Silver fire ...

[scottmac]

Cannot see the mountain for the smoke. Much darker (redder) here in Palm Springs than Mountain fire or yesterday's tram station fire. Very ugly outside.

KESQ link:

http://www.kesq.com/news/growing-wildfire-burning-south-of-banning/-/233092/21375590/-/11g4icq/-/index.html

Desert Sun link:

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130807/NEWS0803/308070005/Silver-Fire-Banning-wildfire-evacuation

Press Enterprise link:

http://blog.pe.com/2013/08/07/banning-fire-reported-in-poppet-flat/

[Andy]

Wow, the mountain is being hit on all sides this season. Poor gal can't catch a break.

[Hikin_Jim]

What!? You're freakin' kidding me.

HJ

[Screerider]

Thick here in Palm Springs.

[halhiker]

Smoke is all the way down valley past Indio. LOTS of smoke.

A friend of mine was evacuated from Marion Mtn.

[cynthia23]

The smoke is so bad here (even) in Cathedral City that I am actually about to put my kids in the car and drive east. We are wearing bandanas over our face! This is frickin unbelievable.

[KathyW]

There's are continuous updates being posted in the comments of this report:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local ... 50601.html

[Hikin_Jim]

A friend of mine was evacuated from Marion Mtn.

This really sucks.


HJ

[Cy Kaicener]

Scary and worrisome. Its now headed towards Cabazon. I could see the fire from Little Mountain in San Bernadino at 5.00 am

http://www.mydesert.com/article/2013080 ... ck_check=1

[Hikin_Jim]

From the article:

An unspecified “weather shift” could move in on Saturday

I wonder what they're referring to.

There's nothing obvious (as of this writing) in the forecast.

HJ