ash, offering a couch to my live aboard buddy on the way out. It¹s all about the Santa Anna winds, of course ‹ you could see when the 50 mph gusts would hit because of tornados of yellow flame. News reported some gusts at 70 MPH and if it does it again tonight we could be in trouble. I was thinking that I could get to Santa Rosa Island in record time. On the other hand, the DC-10 has arrived and hopefully will make a difference. Very wild. Wilkie On 11/14/08 10:28 AM, "Randy Alcorn" <sa… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Wilkie/ Dan > > You guys all right? > Right now Ventura and Oxnard are getting slammed with Santa Annas. > I can&#39;t get the weather on VHF. Did telescope peak get torched? > > Randy > > >

Good luck David.. I know how you feel.. Sure hope you guys do alright.. Best Eric Jackson On Nov 14, 2008, at 11:37 AM, DavidOwen <wi… [at] mariposasailing.com> wrote: > > > Randy, > > We’re two blocks from an evacuation warning area and somewhere aroun > d 8 or 10 blocks from a mandatory evacuation area. It’s hard to ima > gine it coming to that where we are situated in the city but they ar > e saying we should be ready to leave. I don’t think it will come to > that but who knows. I have a family staying with me that was evacu > ated last night. They were pleased to learn that their house surviv > ed the night, but there is 0% containment and the Santa Annas are st > arting to reach us again. > > I spoke to Dan this morning and he and his lady were frantically > packing stuff out of her home into his big truck last night but > despite seeing flames nearby, they seem to have skirted it. > > I had pulled up at the harbor last night to putter with my boat and > watched the fire erupt and triple in size in 15 minutes. As the > sundowner started, I bailed out of the harbor to avoid the smoke and > ash, offering a couch to my live aboard buddy on the way out. > > It’s all about the Santa Anna winds, of course — you could see > when the 50 mph gusts would hit because of tornados of yellow flame. > News reported some gusts at 70 MPH and if it does it again tonight > we could be in trouble. I was thinking that I could get to Santa R > osa Island in record time. > > On the other hand, the DC-10 has arrived and hopefully will make a > difference. > > Very wild. > > Wilkie > > On 11/14/08 10:28 AM, "Randy Alcorn" <sa… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > Wilkie/ Dan > > You guys all right? > Right now Ventura and Oxnard are getting slammed with Santa Annas. > I can&#39;t get the weather on VHF. Did telescope peak get torched? > > Randy > > > > >

After our close brush with the gap fire in July I know how this feels. I evacuated myself onto Estrella when the fire got closer... David and Dan, should you need a place to crash at the other end of town give me a call... Sabine --- On Fri, 14/11/08, DavidOwen <wi… [at] mariposasailing.com> wrote: From: DavidOwen <wi… [at] mariposasailing.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Santa Barbra fires To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, 14 November, 2008, 7:37 PM Randy, We’re two blocks from an evacuation warning area and somewhere around 8 or 10 blocks from a mandatory evacuation area. It’s hard to imagine it coming to that where we are situated in the city but they are saying we should be ready to leave. I don’t think it will come to that but who knows. I have a family staying with me that was evacuated last night. They were pleased to learn that their house survived the night, but there is 0% containment and the Santa Annas are starting to reach us again. I spoke to Dan this morning and he and his lady were frantically packing stuff out of her home into his big truck last night but despite seeing flames nearby, they seem to have skirted it. I had pulled up at the harbor last night to putter with my boat and watched the fire erupt and triple in size in 15 minutes. As the sundowner started, I bailed out of the harbor to avoid the smoke and ash, offering a couch to my live aboard buddy on the way out. It’s all about the Santa Anna winds, of course — you could see when the 50 mph gusts would hit because of tornados of yellow flame. News reported some gusts at 70 MPH and if it does it again tonight we could be in trouble. I was thinking that I could get to Santa Rosa Island in record time. On the other hand, the DC-10 has arrived and hopefully will make a difference. Very wild. Wilkie On 11/14/08 10:28 AM, "Randy Alcorn" <saylorran@yahoo. com> wrote: Wilkie/ Dan You guys all right? Right now Ventura and Oxnard are getting slammed with Santa Annas. I can&#39;t get the weather on VHF. Did telescope peak get torched? Randy

my dock neighbor came by. he was woken up last night and had to evacuate. He came and crashed on his boat. I have been listening to KTYD all day. Not getting much done. baot is rocking and pretty hard over.in the gusts. Good luck and stay safe. Randy DavidOwen wrote: > Randy, > We’re two blocks from an evacuation warning area and somewhere around 8 or 10 blocks from a mandatory evacuation area. It’s hard to imagine it coming to that where we are situated in the city but they are saying we should be ready to leave. I don’t think it will come to that but who knows. I have a family staying with me that was evacuated last night. They were pleased to learn that their house survived the night, but there is 0% containment and the Santa Annas are starting to reach us again. > I spoke to Dan this morning and he and his lady were frantically packing stuff out of her home into his big truck last night but despite seeing flames nearby, they seem to have skirted it. > I had pulled up at the harbor last night to putter with my boat and watched the fire erupt and triple in size in 15 minutes. As the sundowner started, I bailed out of the harbor to avoid the smoke and ash, offering a couch to my live aboard buddy on the way out. > It’s all about the Santa Anna winds, of course — you could see when the 50 mph gusts would hit because of tornados of yellow flame. News reported some gusts at 70 MPH and if it does it again tonight we could be in trouble. I was thinking that I could get to Santa Rosa Island in record time. > On the other hand, the DC-10 has arrived and hopefully will make a difference. > Very wild. > Wilkie > On 11/14/08 10:28 AM, "Randy Alcorn" <saylorran@yahoo. com> wrote: > > Wilkie/ Dan > You guys all right? > Right now Ventura and Oxnard are getting slammed with Santa Annas. > I can&#39;t get the weather on VHF. Did telescope peak get torched? > Randy > > >

Man, good luck. I wish I could send some cold Southeast Alaska rain your way. I could not imagine facing what you guys have to face. James --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, DavidOwen <wilkie@...> wrote: > > > > Randy, > > We¹re two blocks from an evacuation warning area and somewhere around 8 or > 10 blocks from a mandatory evacuation area. It¹s hard to imagine it coming > to that where we are situated in the city but they are saying we should be > ready to leave. I don¹t think it will come to that but who knows. I have a > family staying with me that was evacuated last night. They were pleased to > learn that their house survived the night, but there is 0% containment and > the Santa Annas are starting to reach us again. > > I spoke to Dan this morning and he and his lady were frantically packing > stuff out of her home into his big truck last night but despite seeing > flames nearby, they seem to have skirted it. > > I had pulled up at the harbor last night to putter with my boat and watched > the fire erupt and triple in size in 15 minutes. As the sundowner started, > I bailed out of the harbor to avoid the smoke and ash, offering a couch to > my live aboard buddy on the way out. > > It¹s all about the Santa Anna winds, of course ‹ you could see when the 50 > mph gusts would hit because of tornados of yellow flame. News reported some > gusts at 70 MPH and if it does it again tonight we could be in trouble. I > was thinking that I could get to Santa Rosa Island in record time. > > On the other hand, the DC-10 has arrived and hopefully will make a > difference. > > Very wild. > > Wilkie > > On 11/14/08 10:28 AM, "Randy Alcorn" <saylorran@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Wilkie/ Dan > > > > You guys all right? > > Right now Ventura and Oxnard are getting slammed with Santa Annas. > > I can&#39;t get the weather on VHF. Did telescope peak get torched? > > > > Randy > > > > > > >