The California Highway Patrol closed Highway 1 at Rio Road just outside of Carmel-by-the-Sea due to the fire.
The California Highway Patrol closed Highway 1 at Rio Road just outside of Carmel-by-the-Sea due to the fire and there is no estimated time for reopening, officialsSaturday morning. From south of the fire, Highway 1 was closed at Andrew Molera State Park, just north of Big Sur.
The American Red Cross opened a shelter late Friday evening for some residents who received mandatory evacuation orders due to the fire, . The emergency shelter for residents of the Palo Colorado area of Monterey County opened at 11:30 p.m. at Carmel Middle School. Smoke from the fire is forecast to head towards the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas, according to the NWS. Residents and firefighters in the area are urged to monitor light southward winds that could change the track of the fire's spread.
So where will the smoke from the Colorado Fire most likely go today? Yesterday offshore winds pushed much of the smoke towards the ocean and south of Big Sur. A wind shift today will bring some of the smoke and haze towards the Monterey Peninsula and Salinas.
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