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

2020-06-03 to 2020-06-18 · Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, California

Event narrative

The Plaskett Fire began in early June and burned for two weeks https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org/wildfire/incident/116481/california/plaskett-fire.

Wider weather episode

In early June, warm and dry conditions acted to dry out fuels across the region. Several small vegetation fires were started and spread quickly due to breezy winds in the area prompting evacuations in some instances. Ultimately no structures were damaged and no injuries reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 891943. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.