See the Kincade Fire from space

This image taken Sunday by the Sentinel-2A satellite shows the Kincade Fire spreading southwest toward the Sonoma County towns of Healdsburg and Windsor. The smoke plume extends to the Pacific Ocean. This image taken Sunday by the Sentinel-2A satellite shows the Kincade Fire spreading southwest toward the Sonoma County towns of Healdsburg and Windsor. The smoke plume extends to the Pacific Ocean. Photo: Sentinel-2A/EU Copernicus Photo: Sentinel-2A/EU Copernicus Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close See the Kincade Fire from space 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

New images of the Kincade Fire captured by a Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite show a ragged crescent of flames about six miles long spewing a vast plume of smoke over Sonoma County.

The Sentinel-2 satellite took the image at 12:02 p.m. Sunday, at which time the fire appeared to be about a mile away from the city of Healdsburg and town of Windsor. Both were under a mandatory fire evacuation order.

Aggressive firefighting efforts in the Windsor area especially were successful in slowing the fire, Cal Fire said.

Even so, the blaze grew overnight to 66,231 acres, with 5 percent containment, down from 10 percent on Sunday. Containment dropped due to powerful winds, including gusts that reached hurricane levels in some areas.

Winds were calmer Monday, but another red flag event was expected Tuesday.

And here an animation of @NOAASatellites #GOES17🛰️ images (Oct 27, 15.20 - 18.00 UTC) showing the smoke plume of the ongoing #KincadeFire🔥 in Sonoma County, #California. Data through SLIDER tool by RAMMB/CIRA➡️https://t.co/48lYvVx6GF with some post in PS #RemoteSensing #Wildfire pic.twitter.com/m19BN2WuXI — Pierre Markuse (@Pierre_Markuse) October 27, 2019

More Kincade Fire coverage:

— Kincade Fire containment drops to 5% after brutal day on fire lines

— 102 mph gust recorded in Sonoma County: Sustained winds break hurricane force

— Tuesday wind event will trigger even more PG&E power shut-offs

— Maps: Kincade Fire burning in north Sonoma County

— Road closures, evacuation shelter locations near Kincade Fire

— What to do to keep wildfire smoke out of your house

— Full California wildfire coverage

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Mike Moffitt is an SFGATE Digital Reporter. Email: moffitt@sfgate.com. Twitter: @Mike_at_SFGate