CNN on the Southern California fires

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Unfortunately you're not out of the water until the end of the week, and tomorrow the conditions won't be any better than today.

Relative humidities across southern California have been below 10%, which is exceptional.  Not even the deserts see that kind of dryness very often.  Escondido has an RH value of 7% at the moment with a temp in the low 70s and a dew point of 9*F.  That means in order for moisture to condense in the air and form fog/mist, the air temperature would have to drop to 9*F.  Dew points below 50*F or so start to feel pretty dry.  I can't imagine what 9*F feels like.

Red Flag warnings and high wind warnings are in effect for more inland portions of SoCal with wind advisories along the coast.  The wind could still gust to 70mph in some places.  If the fire fighters don't get a handle on things, this could very well turn into a major fire storm.

300,000 people evacuating on such short notice is a huge deal, especially in Southern California.

I hope everyone remains safe.

I've been looking at more stats.

In San Bernardino at 12pm PDT today, the temperature was 74*F and the dew point was -20*F, with a relative humidity of 2%.  The dryness of the air is amazing... the perfect ingredients for a fire storm.  I wouldn't feel safe lighting a match lest the air simply combust on its own.