Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches for enhanced wildfire danger have been issued by the National Weather Service for areas in Idaho, California, Washington, Montana and Oregon. Click the map above to see a larger version.
The Red Flag Warning map was current as of 9 a.m. MDT on Thursday. Red Flag Warnings can change throughout the day as the National Weather Service offices around the country update and revise their forecasts. For the most current data, visit this NWS site.
The map below shows the distribution of wildfire smoke in the United States at 9:40 a.m. MDT August 22, 2013.
Western Nevada completely socked in with smoke from the Rim Fire most of today.