Since the beginning of the year, more than 8,100 wildfires have been reported in California, which have burned a total of more than 3.7 million acres.
The image below provides a much closer view of the fire, captured using NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System Worldview interactive application. As can be seen in the photo, the smoke the fire is producing is moving in a southwesterly direction, out towards the Pacific Ocean.The National Weather Service said winds will continue to blow offshore—from the north-northeast toward the south-southwest—on Monday, which could help the fire to spread further.
Two additional fires—Shady and Boysen—have also been reported nearby, just over the border with Sonoma County to the southeast, and northeast of the city of Santa Rosa. These have prompted further evacuations in Sonoma County.
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