Wildfire — Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California

2013-05-13 to 2013-05-14 · Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California

Event narrative

A large fire in the Stony Valley section of Ft. Hunter Liggett burned about 600 acres before being contained by base fire personnel. The blaze resulted in intermittent closures of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road.

Wider weather episode

Ongoing critical fire weather conditions across the area continued in May, with a large fire burning on Ft. Hunter Liggett.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 455423. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.