News and opinion about wildland fire
This is the forecast for the distribution of vertically integrated and near surface smoke at 7 p.m. MDT June 17, 2020. By NOAA.
The locations especially hard hit are areas in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, and Nebraska.
Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories Uncategorized2 Comments on Smoke from Arizona wildfires moves into Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico 
Smoke created by wildfires in Arizona, especially the Bush and Mangum Fires, is very noticeable in parts of Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. NOAA’s map above of near surface and vertically integrated smoke, shows the forecast for 11 p.m. MDT June 16, 2020.
This is the forecast for near surface and vertically integrated wildfire smoke Sunday at 4 p.m. MDT June 14.
Smoke from wildfires near Tucson and north of the Grand Canyon is being pushed by strong winds into states to the north and northeast. Most heavily affected are residents in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico.
The Mangum Fire near Jacob Lake, Arizona ran for 8 miles Friday and is very active again today.
This is the forecast for near surface wildfire smoke at 6 p.m. MDT today, June 12, 2020. It was created by NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory.
Author Bill GabbertPosted on Categories Uncategorized3 Comments on Wildfire smoke map, June 11, 2020 Areas in California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico are heavily affected
Not only are the wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico putting a great deal of smoke into the atmosphere, but several large fires in Mexico east of Tijuana are also contributing.
