Strong winds across the Central Coast continue, cooler weather is on the way

Strong winds across the Central Coast continue, cooler weather is on the way

Wednesday brought another day of strong winds and warm temperatures to the region. For many, the biggest headline was a massive plume of smoke emanating from the Gifford Fire.Here is how it looked just after noon from South San Luis Obispo. When I snapped that photo, the plume was just getting going. At its peak, the pyrocumulus cloud reached over 11,000 ft in the air (radar estimated). That plume of smoke is bringing air quality concerns to mos…