All across the San Francisco Bay Area, residents woke up to dark, orange skies.
The Pacific Southwest Region of the United States Forest Service on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, announced the closure effective at 5:00 p.m. PT of an additional 10 National Forests, bringing the total to 18 National Forests closed California.
Strange and foreboding red-orange skies and a layer of falling ash greeted Bay Area residents as they woke on Wednesday. Fires are to blame, of course, but not a specific fire.
ABC7 News Bay Area streamed a live look outside San Francisco’s Embarcadero starting about 1:15 p.m. PT when the temperature was 61 degrees.
People really don’t know what to do right now. Everyone on the Embarcadero is stopping to record the sky and chit chatting in a way I haven’t seen since pre-pandemic @sfchronicle pic.twitter.com/ueKQ4g7WTD
— Jessica Christian (@jachristian) September 9, 2020
Orange, glowing skies this morning at #SFO due to the nearby California wildfires. At this time, the air quality is currently NOT affecting air traffic at the Airport. pic.twitter.com/nh2sd6LLv6
— San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ✈️ (@flySFO) September 9, 2020
A new experience at the Golden Gate Bridge. . #abc7now pic.twitter.com/ONyjKbZqd5
— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) September 9, 2020
Zero solar radiation getting the surface here in Sausalito. Z-E-R-O! pic.twitter.com/msHlXKyxwK
— Kevin Levey (@DrStorminSF) September 9, 2020
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11AM GOES17 geocolor imagery shows a very thick multilevel smoke deck over much of California.
This smoke is filtering the incoming energy from the sun, causing much cooler temperatures and dark dreary red-shifted skies across many areas.#cawx pic.twitter.com/5hmZZtdNDo
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 9, 2020
#BearFire / #NorthComplex grew significantly overnight due to strong winds & extremely dry conditions.
Numerous evacuations are in place. Make sure to follow evacuation orders from your local authorities! #CAwx #CAfire pic.twitter.com/RxNm1mYVxz
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) September 9, 2020
The orange skies this morning are a result of wildfire smoke in the air. Strong winds over the past few days transported ash from fires in northern California and the Sierra Nevada into the region. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/IGFVDgGLpC
— Bay Area Air Quality (@AirDistrict) September 9, 2020
Watch the marine layer roll by the Axis-Smith Ridge @NVSeismoLab https://t.co/NwFIAxHMWa webcam as thick smoke at 2000-4000 feet red shift and darken the skies. pic.twitter.com/1CxDL2FtzJ
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 9, 2020