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Fire erupts in the Santa Cruz mountains forcing evacuations
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Sunday's fire as seen from the NWS 1km satellite @ 8am.
A fast moving wildfire roared to life overnight in nearly the same area as 2008's destructive Summit Fire leading to dozens of evacuations and many structures being threatened as of early Sunday morning.
The fire burning 300 acres by 8am near Mt. Madonna Road and Loma Prieta Way was being pushed southward by dry, breezy conditions with winds in the 10-25 mph range.
While many areas in the Santa Cruz mountains received 4"-10" of rain earlier in the month along the ocean-facing side of the mountains, other areas in the lee ward or San Jose-facing side saw appreciably less rainfall. The combination of dry winds and low humidity levels are a reminder that the Bay Area is still very much in "fire season" even with recent rains.
Winds are expected to remain locally breezy in the hills during the day with a return of a sea breeze by later afternoon that may cause some shifting winds near the fire lines later today.
In the long range forecast, stronger northerly winds are expected to move in late Monday into Tuesday as a cold front races down from the north. A chance of rain returns later on Friday into the start of next weekend.
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