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Observation Cameras and Weather Information

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Observation Cameras and Weather Information

Documents

2008 Northern California Fire Assessment  << New Assessment 8/3/08

2008 CA Wildfire Season Outlook: 2008 CA Outlook (PDF File), More Outlooks and Info

Observation Cameras

Lick Observatory Hamcams - from the Mt. Hamilton summit at 4200' east of San Jose

Hamcam #1 - Usually looking west over San Jose and Silicon Valley

Hamcam #2 - Usually looking east by northeast

Palo Alto Foothills Fire Camera at Station 8

Blue Oak Ranch Reserve  << New
(seven miles east of San Jose and east of Alum Rock Park)

Weather Information

National Weather Service California Fire Weather Map (shows Red Flag and Fire Watch areas)

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California Coast

Current Weather Summary for Northern California GCA

Scroll down to "Bay Area PSA" for the Bay Area Weather Stations

Current Weather Summary for San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey

Santa Clara County Stations

Los Gatos - at 1,842' southeast of Los Gatos and northeast of Lexington Reservoir

Poverty - at 2,066' east of Milpitas and southeast of Calaveras Reservoir

San Jose - at 675' east of Berryessa (San Jose) on the north side of Alum Rock Park  << New Station

Other Nearby Stations

Ben Lomond - at 2,598' near Camp Ben Lomond (Santa Cruz County)

Calaveras Road - at 1,230' east of Fremont (Alameda County)

Corralitos - at 450' north of Watsonville (Santa Cruz County)

Diablo Grande - at 1,861' northeast of Henry W. Coe State Park

Hollister - at 423' east of Hollister (San Benito County)

La Honda - at 872' west of Cupertino (San Mateo County)

Pulgas - at 644' near Highway 280 west of Redwood City

Rose Peak - at 3,060' northeast of Milpitas (Alameda County)

Please e-mail information about other Santa Clara County observation cameras and weather stations
to Allan Thompson at AllanT@SCCFireSafe.org or call (408) 272-7008.
 

Updated 9/22/08

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