A detailed version of this outlook with live links can be found here: https://
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Washington Smoke Map
Thursday, July 22, 2021
7/22/21 Smoke Outlook for SE Washington - Lick Creek/Green Ridge
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
7/21/2021 Smoke Outlook for North Central Washington Areas near the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 Wildfires
A detailed version of this outlook with live links can be found here: https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/northcentralwashington
*This outlook was produced through the support of the incident management team assigned to the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 fires to help inform nearby communities of smoke impacts.
7/21/21 Smoke Outlook for SE Washington - Lick Creek/Green Ridge
A detailed version of this outlook with live links can be found here: https://
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
7/20/2021 Smoke Outlook for North Central Washington Areas near the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 Wildfires
A detailed version of this outlook with live links can be found here: https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/northcentralwashington
*This outlook was produced through the support of the incident management team assigned to the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 fires to help inform nearby communities of smoke impacts.
7/20/21 Smoke Outlook for SE Washington - Lick Creek/Green Ridge
A detailed version of this outlook with live links can be found here: https://
Monday, July 19, 2021
Second verse, same as the first
We’re
in a bit of a holding pattern to start the week: That’s good news if you’re in
western Washington, where onshore winds will continue to keep the smoke at bay
and maintain air quality in the green zone. Less good if you’re in
north-central or southeast Washington, where large fires are producing a
significant amount of smoke, which you can see by the dark maroon (hazardous)
and light purple (very unhealthy) and red (unhealthy) on our monitoring map
this morning.
Air
quality in those areas should improve as the day goes on and the warmth of the
sun increases mixing in the atmosphere, allowing some of that smoke to
dissipate. Still, expect air quality in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or
Unhealthy range in Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp and surrounding communities.
In
Clarkston and nearby communities, air quality should improve to the Moderate
range as the day goes on, but expect to wake up to poor air quality conditions
throughout the week. Southeast Washington is getting a glancing shot from smoke coming from the massive Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, although the bulk of the smoke there is still coming from local fires.
Because
of those air quality impacts in central and eastern Washington, we’ve again
extended our Air Quality Alert for Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Okanogan, Stevens
and Whitman counties until further notice.
Finally,
thunderstorms are in the forecast again this week, and the National Weather
Service has issued a Red Flag Warning through Wednesday for much of eastern
Washington because of the elevated fire danger.
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| Hazardous air quality on monitors near Winthrop |
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| Mean daily air quality readings in E. WA cities |
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| Smoke from the Bootleg Fire in Oregon - NWS |
We’ve got a long ways to go in
this fire season yet, so stay safe out there.
7/19/2021 Smoke Outlook for North Central Washington Areas near the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 Wildfires
*This outlook was produced through the support of the incident management team assigned to the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 fire to help inform nearby communities of smoke impacts.
7/19/2021 Smoke Outlook for South East Washington and Other Areas Downwind of the Lick Creek Fire
A detailed version of this outlook with live links can be found here: https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/sewashington
*This outlook was produced through the support of the incident management team assigned to the Lick Creek fire to help inform nearby communities of smoke impacts.
Sunday, July 18, 2021
7/18/2021 Smoke Outlook for North Central Washington
A detailed version of this outlook with live links can be found here: https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/northcentralwashington
*This outlook was produced through the support of the incident management team assigned to the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 fire to help inform nearby communities of smoke impacts.
Saturday, July 17, 2021
7/17/2021 Smoke Outlook for N. Central Washington
A detailed version of this outlook with live links can be found here: https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/northcentralwashington
*This outlook was produced through the support of the incident management team assigned to the Cedar Creek, Delancy, and Cub Creek 2 fire to help inform nearby communities of smoke impacts.
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