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California Wildfires Save Email Print
Posted: 4:54 PM Aug 16, 2008
Last Updated: 4:54 PM Aug 16, 2008

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Firefighters are continuing to drop retardant and build lines around five fires sparked by a lighting storm in the southern part of the Los Padres National Forest. Three of the fires, collectively called the Buckhorn Complex, had burned about 150 acres in northern Santa Barbara County by this morning. A U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman says helicopters are transporting crews to the remote wilderness to build lines around the Owl Fire, which has burned 20 acres. The Manzanita Fire is at 75 acres. The forest service says none of the fires are contained but no evacuations have been ordered and no injuries are reported.

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WEDNESDAY: Cloudy skies, a few periods of light snow. Accumulations generally less than an inch. High: 26°/FALLING PM

THURSDAY: Generous sunshine, temperatures slide a bit. High: 24°

FRIDAY: Increasing clouds, breezy from the SW, milder. Light rain or snow developing very late in the day or at night. Sleet at night too? High: 36°

SATURDAY: A few flurries early in the day, otherwise partly sunny, breezy, and significantly colder. High: 19°

SUNDAY: Plentiful sunshine, temps still a bit below normal. High: 25°

MONDAY: Partly cloudy, a flurry or two? High: 27°

TUESDAY: Mainly sunny, colder once again. High: 21°

METEOROLOGIST MARK HENDERSON