News and opinion about wildland fire
This is the forecast for wildfire smoke at 5 p.m. PDT Friday July 27. Wildfires in Oregon and California are producing large quantities of smoke that will impact southwest Oregon and much of California and Nevada. Click on the image to see a larger version.
Map by NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory.
This is the prediction for the distribution of wildfire smoke at 6 p.m. MDT July 23, 2018.
This was the prediction for the distribution of smoke from wildfires at 1 p.m. PDT July 21, 2018. Much of the smoke is coming from the fires in Southwest Oregon and the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park in California.
Areas getting hit hardest by the smoke are in Oregon, Nevada, California, and Montana.
This is a prediction for the distribution of smoke from active wildfires for 6 p.m. MDT July 20, 2018. If correct, the areas that will be inundated with heavy smoke will include portions of Northern California, Southern Oregon, and Northern Nevada.
Much of the smoke is coming from the lightning fires in Southwest Oregon, the Boylston Fire in Central Oregon, and the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park in California. The Lake Christine Fire which has been burning for weeks in Colorado is also a smoke contributor.
The map shows the prediction for the distribution of smoke from wildfires at 6 p.m. MDT July 16, 2018. Much of it is generated at the Ferguson Fire west of Yosemite National Park in California.
The #FergusonFire is responsible for the smoke and haze in the area today. If you are sensitive to smoke, stay indoors. The smoke is expected to remain in the area through at least Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/WLxvCz5RSM
— NWS Reno (@NWSReno) July 16, 2018
This is the prediction for the distribution of wildfire smoke for 6 p.m. MDT July 9, 2018. It is an experimental forecast from NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory.
The scientists expect significant smoke impacts Monday in areas of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
Most of the smoke is coming from the Klamathon Fire on the Oregon/California border and the Martin Fire in Northern Nevada.
