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West wind blows Whitewater-Baldy fire smoke across NM toward TX

Smoke Whitewater-Baldy fire 740 pm MDT May 28, 2012

On Monday afternoon a 9 to 12 mph west wind, gusting up to 22 mph, blew the smoke created by the Whitewater-Baldy fire east across New Mexico, headed toward Texas. The satellite photo above was taken at 7:40 p.m. MDT, May 28.

Smoke map - 742 pm MDT, May 28, 2012
Smoke map - 742 pm MDT, May 28, 2012

You can compare this with the models from Monday morning which predicted the direction the smoke would take. A higher resolution version of the map below can be found HERE.

Smoke projection for Whitewater-Baldy fire, May 28, 2012
Smoke projection for Whitewater-Baldy fire, May 28, 2012

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